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Navalny remains in jail after Moscow appeals court confirms prison sentenc
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI): Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny will remain behind bars after a Russian court partially rejected his appeal over a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed down earlier this month.
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Congress MLA arrested for shutting markets to protest against rising fuel
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], February 20 (ANI): Congress MLA PC Sharma was arrested on Saturday for allegedly protesting and shutting down markets without permission, in protest against the rising fuel prices in Bhopal.
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Representatives of nine foreign embassies, EU attend Navalny's hearings
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI): Representatives of nine foreign embassies and one from the European Union arrived for the hearings of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny on Saturday in Moscow.
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Opposition in Himachal is directionless, leaderless: CM Jai Ram Thakur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], February 20 (ANI): In a bid to remain politically alive, the Congress leaders are desperately trying to find issues against the Himachal Pradesh government, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday in a statement.
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Kerala Opposition leader Chennithala alleges corruption in deep sea trawli
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam (Kerala) [India], February 19 (ANI): Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Friday alleged corruption in a Rs 5000-crore deal the Kerala government is said to have signed to open up deep-sea fishing in the Kerala waters to EMCC Internati
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Caste-based census not Nitish Kumar's formula, says Tejaswi Yadav
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], February 18 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Yadav on Thursday said chief minister Nitish Kumar was attempting to appropriate veteran socialist leader and former chief minister Karpoori Thakur's demand for caste-based census.
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Opposition parties walk out of UP Assembly during Governor's address
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 18 (ANI): The MLAs of opposition Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress staged a walk out from the Uttar Pradesh Assembly during Governor Anandiben Patel's address on the first day of the Budget Session on Thursday.
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Punjab CM hails Congress' victory in municipal polls, says people have den
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], February 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday hailed the Congress party's spectacular victory in the state municipal polls as not just a validation of his government's "development-oriented policies and programmes but also a total rejection
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Canadian opposition demands 2022 Olympics relocated from China amid Uyghur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 17 (ANI): Canada's main opposition party -- the Conservative Party -- on Tuesday urged the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau-led government to pressure the International Olympic Committee to move the 2022 Winter Olympics out of Beijing, arguing China is committing genoc
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Stop politicising Ram Temple drive for political mileage: Champat Rai to S
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Shri Ramjanmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust's General Secretary, Champat Rai, alleged that the opposition leaders are politicising the 'Samarpan Nidhi' drive for Ram Temple in Ayodhya for political mileage.
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Giriraj Singh slams Rahul Gandhi for extending support to Disha Ravi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition allegedly for supporting 21-year-old activist Disha Ravi, who was arrested by Delhi Police in connection with the dissemination of the Toolkit document.
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Government needs revenue but no intention to hurt common man: Athawale
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 16 (ANI): Amid opposition criticism of the rise in prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday said the central government requires money to meet its commitments but the intention is not to cause pain to people.
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