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Pakistan intensified crackdown on media, opposition and civil society in 2
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistani authorities intensified their crackdown on media freedom, political opposition and civil society groups in 2025 by using vague and overbroad laws, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in its World Report 2026.
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Anti-people Modi govt looking to help corporates instead of the poor: Cong
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
"MNREGA was introduced to ensure the right to work. The law brought by Manmohan Singh was meant to fill the stomachs of the poor. They are trying to strike at a law that helps the poor," Kharge said in Bengaluru.
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Opposition busy doing "Thethrology": Bihar BJP chief Jaiswal on Congress'
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Bihar Minister and state BJP President Dilip Jaiswal on Sunday criticised the Congress 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod' rally held at Delhi's Ramleela Maidan against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying the opposition was refusing to understand the process and was indul
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"Against Punjab's interest": CM Bhagwant Mann opposes 131st amendment move
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday strongly opposed the Centre's proposed Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill for the upcoming Winter Session.
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US lawmakers push Afghan Adjustment Act to grant residency to evacuees
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A new bipartisan bill in the US Congress, the Afghan Adjustment Act, seeks to grant permanent residency to thousands of Afghans evacuated in 2021. Advocates say it's a moral duty, but challenges remain due to complex vetting and political opposition, Tolo News reported.
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Biden blocks Nippon Steel's USD 14.3 billion takeover of US Steel
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden has blocked Japan's Nippon Steel from acquiring US Steel in a USD 14.3 billion deal, citing national security concerns. The decision, supported by the United Steelworkers union, reflects apprehensions about foreign control over a critical industry but faces criticism f
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Bilawal Bhutto questions Imran Khan's agitational politics, Tehreek-e-Ins
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Addressing party workers Bilawal urged "non-political opposition" to adopt democratic norms to ensure economic stability.
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HRCP warns new draft law introduced in Pakistan Senate violates right to f
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
HRCP warned that if this legislation is passed, such a law is likely to be used not only against political opposition but also rights activists mobilising around issues which the state considers "contentious or inconvenient."
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Pakistan's caretaker govt used threats, abuse, and detention to coerce Afg
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's caretaker government clamped down on dissenting media, the political opposition, and nongovernmental organisations in 2023, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2024 on Wednesday.
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US says Bangladesh elections "not free or fair"; regrets that not all part
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The United States shared its view on the Bangladesh general elections held on Sunday, emphasising that these "elections were not free and fair" while expressing concerns over the arrests of thousands of political opposition members.
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SC raises concern over indefinite suspension of Raghav Chadha from RS, say
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over the indefinite suspension of a Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha and its impact on the right of the people to be represented while calling the exclusion of a member of the political opposition from the house a "serious matter".
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Political opposition shouldn't translate into hostility, says CJI Ramana
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 16 (ANI): Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday opined that "political opposition should not translate into hostility," and remarked that strong, vibrant and active Opposition helps to improve the governance and corrects the functioning of the gover
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