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Bolivia rejects Guaido's welcoming of US military intervention in Venezuel
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
La Paz [Bolivia], Feb 10 (ANI): Bolivia has rejected self-proclaimed President Juan Guaido's welcoming of a US military intervention in Venezuela amid the ongoing political turmoil in the South American nation.
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Mufti, Abdullah display bonhomie amid J-K political turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Amid the political turmoil in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah were found endorsing each other's view on Twitter.
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Amid Sri Lankan political turmoil, UNP to 'fast until death'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] Nov 21 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Akila Viraj Kariyawasam informed that the party will be holding a series of protests and fasts until death in order to express their disapproval against what it called an "unconstitutional instate of a new govern
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All you need to know about Sri Lanka's escalating political turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka has been reeling from a turbulent political crisis for almost a month, when President Maithripala Sirisena on October 26 abruptly sacked then-Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and installed the now-ousted Mahinda Rajapaksa, the country's form
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Newly-appointed Sri Lankan PM calls for Provincial Council polls
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): Amid political turmoil brewing in Sri Lanka, newly-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has called for Provincial Councils elections and Parliamentary election at the earliest.
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Sri Lanka: 3 injured in shootout amid political turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Dematagoda [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): As many as three people were injured here in a shooting incident on Sunday after a group of protestors blocked former Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga's route as he arrived at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)
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Ousted Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe calls emergency parliament session on
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Amid political turmoil in Sri Lanka, the now-ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for an emergency Parliament session to display his majority.
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Amid political tension, US urges Sri Lankan parties to follow Constitution
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): The United States on Friday called on all Sri Lankan political parties to "act in accordance with their constitution" and "refrain from violence," in the wake of political turmoil in the country caused following the removal of its Prime Minister by the P
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Emergency weakened democratic institutions in Maldives: US diplomat
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 21 (ANI): Voicing her concern over the current political turmoil in the Maldives, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice Wells asserted that the crisis caused by the emergency imposed in the country has weakened its democ
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Civil society members call for restoring democracy in Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Civil society members from Maldives have called for restoring democracy in the wake of ongoing political turmoil in the island nation. They have sought help from the international community to have free and fare presidential elections scheduled to be held on
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'Karnataka mandate was for Cong-JD(S)'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): After much political turmoil in Karnataka, the Congress on Monday asserted the mandate in the state was for them and JD(S).
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We will win the floor test: Yeddyurappa
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] May 18(ANI): Amid the ongoing political turmoil over government formation in Karnataka, the state's newly-elected Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Friday expressed confidence that his party will win the floor test tomorrow as the Congress and JD(S) MLA's ar
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