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SC slaps varied fine amounting to lakhs on many political parties over fai
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court in its judgement on Tuesday slapped fine on many political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Communist Party of India (Marxist) and others for failing to comply with the Court
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Expert calls international community to recognise Taiwan as 'independent c
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 9 (ANI): The world must not cede to China's "bullying and arrogance", said a Franco-Syrian political consultant, adding that the only way to deter Beijing from invading Taiwan is to collectively and openly recognise the self-ruled island as an independent country.
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No response from PMO on caste census; it's social issue, not political: Ni
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 9 (ANI): Reiterating the demand for the caste-based census in the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he has not received any response from the Prime Minister's Office regarding the matter and added that the issue is social, not political.
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Dhyan Chand could have been honoured without insulting sacrifice of Rajiv
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 9 (ANI): Shiv Sena on Monday slammed BJP-led Central government for changing the name of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, India's highest sporting honour, to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award and accused it of indulging in "political games" with "re
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Is the newly inaugurated Iranian President Raisi going to follow more hard
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], August 9 (ANI): With pomp and ceremony,ultra-conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was sworn in last Thursday in Tehran as Iran's eighth President, in the presence of more than 100 representatives of various countries and organizations. Raisi, a protege of Iran's Supreme Lea
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Taliban accused of committing war crimes in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 8 (ANI): With the US troop's withdrawal from Afghanistan less than a month away, the Taliban has unleashed large-scale violence, creating political uncertainty in different parts of the country.
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Pakistan wants to keep Afghanistan feeble, debilitated and divided, says e
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Pakistan has taken no concrete action to prevent the infiltration of terrorists into Afghanistan as it wants to keep the war-torn country "feeble, debilitated and divided", said Fabien Baussart, the President of Center of Political and Foreign Affairs.
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World Food Programme warns of growing hunger in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 7 (ANI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said a massive wave of COVID-19 infections currently surging throughout Myanmar is compounding hunger, as families struggle amid job losses, rising food and fuel prices, political unrest, violence an
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BJP misleading people regarding OBC reservation: NCP's Nawab Malik
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), August 6 (ANI): Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on Friday said that Bharatiya Janata Party in the state is misleading people regarding reservation for Other Backward Communities (OBC) in the local self-government.
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Afghan former VP Dostum urges political leadership to unite as fighting wi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 6 (ANI): Afghan former Vice President Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has called on the country's political leaders to sideline their personal interests and unite as fighting between Taliban and Afghan forces intensifies.
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J-K young female entrepreneurs stride to seize business opportunities
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir [India] August 6 (ANI): The tech-savvy young women entrepreneurs from J-K are swiftly making their way out of challenges including, political, social, economic, gender-related, lack of awareness, to seize upon the business opportunities.
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Karnataka: Shivakumar condemns ED raids on MLA Zameer Ahmed's residence, c
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 6 (ANI): Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Thursday condemned the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) raid on Chickpet MLA Zameer Ahmed's residence in I-Monetary Advisory (IMA) investment scam.
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