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V Ponraj, Abdul Kalam's scientific adviser appointed VP of Kamal Haasan's
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 3 (ANI): A month ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, actor turned politician Kamal Haasan inducted former President and scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's scientific adviser V Ponraj as the Vice President of his Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) on Wednesday.
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Hearing in SC over UP govt's plea seeking transfer of Mukhtar Ansari from
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court is hearing a transfer petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh government seeking its direction to transfer alleged gangster and don-turned politician, Mukhtar Ansari from Roopar Jail in Punjab to jail in Uttar Pradesh.
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Union Ministers, others inoculated in 2nd phase of Covid vaccination drive
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New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Several Union Ministers and politicians on Tuesday took their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in the second phase of the world's largest vaccination drive.
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'Chinese leadership daydreaming': Taiwan mocks plan to build Beijing-Taipe
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], March 2 (ANI): Taiwanese social media users and politicians on Monday mocked a Chinese plan to construct a transportation network linking Beijing and Taipei, which many people dubbed as "science fiction" and "daydreaming" by China.
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Sarkozy to challenge prison sentence on corruption charges
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Paris [France], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The court's verdict against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was found guilty of corruption, will be challenged, the politician's lawyer Jacqueline Laffont said.
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Not an emotional thing, more vulnerable need to vaccinated first: NCP Oma
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New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): As the government on Monday opened up Covid-19 inoculation drive for senior citizens, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said politicians should encourage people especially those in the vulnerable category to get themselves vaccinated.
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Sanction China for atrocities against Uyghurs: British politicians, academ
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London [UK], March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism of China for human rights abuses, British politicians and academicians have urged sanctions against the country for its treatment of the Uyghur community.
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Kangana Ranaut's 'Thalaivi' to hit theatres on April 23
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New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): On Jayalalithaa's birth anniversary, makers announced the release date of Kangana Ranaut starrer 'Thalaivi'. The biopic on the life of Tamil Nadu's most celebrated and loved actress-turned-politician is slated to hit the big screens on April 23, this yea
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Kamal Haasan meets Rajinikanth at his residence in Chennai
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 20 (ANI): Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan on Saturday met actor Rajinikanth at his residence at Poes Garden in Chennai.
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Mumbai: 5 held for conspiring to frame NCP leader in false drugs case
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 19 (ANI): Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Police recently arrested five people for conspiring to plant drugs in a local politician's car and frame him for it.
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Late Pranab Mukherjee opened up Rashtrapati Bhavan to the people of India,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): Late President Pranab Mukherjee's latest book The Presidential Years: 2012-17 was launched at a virtual session of Kitaab by panelists British politician and economist, Lord Meghnad Desai, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, economist and former
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Trump let us down, has no future in Republican Party, says Haley
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
South Carolina [US], February 13 (ANI): Indian American Republican politician and 2024 GOP (another name for the Republican Party -- Grand Old Party) Nikki Haley slammed former President Donald Trump for his involvement in the Capitol insurrection stating that he has "let us down".
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