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Iran announces partial withdrawal from 2015 nuclear deal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 8 (ANI): Iran on Wednesday announced partial withdrawal from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal signed with world powers, a year after the United States unilaterally pulled out of the agreement.
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Congress wants to give full freedom to stone pelters, those who support te
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], May 8 (ANI): Accusing Congress of backing the 'tukde, tukde gang', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said by promising to revoke sedition law and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the Congress party wants to give full freedom to stone pelters an
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After Madras HC judgment, Puducherry LG Kiran Bedi writes 'open letter' to
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 03 (ANI): Puducherry Lt Governor (LG) Kiran Bedi on Tuesday wrote an open letter to the residents of the Union Territory. Her open letter comes in the wake of Madras High Court ruling that the elected government has more powers than the (LG) in Puducherry.
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AAP welcomes Madras HC judgment curtailing Lt. Guv Kiran Bedi's powers
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 30 (ANI): The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday hailed the Madras High Court judgment ruling that Puducherry Lieutenant Governor (LG) Kiran Bedi does not have the power to interfere in the day-to-day activities of the Union Territory.
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Ground situation needs to change to withdraw AFSPA: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the operation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be withdrawn only when there is a change in the ground situation in areas where the law is in force.
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AFSPA will not be repealed even if another Gandhi comes after Rahul: Amit
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Attacking Congress president Rahul Gandhi, BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will not be repealed even if another Gandhi comes after him.
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Crores of rupees being poured into country to prevent Modi from coming bac
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday said there is currently no other leader in the country who can match up to the stature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and anti-national powers are using foreign funding to prevent him from returning to power. Read More
Post-Pulwama attack, govt grants emergency powers to armed forces to buy w
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 16 (ANI): After the Pulwama attack, the Narendra Modi government has given emergency powers to the three services to buy whatever equipment is required by them for safeguarding the borders with Pakistan.
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Chidambaram asks Jaitley to clear stand on existing format of AFSPA law
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday hit back at Union Minister Arun Jaitley for criticising Congress' promise to amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and questioned whether the BJP leader supported "enforced disappearance, sexual
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Congress doesn't have audacity to review AFSPA: Shah
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Hitting out at the Congress over its poll promise of reviewing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the grand old party does not have the "audacity" to go against the country's armed forc
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Congress's election manifesto promising to amend AFSPA is anti-national an
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress, stating its election manifesto promising to amend the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is 'anti-national and separatist-friendly' and it will dilute the immuni
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AFSPA withdrawn from 3 districts of Arunachal: Sources
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Armed Force (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been withdrawn from three districts of Arunachal Pradesh, sources from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Tuesday.
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