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UN chief appeals for 'calm and restraint' in Iraq as Al Sadr quits politic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Appealing for calm and restraint in Iraq after Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges all "relevant actors" to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and avoid any violen
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Protestors storm Baghdad presidential palace as Al Sadr quits politics
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 29 (ANI): Chaos erupted in Iraq's capital Baghdad soon after Iraqi Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday with thousands of his followers stormed Iraq's presidential palace resulting in the death of two persons.
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Cong Presidential poll likely to be postponed for few weeks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The election for the Congress President is likely to be postponed for a few weeks and the final schedule will be decided in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled on August 28, party sources said on Thursday.
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US announces new USD 775 million arms package for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The US Defence Department on Friday announced that it would provide a new USD 775 million in additional military assistance to Ukraine, including HIMARS missiles, artillery, and mine-clearing systems.
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Study suggests voter fraud conspiracy theories can backfire on those propa
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): A recent study has uncovered small but discernible links between social media engagement with misinformation about the 2020 US presidential election and voter behavior in the 2021 Georgia Senate runoff election.
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Links found between 2020 Presidential polls, 2021 Georgia Senate runoff el
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): Published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS) on August 17, a study uncovers small but discernible links between social media engagement with misinformation about the 2020 US presidential election and voter behaviour in th
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Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto wins presidential race
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], August 16 (ANI): Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto has won the presidential election, the electoral commission chairman Wafula Chebukati announced on Monday.
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"What a joke!" Nitish Kumar on Sushil Modi's "totally bogus" VP claims
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 11 (ANI): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday rejected claims by Bharatiya Janata Party MP and his former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi that the JD(U) had split with the NDA as the chief minister was not made the Vice President.
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EC issues 'Certification of Election' to next VP Jagdeep Dhankhar
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey jointly signed the 'Certification of the Election of Jagdeep Dhankar as the next Vice President of India' on Sunday.
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BSP supremo congratulates Jagdeep Dhankhar after being elected as Vice Pre
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday congratulated former Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as he was elected as the Vice President on Saturday.
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Margaret Alva congratulates Dhankar, says support to BJP damaged credibili
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): After the results of the vice presidential elections were declared on Saturday, Opposition's Vice-Presidential candidate Margaret Alva congratulated NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar on winning the polls and said that some opposition parties chose to support BJP whic
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President Murmu congratulates Dhankhar, says country will benefit from his
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu has congratulated Jagdeep Dhankhar on being elected as the country's 14th Vice President.
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