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Trump must pressure UN to drop war crime charges against Lanka, says Presi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov.27 (ANI); Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has asked U.S. president elect Donald Trump to put pressure on the UN Human Rights Council to drop war crimes allegations against his country's troops.
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Govt. unnecessarily imposing pressure on nation: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 25 (ANI): Dubbing the Centre's demonetisation move as 'anti-poor', Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya on Friday said if the government is serious about eliminating the menace of black money then it should attack the illegal cash holders.
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It's incumbent on PM Modi to answer us: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 22 (ANI): Mounting pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark his presence in the Rajya Sabha, Leader of Opposition and Congress member Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday reiterated that the government's decision to demonetise the currency notes has caused great i
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Demonetisation war: Jaitley in huddle with Centre's top brass to tack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 22 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley held a key meeting with senior ministers in parliament to discuss the burning issue of demonetisation and also to tackle the opposition who pressure on the Centre is mounting day by day.
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Nifty ends below 8000; Sensex tanks for sixth day, down 385 pts
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The market on Monday remained under pressure as the Sensex was down 385.10 points or 1.47 percent at 25765.14 and the Nifty down 145 points or 1.80 percent at 7929.10, erasing all 2016 gains.
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Demonetisation wars: Congress clamours for PM Modi's presence in Parl
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 21 (ANI): With the Opposition huddling up ahead of the Parliament session today, where turbulence is expected over the issue of demonetisation, the Congress is planning to put pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show in the House and address the matter at hand
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Tighter blood pressure control could save lives: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 20 (ANI): Washington D.C [USA], Nov. 20 (ANI): A new research has found that considerable number of lives would be saved if patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease underwent intensive blood pressure lowering.
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Govt. has ensured full independence to functioning of CBI: Jitendra Singh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 17 (ANI): Lauding the role of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh on Thursday ensured full independence to the functioning of the investigating agency so that it can perform its professional w
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Demonetisation was PM Modi's 'knee-jerk reaction' under pre
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 15 (ANI): Continuing his all out war against the Centre over demonetisation, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had rolled out the scheme in a haphazard and ad-hoc manner, which had thrown the entire nation in tu
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Nepal PM gets 15-day "ultimatum" to table Constitution amendment
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Nov 15 (ANI): After promising to table a Constitution amendment proposal by Tuesday, Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal scrambled to cobble things up amid growing pressure from the agitating forces, which have even warned of withdrawing support to the government and l
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs help prevent heart attack risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov.15 (ANI): A recent study has found that cholesterol-lowering drugs reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in adults with cardiovascular risk factors such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking, but have not had a heart attack or stroke
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Despite Oppn pressure, govt. ready to discuss demonetisation in Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 15 (ANI): With the opposition all set to train guns on the BJP-led NDA regime in the Winter Session over the demonetisation move, Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said that this decision would not be withdrawn and added the ruling dispensatio
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