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Pak Minister faces backlash for 'fired little tear gas on govt employees t
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], February 15 (ANI): Days after the Pakistan police fired tear gas on protesting government employees for salary hike, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed made light of the incident, stating that it was "necessary to test the tear gas as it had been unused for a long t
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BJP govts at Centre and in Haryana should step down, says Punjab CM
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 14 (ANI): In response to the recent statements by senior BJP leaders, including the Union and Haryana agriculture ministers, on the deaths of protesting farmers, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday said the BJP-led government at th
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Revanth Reddy's padayatra against farm laws enters Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 14 (ANI): Telangana Congress working president Revanth Reddy's padayatra (foot march), which was launched to extend support to farmers protesting against the agricultural laws, entered Hyderabad on Saturday.
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Bengal para teachers to continue hunger strike demanding equal pay
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 13 (ANI): Protesting para teachers forum in poll-bound West Bengal has warned the State Government to continue their hunger strike if their demands of equal pay scale on a par with regular teachers are not fulfilled.
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Hundreds protest in Kathmandu against rising cases of violence against wom
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 13 (ANI): Hundreds of women's rights activists and members of the civil society marched on streets of Kathmandu protesting the government's apathy and failure to control increasing cases of violence against women in the country.
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After expressing concern, Canadian PM now praises India for holding dialog
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): In what can be termed as a U-turn now, Canada has praised the Indian government for holding several rounds of dialogue with agitating farmers who are sitting on borders of the national capital protesting against farm laws.
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Fund being set up for Myanmar civil servants sacked for protesting against
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], February 11 (ANI): Support Heroes Group, a group of volunteer organisations and social development agencies on Thursday collaborated with singers and celebrities to establish a fund to support civil servants who have been terminated for joining the anti-military rule pro
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Police asking Sidhu about his whereabouts on January 26, search for his th
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Delhi Police is seeking information from actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu about his whereabouts on January 26 when violence took place in the national capital during tractor parade called by protesting farmers, sources said.
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Pak police cracks down on govt employees demanding salary hike
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): The Pakistan police on Wednesday fired tear gas at the government employees, who were protesting to demand an increase in their salaries and pensions.
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PM Modi urges farmers to resume talks, says need for efforts to make them
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): Emphasising the need to work towards self-reliance of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the new farm laws have been brought to ease difficulties in agriculture and called upon protesting farmers to resume talks with the gove
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Don't step back, farm laws will be scrapped once Congress comes to power:
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 10 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday urged farmers protesting against the three farm laws not to step back until their demands are met and said these laws will be scrapped when her party comes to power.
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Rajasthan Congress MLA reaches state assembly on tractor to support protes
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 10 (ANI): Congress MLA from Bamanwas Indira Meena on Wednesday reached the Rajasthan Assembly here on a tractor on the first day of the budget session to extend her support to the farmers protesting against the new farm laws.
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