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UP budget to be introduced on May 26: Adityanath
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 23 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh budget for 2022-23 will be introduced on May 26, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday.
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Centre asking Telangana to impose electricity bills on farmers, will die b
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 22 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday hit out at the Centre on the issue of farmers alleging that it asked the state government to impose electricity bills on farmers who are being given free electricity in the state.
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US: Bangladesh human rights body demands actions against perpetrators of 1
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): The members of the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) staged a protest outside the White House on Sunday demanding actions against the perpetrators of the 1971 genocide and asked for the extradition of five globally designated terrorists li
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Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mancha protests against Pakistan High Commission fo
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Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 22 (ANI): The Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mancha on Saturday staged a protest against the Pakistan High Commission for allegedly sending agents in the guise of a media delegation to Bangladesh.
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J-K: Kashmiri Pandits tonsure their heads in protest over killing of Rahul
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 21 (ANI): As the protest against the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits in the Kashmir valley entered its 10th day on Saturday, Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag tonsured their heads in protest.
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Protests erupt in Nepal after 24-year-old alleges rape by beauty pageant o
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Kathmandu [Nepal], May 20 (ANI): Social activists staged a protest near Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's residence here on Friday over the sexual abuse cases in Nepal and demanded justice for the victims of the crimes.
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US visit of Pak Foreign Minister attracts protests amongst Afghan diaspora
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 19 (ANI): In the wake of Pakistan's recently appointed Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's visit to the UN and the USA, Afghan Americans staged a demonstration in front of the UN and the Times Square on Wednesday opposing Bilawal's visit.
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Indonesia to lift ban on palm oil exports from Monday
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 19 (ANI): Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday announced the lifting of the country's three-week-long ban on Palm oil exports from coming Monday following protests by farmers in the capital Jakarta on Tuesday.
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Sindh human rights group to protest outside UN office over water crisis
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New York [US], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan leading to a tense standoff between the provinces of Punjab and Sindh, a human rights group, Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) has called for protests against the crisis in front of the UN office in New York.
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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe seeks support of SJB's two MPs for non-partis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday in a letter to the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarians Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando sought their support in the formation of non-partisan government.
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Sri Lanka PM says, USD 160 million received from World Bank but cannot be
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sri Lanka [Colombo], May 18 (ANI): Grappling with severe food and fuel shortages, the newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe in the Parliament on Wednesday said that the island country has received USD 160 million from the World Bank, however, the money would not be
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Nepal's Opposition party announces end to months long disruption of Parlia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 17 (ANI): Following its continued disruption of parliamentary proceedings for nine months, Nepal's principal Opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has formally announced an end to its protest.
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