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Kashmiri Pandits protest against Rahul Bhat's killing in J-K's Budgam
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 14 (ANI): A tense situation prevailed after Kashmiri Pandit government workers along with their families started a protest against the killing of Chadoora Tehsil Office employee Rahul Bhat in the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Maldives' former President Yameen a man with many secrets
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], May 14 (ANI): The youth of Maldives are voicing their concerns over former President Abdulla Yameen's racist agenda of creating hate and fear in the country and are calling out for his re-arrest raising flags about his involvement in a corruption scandal.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan says ready to face consequences over long march
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taxila [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): Reiterating his call for a long march to Islamabad, after May 20, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party will pursue a stage a sit-in protest in Islamabad until the date of the next general ele
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Kashmiri Pandit killing: Protests erupt in J-K demanding justice
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 13 (ANI): Protests are being held in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir after the targeted killing of a Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat.
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Water scarcity, loadshedding trigger JI Chief to launch protests in Karach
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman had announced at a press conference on Thursday, that he will launch protests against the increasing severity of power outages and water scarcity in Karachi.
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Sri Lanka: 59 social media groups identified for instigated violence
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political catastrophe that fueled unrest in Sri Lanka followed by the subsequent fall of the government, local police have identified 59 social media groups which reportedly instigated violence at the Galle face protest site on Monday.
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AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested over protest against anti-encroachment d
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the national capital, Delhi Police on Thursday arrested Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan who along with locals was protesting against South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) at Madanpur Khadar area.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka amid the worst economic crisis faced by the country that has seen violent anti-government protests.
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Burnt buses, submerged cars become selfie points outside Sri Lanka's PM re
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12, (ANI): Amid the ongoing political crisis in Sri Lanka, including large scale anti-government protests that turned violent on Monday, the country has found for itself new selfie points near burnt buses and cars submerged in ponds outside the Prime Minister's re
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Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa agrees to form new govt
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka's opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has agreed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's proposal to assume the office of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, days after Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned after a series of violent protests.
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Sri Lanka court bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from leaving country
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Mahinda Rajapaksa, who recently tendered his resignation from the position of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, has been barred from leaving the country by a local court, media reports said.
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Protests against former President Yameen intensify in Maldives
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], May 12 (ANI): Protests against former President of Maldives, Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, have intensified after he has been on the run, stealing billions of rufiyaa from the state coffers and depositing 450 million rufiyaa in his personal account.
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