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IUML protests outside Lakshadweep Administration Office against new regula
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 29 (ANI): The enire Opposition is opposing Lakshadweep reforms, as Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Saturday organised a protest in front of the Lakshadweep Administration Office in Kochi against the regulations made by Administrator Praful Khoda Patel and sub
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Hindu lawmaker in Pak seeks 'non-Muslims' status for religious minorities
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): A Hindu lawmaker in Pakistan has submitted a bill in the lower house of Parliament, seeking a constitutional amendment that would ensure that religious minorities in the Muslim majority nation are constitutionally identified as non-Muslims, in a bid to
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Japan to convey its concerns to China over new Hong Kong election reforms
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 28 (ANI): The Japanese government on Friday said it is increasingly and gravely concerned over Hong Kong after the city's legislature approved an electoral overhaul ordered by China to ensure Beijing's loyalist govern the city.
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China continues to undermine Hong Kong's democratic institutions, says Bli
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 27 (ANI): The Chinese government continues to undermine the democratic institutions of Hong Kong and denies the residents the rights that China itself has guaranteed, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday after the city's Legislative Council approved t
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Hong Kong clears new electoral law reducing voting rights
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 27 (ANI): The Hong Kong Legislative Council has approved the controversial bill to reform the city's electoral system, which is set to increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers in the city and reduces the public's ability to choose elected representatives.
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Biden says 'we have to act' on police reform on first death anniversary of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 26 (ANI): On the first death anniversary of George Floyd, US President Joe Biden has asked the country's legislators to expedite the "George Floyd Justice in Policing Act", a police reform bill brought in to raise the accountability of law enforcement officers.
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China to expand top office in Hong Kong with national security and propaga
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 25 (ANI): As the Chinese government continues to reform Hong Kong's legislative process, Beijing's top office overseeing the city's affairs will be expanded to create two new departments covering national security and propaganda in the communist country's bid to win the "ideol
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HFPA releases new code of conduct to reform Golden Globes organisation
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): The board of Hollywood Foreign Press Association released a statement on Friday afternoon that outlined its most recent moves to reform the organisation, amid race controversy.
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Once a sprawling conglomerate, China's biggest 'bad bank' stumbling with m
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 19 (ANI): Once a sprawling Chinese financial conglomerate that had the trust of foreign investors -- Huarong -- is now under more than USD 40 million debt to domestic and overseas investors and is even showing signs of stumbling.
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COVID-19: NGOs extend assistance amid increasing oxygen demand in J-K
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 19 (ANI): As Jammu and Kashmir witnesses a continuous rise in oxygen demand in the midst of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, several non-profits organisations in the union territory have come forth to decrease the burden on hospitals and oth
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'Parasite' producer Neon boycotting Golden Globes until reforms by HFPA re
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): American film production and distribution company Neon has become the latest addition to the growing list of companies boycotting the Golden Globes.
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West Bengal: Mamata keeps Home and Health portfolios, Amit Mitra retains F
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 10 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will keep the portfolios of Home and Hill Affairs, Personnel and Administration, Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms and Refugee and Rehabilitation, Information and Cultural Affairs and North Bengal D
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