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Kolkata: Mamata holds 7-km march to protest roadshow violence
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): A day after BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow took a violent turn, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a march here on Wednesday to protest against the clashes that took place, including vandalisation of social reformer Ishwar Chan
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CPM says vandalisation of Vidyasagar's bust 'despicable', demands EC probe
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday strongly condemned the vandalisation of the bust of 19th-century social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and demanded the Election Commission to launch an investigation into the violent clashes
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IBC implementation largely on track, though resolution timeline remains a
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 14 (ANI): Exactly three years since it was legislated, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 has made material progress in addressing the logjams it was supposed to -- which is faster recovery of stressed assets and quicker resolution timelines. Read More
Huge backlash for Kim for her prison reform movement
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): American reality star Kim Kardashian is the target of huge backlash from people involved in the prison reform movement who think she is getting too much credit for her '90-day Freedom Campaign' to free inmates with mild offences.
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Algeria witnesses first mass protests on Ramadan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Algiers [Algeria], May 11 (ANI): Thousands of Algerians on Friday took to the streets here on the first Friday of Ramadan, pressing their demands for democratic reforms and ousting of key officials from former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika's regime.
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Jared Kushner's new plan on US immigration raises eyebrows
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): The proposal to reform the US immigration system by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and senior advisor to United States President Donald Trump, has garnered concerns by activists and anti-immigration groups, who claim that the proposal does not address th
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30 per cent candidates contesting Assembly Elections in Odisha have crimin
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI): Thirty per cent of the candidates contesting Assembly Elections in Odisha have criminal backgrounds as per the affidavit filed by them, a report published by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Odisha Election Watch on Sunday claimed.
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Macron introduces 'significant' tax cuts after months of yellow vest prote
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], Apr 26 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged a "significant" cut in income tax especially the "middle-class", and vowed to implement a bulk of other reforms in his government.
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Ambedkar Jayanti: President, PM pay tribute to architect of Indian Constit
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to Dalit social reformer and father of the Indian Constitution Dr. BR Ambedkar on his 128th birth anniversary, also known as Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti.
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Bernie Sanders for 'comprehensive' immigration reform
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Iowa [USA], Apr 9 (ANI): Democrat Senator Bernie Sanders has fired a fresh salvo at the Republicans over open borders while stating that she is in favour of "comprehensive" immigration reform.
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Andhra Pradesh: 21-year-old threatens to commit suicide demanding politica
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Apr 8 (ANI): A 21-year-old man threatened to jump off a water tank in Arjavani Gudem village of Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Sunday demanding various political reforms.
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Electoral bonds introduced to bring accountability, transparency in conduc
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Centre on Wednesday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court saying electoral bonds is a positive step in the right direction to ensure "accountability and transparency" in conducting elections, adding that these bonds were introduced to deal with
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