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People demand more security after Bodo militants strike in Assam
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kokrajhar (Assam), Aug. 14 (ANI): The people in Kokrajhar district of Assam demanded more security after at least 15 people were killed and several others injured in suspected Bodo militant attack last week.
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Normal life paralysed in Agartala by Congress-led strike
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura), Aug.12 (ANI): A dawn to dusk strike called by Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) is being observed in Agartala today. The Congress is demanding the withdrawal of a Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) notification regardi
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7.2 Magnitude quake strikes off Vanuatu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, Aug. 12(ANI): A major earthquake of magnitude of 7.6 struck about 535 kilometres south-east of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said.
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Vietnam fortifies its islands with rocket launchers in South China Sea: Re
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, Aug. 10 (ANI): Several islands controlled by Vietnam in South China sea have been fortified with mobile rocket launchers, which are able to strike the Chinese military bases in the region.
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Irom Sharmila released on bail, next hearing on Aug. 23
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal, Aug. 9 (ANI): Manipur's human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who had been on a hunger strike for the past 16 years protesting against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), was released on bail today by an Imphal court.
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Irom Sharmila to end 16-year-long fast today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal, Aug 9 (ANI): Human rights activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 16 years against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), will break her fast today.
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40 Taliban insurgents killed in Afghan air strike
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, Aug. 7 (ANI): At least 40 Taliban insurgents, including their commanders, were killed in an Afghan Air Force air strike in northern Kunduz province, said the officials from the 20th Pamir Army Division on Sunday.
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US air strikes doing more harm than good, says former Afghan president
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London, Aug. 4 (ANI): Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has said international efforts to help Afghan Security Forces regain control over the territory taken by the Taliban are doing more harm than good.
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DPRK threatens to target U.S. troops in South Korea
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Pyongyang , July 29 (ANI): The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has threatened that the U.S. troops in South Korea would be the primary target of any DPRK strike and has urged Seoul to change its pro-America policy.
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Bank employees strike to hit operations today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 29 (ANI): Normal banking operations may take a hit today, as public sector bank employees will be on a one-day strike against the proposed merger of associate banks with the State Bank of India (SBI). They are also opposed to the banking reforms announced by the government re
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Relief for Delhiites as auto-taxi strike ends
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): Bringing much needed respite to Delhiites, the 17 auto-rickshaw unions, which were part of the strike called against the app-based taxis, called off their strike in Thursday evening.
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8 ISIS loyalists killed in separate drone strikes in Nangarhar province
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul, July 28 (ANI): At least eight Daesh insurgents were killed in two separate airstrikes by the foreign troops in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the local officials said on Thursday.
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