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Will Iron Sharmila's fight against AFSPA turn tables in Manipur?
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): With the stage set for the first phase of polling in the landlocked state of Manipur, all eyes will be on feisty Manipuri activist and political debutant Irom Sharmila.
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Turkey summons German ambassador over minister's cancelled meeting
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 3 (ANI): Turkey's Foreign Ministry has summoned the German Ambassador, Martin Erdmann, over the cancellation of a Thursday meeting between Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag and Turkish citizens in Germany, Anadolu news agency reported citing a ministry source.
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Merkel faces calls to ban Turkish Prez over jailed German journalist
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Mar. 2 (ANI): Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing calls to ban Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, from entering Germany while a German journalist continues to be held in an Istanbul prison.
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Turkey may seek reinstatement of death penalty punishment
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Feb. 25 (ANI): Turkey may seek to reinstate death penalty on grounds of public demand, country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.
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Twin attacks near Syrian town taken from IS kill more than 65
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 25 (ANI): A second suicide car bomber hit the location near a Syrian village near al-Bab that, earlier in the same day, saw another explosion. The twin blasts happened on Friday, just a day after Turkey-led forces established full control over the city.
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Pakistan wants good ties with India: Sharif
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb. 24 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan wants to have good ties with India, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said both sides should maintain good relations and avoid indulging in conspiracies against each other.
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Remembering Amma: Tamil Nadu celebrates Jayalalithaa's 69th birthday
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 24 (ANI): Despite the current political turbulence in the state, there is no let-up in zeal and extravagance when it comes to celebrating the birthday of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa.
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Delhi: Stalin to meet Sonia, Rahul Gandhi today over TN power tussle
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 24 (ANI): After meeting President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday, DMK working president M.K. Stalin will meet Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today in the national capital to discuss the current political turbulence in Tamil Nadu.
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Pakistan, Turkey agree to boost cooperation
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 23 (ANI): Pakistan and Turkey on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to continue to transform their special relationship into a strong strategic partnership.
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Turkey urges U.S. Attorney General Sessions to extradite Gulen
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb. 23 (ANI): Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag on Thursday called on the newly installed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to extradite cleric Fetullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for the last year's failed coup attempt.
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Sharif arrives in Turkey to co-chair 5th meeting HLSCC
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 23 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived at the Esenboga Airport in Ankara on a three day official visit to Turkey.
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Turkey: Female soldiers to wear headscarves for first time
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb. 22 (ANI): Female members of the armed forces of Turkey will be able to wear headscarves for first time, according to a Turkish Defense Ministry policy announced on Wednesday.
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