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Shiv Sena may take different stand on Citizenship Bill in RS if queries re
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that his party will support the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha only if the Centre answers all the questions raised by his party chief.
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UN refuses to comment on India's Citizenship Bill
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): The United Nations on Tuesday (local time) refused to comment on the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha, stating that the only concern of the watchdog is to ensure that all governments peruse non-discriminatory laws.
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Rashtrapati Bhavan lit up in orange for global awareness on violence again
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]. Dec 10 (ANI): The Rashtrapati Bhavan was lit up in orange colour on Tuesday evening to raise awareness about the violence faced by women across the world as part of a UN campaign aimed at ending atrocities against them.
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Lok Sabha unanimously passes Bill to extend reservation to SCs, STs in leg
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday unanimously passed the Bill to extend the reservation for SCs and STs in the Lower House and the State assemblies by ten years with Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad stating that the BJP was fully committed to reservation for the
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Hockey India suspends players from PAP for 12-18 months, PNB for 6-12 mont
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Hockey India on Tuesday unanimously decided to suspend players from the Punjab Armed Police (PAP) for a period of 12-18 months while players from the Punjab National Bank (PNB) have been suspended for 6-12 months.
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Delhi: United Nurses Association holds protest march over minimum wages
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Demanding the implementation of Delhi High Court's recommendation on minimum wages for nurses, the United Nurses Association (UNA) on Tuesday held a protest march from Jantar Mantar to Secretariat here.
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LS takes up Bill to extend political reservation to SCs, STs; Prasad says
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 10 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up for discussion a Bill to extend the reservation for SCs and STs in the Lower House and state assemblies by ten years with Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad urging the members to pass the legislation unanimously to convey
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Inequality threatening human development, warns new global UN report
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec 9 (ANI): Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a new generation of inequalities indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) argued in its latest report released on Monday.
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Kim Jong un might lose 'special relationship': Trump warns after North Kor
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 9 (ANI): Amid reports that North Korea conducted an "important" test at a missile site, US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned that Kim Jong un could "void the special relationship".
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Tropical storm makes landfall in northern Somalia
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], Dec 8 (ANI): The UN food agency has said that the northeastern parts of Somalia are experiencing extreme weather conditions since the past two days as a tropical storm made landfall in the eastern coast of Africa in the weekend.
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Onion prices continue to surge in Madurai markets
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): The price of onions continue to soar drastically in Madurai making it an unaffordable commodity for the common man.
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Rahul corners BJP over Unnao incident, says India rape capital of world
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): India is known as the "rape capital of the world" and the other countries are wondering why India is unable to look after its women, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday.
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