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Zardari urges Trump to seize opportunity missed by Obama administration
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan. 25 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari has urged U.S. President Donald Trump to appoint a high-level envoy to South Asia to underscore American leadership in the region and seize an opportunity missed by the previous Barack Obama administration to co
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Digital payments committee submits report to PM Modi, urges abolition of M
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): A committee on digital payments, led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu submitted its interim report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Niti Ayog here on Tuesday.
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HRW urges B'desh govt. to disband RAB
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 21 (ANI): Following the Narayanganj seven-murder verdict in which several members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were convicted, New York-based rights body the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Bangladeshi government to take immediate steps to disband the e
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TN CM urges PM Modi to draft ordinance lifting ban on Jallikattu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselam, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Thursday, urged him to promulgate an ordinance to lift the ban on bull taming sport Jallikattu.
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China urges U.S. not to allow Taiwan delegation at Trump's inaugurati
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Jan. 19 (ANI): China has urged the United States to not allow any Taiwanese delegation to attend the inauguration ceremony of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and also opposed any official contact between the two sides.
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Only our father supported us, but the entire nation stands with Zaira: Gee
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 17 (ANI): Phogat sisters came out in a heart-rending defense for the Dangal fame actress Zaira Wasim, post her twitter-apology row. Recapitulating her own heavily scrutinized childhood, Geeta urges Zaira to be strong and keep going.
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MP CM Shivraj Chouhan urges ED to probe Rs 500 crores 'hawala' r
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan. 14 (ANI): Commenting on the ongoing protests in Katni following the transfer of Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Tiwari who was investigating a Rs. 500-crore hawala racket, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday urged that th
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PM Modi urges nation's youth to never stop learning process
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the youth of the country to never stop learning, and added that the thoughts of Swami Vivekananda would always inspire them towards nation building.
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'Don't make Chidambaram's man Shaktikanta Das as SEBI Chief
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Jan. 10(ANI): After training guns on former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan and Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian, Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday targeted the Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das asking Pr
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Mumbai: AIGF urges Govt. to allow FDI in gambling industry
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 9: Gambling in India has long been a part of the culture and history of the country. In fact, gambling halls were legal in India for centuries until British colonial authorities banned gambling in 1867. Currently thirteen Indian states offer lottery, six st
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Jallikattu: TN CM urges Centre to promulgate ordinance
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to promulgate an ordinance to resume the sport Jallikattu on Pongal this year.
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Direct MEA to take steps to secure release of 20 fishermen: Panneerselvam
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan. 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to take expeditious steps to secure the release of 20 fishermen and 118 fishing boats.
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