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Parliamentary committees work as watch-dogs, ensure executive accountabili
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Parliamentary committees work as watch-dog and as an instrument of ensuring executive accountability, said Deputy Rajya Sabha Chairperson Harivansh on Sunday.
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Pakistan's accountability watchdog seeks cancellation of Maryam Nawaz's ba
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], March 14 (ANI): Accountability watchdog - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking the cancellation of bail granted to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, repor
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Deboard those who don't follow COVID norms: DGCA
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's aviation watchdog on Saturday said that airline passengers will be de-boarded if they do not wear masks properly inside aircraft or on non-compliance of covid appropriate behaviour.
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Netflix may crack down on password sharing
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 12 (ANI): Streaming giant Netflix is testing a new feature that could help it crack down on password sharing where it is rolling out alerts asking users to verify they are authorized to watch on the account to be able to keep watching.
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US Senate approves bill to tighten controls on China-funded Confucius Inst
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 11 (ANI): The US Senate had last week unanimously approved a bill that would increase oversight on Confucius Institutes, China-funded cultural centers that operate on university campuses in the country.
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3 Tibetan teenagers missing, 1 hospitalised for breaking WeChat ban
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): Three Tibetan teenagers went missing while one was hospitalised failing to register a WeChat text group chat with Chinese authorities, reported Voice of America (VOA) citing a Tibetan advocacy group - Tibet Watch.
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Fear rises in Myanmar as 2nd NLD member dies in military detention
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 10 (ANI): Another leader from Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's party has died in military detention after being allegedly tortured in custody, according to a watchdog group.
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Aircrew 'medically unfit' for flying for 48 hours post Covid-19 vaccinatio
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Aircrew will be medically unfit for flying for 48 hours after the Covid-19 vaccination, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's aviation watchdog, said on Tuesday in its guidelines for 'Temporary Unfitness for Flying'.
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World Uyghur Congress calls for Magnitsky sanctions on China over human ri
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 9 (ANI): Calling for Magnitsky sanctions on the Chinese leadership and other entities, Benedict Rogers, the co-founder of Hong Kong Watch and adviser to the World Uyghur Congress said that human rights are "under severe assault in China since the Tiananmen massacre"
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Kim Kardashian reacts to Britney Spears documentary, reveals she was body
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): American reality TV star Kim Kardashian on Saturday (local time) sympathised with Britney Spears after watching her documentary and also revealed that she suffered with mental torture after extreme public scrutiny while pregnant with daughter North.
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India slams US watchdog Freedom house report, calls it 'distorted, inaccur
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): India has reacted to US-based watchdog Freedom House which in its latest report has downgraded India's status as a democracy and free society to partly free.
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Fascination with space began with Star Trek: Indian-American aerospace eng
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US] March 5 (ANI): National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientist Swati Mohan, who played a key role in the successful landing of NASA's Perseverance rover on the Martian surface, told President Joe Biden on Thursday that her fascination with space began she watch
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