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Witch-hunting, criminalisation of dissent taking country back, says Mehboo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 12 (ANI): Two days after eleven employees of the Jammu and Kashmir government were sacked for terror links, including two sons of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen founder Syed Salahudin, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that a child cannot
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Vaughan says 'witch hunt' against cricketers for old social media posts ne
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 10 (ANI): Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has come out in support of current limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan and wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler after the cricketers' old tweets allegedly mocking fans resurfaced.
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NHRC seeks comprehensive report on prevention of sorcery, witchcraft from
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its recent order has sought compiled comprehensive reports from the Chief Secretary and DGP, Odisha with a compilation of reports from all the thirty District Collectors of the state for the prevention of sorcer
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Imran Khan's 'accountability' drive sought to settle political scores with
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): The 'accountability' witch-hunt initiated by Prime Minister Imran Khan was always a farce with a clear motive to remove former premier Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
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After acquittal, Trump calls 2nd impeachment trial 'greatest witch hunt' i
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): After being acquitted for the second time in the impeachment trial, former US President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) called the trial yet another phase of the "greatest witch hunt" in the history of the United States.
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NHRC seeks report on witch-hunting from Odisha CS, DGP
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): Expressing serious displeasure over the lackadaisical attitude of the Chief Secretary and DGP of Odisha, in prevention of sorcery and witch-hunting and in payment of compensation to the victims of such social evil, the National Human Rights Commission (N
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J-K Cricket Association scam: NC leaders condemn ED's summon to Farooq Abd
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 19 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Monday vehemently condemned Enforcement Directorate's summons to the party president and MP from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah, saying "the measure exudes witch-hunt and vengeance".
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Two killed in Assam over suspected witch-hunting, nine arrested so far
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Karbi Anglong (Assam) [India], October 3 (ANI): Nine people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a case where a mob killed two persons in Karbi Anglong district here after some locals suspected them of "practising witchcraft" and a kangaroo court decided to punish them.
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Amnesty International statements unfortunate, exaggerated but it's free to
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Hours after Amnesty International claimed it halted India operations citing government 'witch-hunt', the central government on Tuesday said that the stand taken and statements made by the international NGO are unfortunate, exaggerated and far from the t
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Amnesty International working on commercial lines, earning huge profit: BJ
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Rejecting Amnesty International's claims of "witch-hunt" by the Indian government, Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday alleged that it is working on commercial lines, earning a huge profit adding that acting in bad faith will not be permitted to any India
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Rhea Chakraborty ready for arrest as this is witch-hunt, says her lawyer
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 6 (ANI): Amid the ongoing investigation into the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, actor Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer Satish Maneshinde on Sunday said that she is ready for arrest as it is a witch-hunt.
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Renuka Chowdhury slams BJP-led government, says witch-hunt against Gandhis
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Congress leader and former union minister Renuka Chowdhury has hit out at the BJP-led government over the decision to constitute an inter-ministerial committee to coordinate investigations into "violation of various legal provisions" by Rajiv Gandhi Foundatio
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