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Puducherry CM writes to PM Modi to allow politicians to get Covid
Updated : 5 days, 22 hours ago IST
Puducherry [India], January 13 (ANI): Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Tuesday that he had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to allow political party leaders, ministers and legislators to be vaccinated in the first phase of the nationwide inoculation d
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Politicians shouldn't jump queue to take COVID vaccine, says PM Mo
Updated : 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Ahead of the COVID vaccination campaign set to begin from 16th January, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a meeting with state Chief Ministers on Monday emphasised that politicians should not jump the queue to take the vaccine rather they should wait fo
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Hong Kong accuses West of 'double standards' for condemning mass a
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Hong Kong, January 10 (ANI): As the US, UK, Australia and Canada jointly condemned the mass arrests of over 50 politicians and activists in Hong Kong under Beijing's draconian National Security Law, Hong Kong has responded stating that the security law applied to every person in the city and
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US, UK, Australia, Canada jointly condemn mass arrests of politici
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
Washington [US], January 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, along with foreign ministers of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom on Saturday (local time) expressed serious concern on the mass arrests of 55 politicians and activists in Hong Kong, and called on Chinese authori
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Hong Kong warns probe against those who help pro-democracy protest
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Hong Kong, January 9 (ANI): The Hong Kong Government, under the draconian National Security Law, has warned that the police would investigate anyone who helps an 'offender' to abscond from Hong Kong after reports emerged that the city was looking into prosecuting two Danish politicians who a
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Hong Kong arrests threaten passage of EU-China investment deal: Eu
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Hong Kong, January 9 (ANI): The EU-China investment deal, tentatively reached just last week, faces a new hurdle as a growing number of European Parliament members expressed concern on Wednesday over the mass arrests of over 50 pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong under Beijing's draconian
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Advocates condemn mass arrests in Hong Kong on suspicion of violat
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Hong Kong [China], January 9 (ANI): Advocates for Hong Kong's underprivileged and ethnic minority communities on Friday slammed authorities over the recent mass arrests of 53 former lawmakers and activists, including two of their colleagues and respected rights figures, with one group accusi
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China makes representation to UK over meddling in Hong Kong Affair
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Hong Kong, January 7 (ANI): A day after the United Kingdom lambasted Beijing for the arrest of over 50 pro-democracy politicians and activists under the draconian National Security Law, China on Thursday claimed that Hong Kong was a territory of China and any interference in its domestic aff
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US calls for immediate, unconditional release of 50 Hong Kong poli
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has slammed Beijing over the arrests of more than 50 politicians and pro-democracy advocates by local authorities in Hong Kong by calling it an outrage and and a reminder of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP)
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Experts, politicians slam Germany for not buying adequate coronavi
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 3 (ANI): Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases, experts and politicians slammed Germany for not buying enough doses of the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to quickly roll out its immunisation programme.
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Yearender 2020: Influential global figures who passed away this ye
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): In the year 2020 which was dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, the world lost some of the most influential people. The list includes entertainers, athletes, politicians and pioneers who left their mark on this planet.
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Talks on December 29 will resolve issues only if done with farmers
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) Agriculture Kailash Choudhary has said that talks scheduled on December 29 will resolve issues if they are conducted from farmers' perspective, and not from the perspective of politicians who are politicising the issue.
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