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  Not Arun Jaitley but Rahul Gandhi must quit: BJP's counter-attack on Cong president over Mallya issue

  Politics | September 13, 2018 23:42 IST

  Vijay Mallya (62), on Wednesday, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a case regarding his extradition to India to face the trial on fraud and money laundering charges.

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  I support demand of AK Goel's removal from post of NGT chairman: Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha

  Politics | July 29, 2018 15:51 IST

  A Supreme Court bench led by Justices Goel and U U Lalit had on March 20 gave a verdict related to the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The bench ruled that government servants should not be arrested without prior sanction and private citizens too, can be arrested only after an inquiry.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019 | AAP demands use of ballot papers in general elections, says BJP can tamper with EVMs

  July 26, 2018 15:22 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: The Election Commission of India (ECI) should give up its insistence on using EVMs because only 22 per cent of the over 16 lakh VVPAT machines ordered by the poll panel have been received so far, senior party leader and MP Sanjay Singh said quoting a news report.  

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  Saudi-bloc extends Qatar’s deadline to accept demands by 48 hours, Doha remains obstinate

  World | July 03, 2017 8:48 IST

  Qatar appeared defiant as Saudi Arabia and its allies on Monday decided to extend by 48 hours the deadline for Doha to accept their list of demands to lift a de facto blockade

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  Haryana: Govt gives in to demands of 80 girls on hunger strike seeking school upgradation

  India | May 17, 2017 15:39 IST

  Seven days 80-odd girls of classes IX and X sat on a hunger strike in Haryana’s Rewari district demanding upgradation of school, the state government finally gave in to their demands on Wednesday.

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  From jacuzzi to special ‘Indian Yoga casket’, presenting Justin Bieber's ‘insane’ list of demands

  Hollywood | May 03, 2017 14:02 IST

  Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber’s maiden concert in India, a part of his Purpose World Tour which is scheduled for May 10, has become a Heruclean task for the organisers.

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  Congress to press for five changes in GST Bill

  Politics | June 30, 2015 22:13 IST

  New Delhi: Congress has decided to press for five changes in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, which the Centre proposes to roll out from April 2016. Sources in Congress said that the party will press

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  UN committee demands that Iran stop executions

  World | November 19, 2014 8:10 IST

  United Nations: The U.N. General Assembly human rights committee approved a resolution on Tuesday expressing deep concern about rights violations in Iran, including the “alarmingly high frequency” of the use of the death penalty.Support came

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  Colombian president demands rebels release general

  World | November 18, 2014 11:27 IST

  Bogota: President Juan Manuel Santos demanded that Colombia's largest rebel group immediately release an army general it captured, saying the resumption of suspended talks to end the half-century-old conflict depend on it.Santos addressed the nation

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  Hong Kong protests thin as two sides agree to talk

  World | October 07, 2014 13:07 IST

  Hong Kong: The crowds of protesters who filled Hong Kong's streets thinned dramatically Tuesday after student leaders and the territory's government agreed the previous night to hold talks in coming days to discuss protesters' demands

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  Hong Kong protests shrink after leader OKs talks

  World | October 03, 2014 13:12 IST

  Hong Kong: The crowds of pro-democracy protesters on the streets of Hong Kong dwindled sharply Friday after the territory's leader agreed to meet with their leaders over their demands for electoral reforms. An afternoon thunderstorm—and

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  Hong Kong protesters set deadline for government

  World | September 30, 2014 8:47 IST

  Hong Kong: Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong set a Wednesday deadline for a response from the government to meet their demands for reforms after spending another night blocking streets in an unprecedented show of civil

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  Protesters spend peaceful night in Hong Kong

  World | September 30, 2014 6:41 IST

  Hong Kong:  Protesters spent a peaceful night singing as they blocked streets in Hong Kong in an unprecedented show of civil disobedience to push demands for genuine democratic reforms.But officials announced that schools in some

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  Rajasthan lawyer's strike: All AAGs resign

  India | September 12, 2014 10:10 IST

  Jaipur: All the 15 Additional Advocate Generals in Rajasthan have resigned from their posts after the High Court questioned the government on its lawyers' absence from the court.Lawyers of the High Court and lower courts

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  UN Security Council demands release of detained peacekeepers

  World | September 04, 2014 6:23 IST

  United Nations: The UN Security Council on Wednesday reiterated its call for immediate and unconditional release of 45 detained peacekeepers in the Syria's Golan Heights."The members of the Security Council again condemned in the strongest

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  Anti-govt protesters vow not to back down till Nawaz Sharif resigns

  World | August 16, 2014 20:58 IST

  Islamabad: Over 25,000 supporters of opposition leader Imran Khan and cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri vowing not to back down till Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns and dissolves Parliament and provincial assemblies, poured into the streets of Pakistan's

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  IMA demands ban on use of antibiotics for growth promotion in poultry

  India | August 01, 2014 7:00 IST

  New Delhi: A day after an environment body said that “large-scale and indiscriminate” use of antibiotics in poultry industry might be “strongly linked” to growing antibiotic resistance in Indians, Indian Medical Association (IMS) yesterday called

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  Lalu Yadav demands quota in government contracts for backward castes

  India | July 06, 2014 21:35 IST

  Vaishali (Bihar): Raking up the reservation issue, RJD President Lalu Prasad today demanded 60 per cent reservation in government contracts for people belonging to Extremely Backward Castes (EBC).“We demand 60 per cent reservation for EBC

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  Tarun Gogoi places list of demands before Railway Minister

  India | July 05, 2014 18:59 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today appealed to Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda to introduce an alternate railway line from Coochbehar in West Bengal to Abhayapuri in Assam in the forthcoming Railway Budget.The

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  Congress demands CBI probe into MPPEB scam

  India | June 21, 2014 20:21 IST

  Bhopal: Congress today demanded a CBI probe into alleged Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam relating to use of fradulent means in premedical tests and recruitment to government services.A CBI probe is needed to