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  Burkina Faso president declares state of emergency

  World | October 31, 2014 6:30 IST

  Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore on Thursday declared a state of emergency after violent protests against his attempt to extend his 27-year-rule.The move came after the government of Burkina Faso scraped its decision to

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  Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares national emergency

  World | August 07, 2014 13:44 IST

  Lagos: The Nigerian government has declared the Ebola outbreak in the country a national emergency.Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said this at an emergency meeting on Wednesday convened by the House of Representatives Committee on Health

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  Liberian president declares emergency over Ebola outbreak

  World | August 07, 2014 7:58 IST

  Monrovia: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf declared a state of emergency in the West African country on Wednesday over an outbreak of Ebola.The president made the announcement on state TV, saying the emergency will last

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  Court declares Netherlands liable for 300 Bosnian Muslim deaths

  World | July 17, 2014 12:19 IST

  The Hague: A court in The Hague has found the Netherlands (Holland) liable over the 1995 deportation and deaths of 300 Bosnian Muslim men who were under the protection of Dutch UN peacekeeping Blue Helmets

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  Thailand's Army declares martial law, denies coup

  World | May 20, 2014 11:11 IST

  Bangkok: Thailand's Army declared martial law before dawn on Tuesday in a surprise announcement it said was aimed at keeping the country stable after six months of sometimes violent political unrest. The military, however, denied

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  Modi declares himself as married man

  India | April 10, 2014 11:14 IST

  Vadodara: BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi yesterday in an affidavit filed before the Election Commission showed himself as a married man revealing that his wife's name is Jashodaben.In an affidavit submitted along with his

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  Government declares paid holiday in Delhi on April 10

  India | April 07, 2014 23:16 IST

  New Delhi: Employees of government and private establishments, besides daily wage and contractual workers will get a paid holiday on April 10 when the polling for Lok Sabha elections will be held in the national

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  Bihar declares all polling stations no-smoking zones

  India | March 30, 2014 16:42 IST

  Patna: All polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar have been declared no-smoking zones, an official said Sunday.Additional Chief Electoral Officer R. Lakshmanan said the decision has been taken under Section 4 of

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  SP declares candidates for 2 LS seats

  Politics | July 09, 2013 14:02 IST

  Lucknow, July 9: Samajwadi Party today declared candidates for two seats for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.Gorakhprasad Paswan has been given ticket from Basgaon seat, while Harivansh Sahay Khushwaha will contest the polls from Salempur

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  Shahrukh declares he is a big fan of Mamata

  Bollywood | November 10, 2012 18:06 IST

  Kolkata, Nov 10: Impressed with the leadership qualities of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan says he is a big fan of hers.“It is highly commendable the way she leads. I

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  Obama declares emergency to meet Hurricane sandy onslaught

  World | October 29, 2012 16:53 IST

  New York, Oct 29: Millions of Americans over a 700-mile stretch across eight states up and down the East Coast prepared to meet the onslaught of approaching Hurricane Sandy and its potentially devastating impact.President Barack

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  UP Minister Declares Assets Worth Rs 187 Cr

  Politics | February 07, 2012 21:04 IST

  Hathras (UP), Feb 7: Uttar Pradesh's Energy Minister Ramvir Upadhaya has assets worth Rs 187 crore, while his MP wife Seema Upadhaya has property worth Rs 2.09 crore.  According to the affidavit filed by Ramvir

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  Japan Declares Tsunami-Crippled Nuke Plant Stable

  World | December 16, 2011 21:27 IST

  Tokyo, Dec 16: The tsunami-devastated Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant has reached a stable state of “cold shutdown” and is no longer leaking substantial amounts of radiation, Japan's prime minister announced today.  Prime Minister Yoshihiko

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  Pak Court Declares Musharraf Proclaimed Offender

  World | May 30, 2011 21:16 IST

  Islamabad, May 30: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court today declared former President Pervez Musharraf a "proclaimed offender" or fugitive for failing to cooperate with investigators probing the 2007 assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.Judge Rana Nisar

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  Samajwadi Party Declares Second List For UP

  Politics | April 22, 2011 18:52 IST

  Lucknow, Apr 22: Samajwadi Party today released names of 47 candidates in its second list for the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections."We are releasing a list of 47 candidates. With this we have declared a

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  Jagan Declares Rs 446 Crore In Assets

  India | April 15, 2011 21:13 IST

  Kadapa (AP), Apr 15: YSR Congress Party President Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, contesting the bypoll from Kadapa Lok Sabha seat, today declared that he and his spouse have assets worth Rs 445.70 crore and

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  Under Siege Yemen Prez Declares State Of Emergency

  World | March 23, 2011 20:53 IST

  Dubai, March 23: A showdown between the embattled US-backed President and the opposition, escalated in Yemen today as the country's parliament dominated by supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh approved a sweeping state of emergency giving