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President rejects the mercy plea of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case convict, Pawan
News | Mar 04, 2020, 02:22 PM ISTPresident rejects the mercy plea of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case convict, Pawan. Now a new death warrant of the culprits will be issued.
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DMK sends over two crore signatures received part anti-CAA campaign President
India | Feb 16, 2020, 07:19 PM ISTThe DMK on Sunday said the over two crore forms collected as part of an anti-CAA signature campaign by the party-led Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu were sent to President Ram Nath Kovind.
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents 'President's Colour' to INS Shivaji
News | Feb 13, 2020, 02:52 PM ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind attended an event in Pune on February 13. He received grand welcome by Navy officials upon his arrival. Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh was also present at the event.
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Will build Guru Ravidas temple soon: JP Nadda
News | Feb 09, 2020, 06:39 PM ISTBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda paid floral tribute to Ravidas on his birth anniversary at BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
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President rejects mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict Akshay
India | Feb 05, 2020, 08:21 PM ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind has rejected a mercy plea filed by Akshay, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
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President rejects mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma
India | Feb 01, 2020, 12:24 PM ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday rejected the mercy plea filed by Vinay Sharma, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.
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Nirbhaya gangrape convict Vinay Sharma files mercy plea
India | Jan 29, 2020, 07:41 PM ISTVinay Sharma, one of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict has filed a mercy petition before President of India on Wednesday for the commutation of his capital punishment to a life sentence.
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Ukrainian president rejects prime minister’s resignation
World | Jan 18, 2020, 02:31 PM ISTUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected his prime minister’s offer to resign and asked him to stay on the job Friday after he was caught on tape saying Zelenskiy — a former sitcom star with no previous political experience — knows nothing about the economy.
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Pakistan court awards death penalty to ex-President Pervez Musharraf in treason case
World | Dec 17, 2019, 01:11 PM ISTA special court on Tuesday pronounced the death penalty to former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case.
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Nirbhaya rape: Home Ministry receives convict's mercy plea, Delhi govt recommends rejection
India | Dec 04, 2019, 04:54 PM ISTThe Home Ministry on Wednesday received the mercy plea of one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case with a recommendation of the Delhi government to reject it. The file rejecting the mercy pela was sent by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal to the home ministry.
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Governors submit reports to President on water, other issues
India | Nov 24, 2019, 05:45 PM ISTThe conference took a keen interest in tribal welfare issue and pointed out that policies for tribal uplift had to be tailored in accordance with local requirements.
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US Vice President Mike Pence makes unscheduled visit to Iraq
World | Nov 24, 2019, 07:14 AM ISTAt least 320 people have died and more than 15,000 others have been injured in the ongoing unrest, including members of security forces, according to figures issued by the Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights.
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They are sick: Trump slams media over health rumour
World | Nov 20, 2019, 07:34 AM ISTIn a statement late Monday night, a presidential physician said that Trump had no chest pain nor was he evaluated or treated for any urgent or acute issues.
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Trump slams impeachment proceedings, calls it 'Kangaroo court'
World | Nov 20, 2019, 07:31 AM ISTA kangaroo court is a court that ignores recognised standards of law or justice and often carries little or no official standing in the territory within which it resides.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lankan President
World | Nov 18, 2019, 03:47 PM ISTSri Lanka's controversial wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on Monday sworn in as the country's President at the Ruwanweli Seya precincts in the ancient north-central town of Anuradhapura.
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US, South Korea postpone joint military drill
World | Nov 18, 2019, 07:47 AM ISTA top US military official said the United States and South Korea have postponed a combined flying training event, according to the US Department of Defence.
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Bolivian senator Jeanine Anez declares herself president
World | Nov 13, 2019, 09:51 AM ISTBolivian Opposition Senator Jeanine Anez has declared herself the interim president of the South American country following Evo Morales' resignation
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Meghalaya Youth Congress demands CBI probe on Saubhagya scheme
India | Nov 12, 2019, 09:23 AM ISTThe Meghalaya Youth Congress on Monday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged violation of terms and conditions in the bidding document in the allotment of Saubhagya scheme by the National People's Party (NPP)-led state government.
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President Trump has not done anything to be impeached: Nikki Haley says
World | Nov 11, 2019, 05:41 PM ISTPresident Trump, a Republican, is accused of trying to pressure Ukraine into investigating unsubstantiated corruption claims against his Democratic Party political rival and former vice president Joe Biden, and his son who worked with an Ukrainian gas company
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Sirisena to chair his final Cabinet meeting
World | Nov 11, 2019, 12:40 PM ISTAmong the Cabinet papers that were awaiting confirmation at the final meeting was one related to giving permanent appointments to personal staff of Minister and Deputy Ministers, reports the Daily Financial Time