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US government shutdown begins as Congress fails to vote
World | Feb 09, 2018, 12:25 PM ISTThe shutdown was the second government closure in less than a month, another product of election-year partisan disputes and persistent internal divisions in both parties.
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Sealing drive: Traders' body calls for Delhi bandh on Feb 2-3, urges Centre to bring bill to protect them
India | Jan 27, 2018, 04:51 PM ISTThe CAIT demanded the central government bring in a bill in Parliament to protect Delhi trade and traders from the sealing drive, being carried out by BJP-led MCD.
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BJP alleges CPI-M behind RSS man's murder in Kerala, calls for statewide shutdown today
National | Jul 30, 2017, 09:40 AM ISTThe Kerala unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a statewide shutdown on Sunday in protest against the killing of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist allegedly by Communist Party of India (CPI-M) loyalists
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North Korean websites back online after shutdown
World | Dec 23, 2014, 08:52 AM ISTSeoul: Key North Korean websites are back online after an hours-long shutdown that comes amid heightened tensions with the U.S. over Pyongyang's alleged hacking attack on Sony Pictures.Internet access to the North's official Korean Central
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Shutdown in Nepal town after Modi's trip reportedly cancelled
World | Nov 21, 2014, 07:52 PM ISTKathmandu: Normal life was partially hit today in parts of Nepal as several opposition parties enforced a shutdown against the reported cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed trip to the religious town of Janakpur.Modi
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Bandh against Polavaram Bill passes off smoothly in Telangana
India | Jul 12, 2014, 08:33 PM ISTHyderabad: A day-long Telangana bandh called today in protest against the passage in Lok Sabha of a Bill to transfer some mandals of the newly-created state to Andhra Pradesh to aid the construction of the
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Dhaba serving NaMo rotis in Varanasi asked to shut down
India | May 10, 2014, 12:42 PM ISTVaranasi: Police on Friday asked a 'dhaba' selling rotis with 'NaMo' mark to shut shop after complaints from certain groups, to which BJP said that the "Modi stamp" on the people's hearts can't be removed."Police
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Restrictions in Srinagar over separatist shutdown affects life
India | Apr 12, 2014, 01:01 PM ISTSrinagar: The authorities imposed restrictions in some areas of Srinagar Saturday to maintain law and order in the wake of a shutdown called by the separatists in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital.Mirwaiz Umer Farooq,
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Medical stores shut down in Lucknow
India | Mar 28, 2014, 11:35 AM ISTLucknow: Medical stores and pharmacies here were closed on Friday to protest the central government's new drug policy.All wholesaler shops have also joined the one-day token protest, an office bearer of the striking drug association
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Shutdown in Seemandhra hits normal life
India | Jan 03, 2014, 11:56 AM ISTHyderabad: A shutdown is being observed Friday in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh to oppose bifurcation of the state.On a day when the state assembly resumed its winter session to debate the
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Telangana Row: Shutdown continues in Seemandhra for second day
India | Dec 07, 2013, 02:25 PM ISTHyderabad: Shutdown continued for the second day Saturday in Rayalaseema and coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh against the central government's decision to bifurcate the state by carving out separate Telangana state.Shops, business establishments, educational institutions
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Probe ordered into shutdown at India's Antarctica station
India | Dec 07, 2013, 12:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: An inquiry has been ordered by the government into the shutdown of Isro activities at Indian Research Station in Antarctica allegedly due to lack of fuel at the remote site and clashes between
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Shutdown brings Telangana to a halt, paralyses transport
India | Dec 05, 2013, 02:23 PM ISTHyderabad: Normal life came to a standstill in Telangana Thursday as day-long shutdown to protest the centre's reported proposal to carve out a Rayala-Telangana state evoked near total response.Transport service came to a halt while
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1037 ATMs shut down in Bangalore
India | Nov 25, 2013, 01:24 PM ISTBangalore: Bangalore Police on Sunday shut down 1,037 ATMs in the city after the banks failed to comply with the police directive to provide security guards at ATMs. Police began inspecting the estimated 2,900 ATMs
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Shutdown in Khammam over Bhadrachalam
India | Nov 19, 2013, 01:18 PM ISTHyderabad: A shutdown called to demand that Bhadrachalam division should remain as part of the separate Telangana state hit the normal life in Khammam district of Telangana region Tuesday.Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained
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For US, shutdown embarrasses but damage won't last
Oct 18, 2013, 09:25 AM ISTWashington: It's going to take a lot more political bungling to do any permanent damage to America's reputation or wreck its financial markets.The U.S. government's partial shutdown and a near-miss with a debt default were
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Obama rejects House Republican debt plan, shutdown continues
World | Oct 15, 2013, 10:14 PM ISTWashington: Efforts to end the US government shutdown and avoid a debt default before the October 17 deadline remained elusive as the White House today dismissed the latest House Republican proposal to resolve the impasse,
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US locked in political impasse; shutdown continues
World | Oct 09, 2013, 12:10 PM ISTWashington: Washington remained locked in a political impasse for the ninth day as the Republicans rebuffed President Barack Obama's offer to negotiate if the shutdown was ended and US debt limit was raised first."I will
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Shutdown takes its toll on White House operations
World | Oct 08, 2013, 11:48 AM ISTWashington: The partial government shutdown is taking its toll on the White House, where about 3 out of 4 staffers are being kept off-duty. Aides on furlough are barred even from checking the Blackberries they
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US official: Shutdown harms spies' mission
World | Oct 02, 2013, 10:12 PM ISTWashington: U.S. intelligence officials say the government shutdown is seriously damaging the intelligence community's ability to guard against threats. But they also say they're keeping counter terrorism staff on duty, while they are worried about