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PM Modi lights up ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ on 50th anniversary of 1971 India-Pak war

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PM Modi lights up ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ on 50th anniversary of 1971 India-Pak war

ANI December 16, 2020

New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi lit the ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ at the...

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‘India is eternally indebted to our soldiers’: President Kovind on Vijay Diwas

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• INDIA

‘India is eternally indebted to our soldiers’: President Kovind on Vijay Diwas

ANI December 16, 2020

New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): On the occasion of Vijay Diwas, President Ram Nath Kovind on...

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Cong’s mayor candidate loses by 1 vote to BJP’s in Kerala local body polls

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• INDIA

Cong’s mayor candidate loses by 1 vote to BJP’s in Kerala local body polls

ANI December 16, 2020

Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress mayoral candidate N Venugopal, has lost to the BJP candidate...

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Imran Khan govt pushes for early Senate polls to weaken Opposition

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• SOUTH ASIA

Imran Khan govt pushes for early Senate polls to weaken Opposition

ANI December 16, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Amid political chaos in Pakistan, the federal government has decided to hold...

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China worst offender in record-breaking year for jailing of journalists amid COVID

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• WORLD

China worst offender in record-breaking year for jailing of journalists amid COVID

ANI December 16, 2020

New York [China], December 16 (ANI): China, which has arrested several journalists for their coverage of the...

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77 pc Pakistanis believe country heading towards wrong direction: Survey

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• SOUTH ASIA

77 pc Pakistanis believe country heading towards wrong direction: Survey

ANI December 16, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Four out of every five persons in Pakistan view that the country...

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UK Government to set new regulations for social media companies

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UK Government to set new regulations for social media companies

ANI December 16, 2020

London [UK], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK telecommunication regulator, Ofcom, will have the power to make tech...

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US tech giants could face heavy fines as EU sets new rules for business practices

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• WORLD

US tech giants could face heavy fines as EU sets new rules for business practices

ANI December 16, 2020

Brussels [Belgium], December 16 (ANI): The European Commission on Tuesday (local time) released legislation giving regulators powers...

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5 million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’ in 2021, UN warns

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• WORLD

5 million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’ in 2021, UN warns

ANI December 16, 2020

Aden [Yemen], December 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Sunday warned that 5...

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UN Chief appalled by record number of jailed journalists in 2020

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UN Chief appalled by record number of jailed journalists in 2020

ANI December 16, 2020

New York [US], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appalled by the findings of a...

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