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BJP MP Defies Delhi Government Chhath Puja Ban At Yamuna's Banks
BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Monday performed rituals and launched preparations for Chhath Puja at the Yamuna Ghat near the ITO here despite a ban by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority to perform it on the river's banks.
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"Crackers Burst On Purpose": Minister Vs BJP As Smog Chokes Delhi
As Delhi chokes under toxic air - courtesy thousands who defied government orders banning firecrackers this Diwali - Environment Minister Gopal Rai has lashed out at the BJP, accusing it of instigating people to "burst crackers on purpose".
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On Pollution, Arvind Kejriwal's Appeal "With Folded Hands": 10 Points
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has appealed "with folded hands" to the Punjab and Haryana governments to put an end to stubble burning, as a blanket of haze settled over Delhi and its neighbouring areas in what has become a norm every winter. Since Monday, the air quality in the national capital has entered the "severe" category -- the second...
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Bengal BJP Activists Take Out Bike Rally Despite Ban, Clash With Police
BJP workers defied the state administration to hold "Vijay Sankalp" rallies across West Bengal today, giving rise to clashes with the police, news agency PTI has reported. Action was taken against the political activists - who took out motorcycle rallies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections - in view of a ban on such events for the duration of the scho...
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Farmers In Punjab, Haryana Defy Ban On Stubble Burning
Scores of paddy growers in Punjab and Haryana continue to defy the ban on stubble burning, claiming they are "compelled" to do so in the absence of any financial support from the government for farm waste management.
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One Dies In Clashes As BJP Holds Rally In Bengal's Purulia On Ram Navami
Trouble erupted in pockets of Bengal on Ram Navami as the opposition BJP held rallies across the state, sometimes despite the disapproval of the local administration. Clashes took place in Purulia in which one person died, reported ANI, and a puja pandal was attacked in Bardhaman district. Defying the government's ban on carrying weapons, a number ...
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'No Choice': Lack Of Solutions Fosters North India's Air Quality Crisis
The ban on stubble burning in Punjab - an attempt to control air pollution levels in north India - has left the state's farmers in a fix. They say they need to clear crop residue to sow the next crop even if it is at the risk of hefty fines or even a jail term. The farmers said they have no choice but to defy the National Green Tribunal's order, as...
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Defying Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bengal Minister Uses Lal Batti, Is Unapologetic
A Bengal minister today used a lal batti or red beacon on his car, defying a ban on the VIP status symbol ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Not Without My Lal Batti, Says Karnataka Minister, Defying PM Modi's Ban
After Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's initial reluctance to do away with the red beacon or lal batti from his official car, in compliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's order, one of his ministers in the Congress government has refused to fall in line with the ban that came into force yesterday.
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Donald Trump Sacks Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Who Defied His Travel Ban
US President Donald Trump fired the federal government's top lawyer Sally Yates on Monday after she took the extraordinarily rare step of defying the White House and saying the Justice Department would not defend his new travel restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations.
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India Bonds Defy Global Rout As Note Ban Brings Rate Cut Into View
A shock move by the Indian government to withdraw over 80 per cent of the country's currency in circulation has sparked a rally in bonds that could extend into late December as markets bet on a rate cut as soon as next month.
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'We Defy The Irish Government': Two Women Live-Tweet Their Trip To Britain For An Abortion Banned At Home
Over the weekend, two Irish women logged onto Twitter, boarded a plane and left their country in order to have an abortion.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Says Will Be Above President in New Government
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said today she would be "above the president" if her party wins a historic election on November 8, defying a constitutional ban on becoming head of state herself.
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Thai Activists Plan to Defy Junta Ban With More Marches
A group of pro-democracy activists said on Sunday they plan more marches after staging the largest political demonstration in Thailand's capital since a military government took power in May 2014.
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Must Enforce Beef ban in Jammu and Kashmir, Says Union Minister
Calling for a strict implementation of the beef ban in the state by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Union minister Sanjeev Balyan advocated that action must be taken against any individual who defies the court ruling.
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BJP MP Defies Delhi Government Chhath Puja Ban At Yamuna's Banks
BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Monday performed rituals and launched preparations for Chhath Puja at the Yamuna Ghat near the ITO here despite a ban by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority to perform it on the river's banks.
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"Crackers Burst On Purpose": Minister Vs BJP As Smog Chokes Delhi
As Delhi chokes under toxic air - courtesy thousands who defied government orders banning firecrackers this Diwali - Environment Minister Gopal Rai has lashed out at the BJP, accusing it of instigating people to "burst crackers on purpose".
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On Pollution, Arvind Kejriwal's Appeal "With Folded Hands": 10 Points
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has appealed "with folded hands" to the Punjab and Haryana governments to put an end to stubble burning, as a blanket of haze settled over Delhi and its neighbouring areas in what has become a norm every winter. Since Monday, the air quality in the national capital has entered the "severe" category -- the second...
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Bengal BJP Activists Take Out Bike Rally Despite Ban, Clash With Police
BJP workers defied the state administration to hold "Vijay Sankalp" rallies across West Bengal today, giving rise to clashes with the police, news agency PTI has reported. Action was taken against the political activists - who took out motorcycle rallies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections - in view of a ban on such events for the duration of the scho...
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Farmers In Punjab, Haryana Defy Ban On Stubble Burning
Scores of paddy growers in Punjab and Haryana continue to defy the ban on stubble burning, claiming they are "compelled" to do so in the absence of any financial support from the government for farm waste management.
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One Dies In Clashes As BJP Holds Rally In Bengal's Purulia On Ram Navami
Trouble erupted in pockets of Bengal on Ram Navami as the opposition BJP held rallies across the state, sometimes despite the disapproval of the local administration. Clashes took place in Purulia in which one person died, reported ANI, and a puja pandal was attacked in Bardhaman district. Defying the government's ban on carrying weapons, a number ...
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'No Choice': Lack Of Solutions Fosters North India's Air Quality Crisis
The ban on stubble burning in Punjab - an attempt to control air pollution levels in north India - has left the state's farmers in a fix. They say they need to clear crop residue to sow the next crop even if it is at the risk of hefty fines or even a jail term. The farmers said they have no choice but to defy the National Green Tribunal's order, as...
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Defying Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bengal Minister Uses Lal Batti, Is Unapologetic
A Bengal minister today used a lal batti or red beacon on his car, defying a ban on the VIP status symbol ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Not Without My Lal Batti, Says Karnataka Minister, Defying PM Modi's Ban
After Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's initial reluctance to do away with the red beacon or lal batti from his official car, in compliance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's order, one of his ministers in the Congress government has refused to fall in line with the ban that came into force yesterday.
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Donald Trump Sacks Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Who Defied His Travel Ban
US President Donald Trump fired the federal government's top lawyer Sally Yates on Monday after she took the extraordinarily rare step of defying the White House and saying the Justice Department would not defend his new travel restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations.
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India Bonds Defy Global Rout As Note Ban Brings Rate Cut Into View
A shock move by the Indian government to withdraw over 80 per cent of the country's currency in circulation has sparked a rally in bonds that could extend into late December as markets bet on a rate cut as soon as next month.
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'We Defy The Irish Government': Two Women Live-Tweet Their Trip To Britain For An Abortion Banned At Home
Over the weekend, two Irish women logged onto Twitter, boarded a plane and left their country in order to have an abortion.
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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Says Will Be Above President in New Government
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said today she would be "above the president" if her party wins a historic election on November 8, defying a constitutional ban on becoming head of state herself.
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Thai Activists Plan to Defy Junta Ban With More Marches
A group of pro-democracy activists said on Sunday they plan more marches after staging the largest political demonstration in Thailand's capital since a military government took power in May 2014.
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Must Enforce Beef ban in Jammu and Kashmir, Says Union Minister
Calling for a strict implementation of the beef ban in the state by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Union minister Sanjeev Balyan advocated that action must be taken against any individual who defies the court ruling.
