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No Agenda, Some Taking Advantage: Key Bangladesh Leader On Attacks On Hindus
A week of fast-paced developments in Bangladesh, which saw Sheikh Hasina's ouster, widespread violence and the formation of an interim government, has been capped off with the country's chief justice agreeing to step down on Saturday.
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BJP National Council Meet From Today, To Discuss Lok Sabha Polls
The BJP is expected to set the agenda of its campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections at a two-day meeting of its National Council starting in New Delhi from Friday with the party likely to highlight the welfare measures of the Narendra Modi government aimed at social justice and "development of all".
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Muslim Leaders, Addresses "Soft Hindutva" Concerns
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met Muslim intellectuals and is believed to have told them that his party would adopt an inclusive approach for all sections of the society with an agenda to provide justice to all, addressing concerns that it was adopting a "soft-Hindutva" agenda.
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Questions Supreme Court Judges Raised Need To Be Looked Into, Says Rahul Gandhi
As the government responded to the allegations of four Supreme Court judges with a studied silence, Congress president Rahul Gandhi called the points raised by the judges "extremely important" that "must be looked into carefully". Mr Gandhi's brief remarks came after the party said it was "deeply perturbed" by today's developments and asked the top...
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Turkey Under Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 10 Key Developments
Voters in Turkey will go to the polls on April 16 to decide on the referendum that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expanded powers. With Erdogan supporters seeing a chance to cement his place as modern Turkey's most important leader while his opponents fear an even greater centralisation of powers, polls suggest the vote will be close.
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Turkey Ruling Party Orders Clean-Up After Coup Attempt: Report
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ordered the party to be "cleaned" of supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's arch foe US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, state media reported on Friday.
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Turkey's Opposition Leader Reelected Despite Poll Defeat
The head of Turkey's main opposition party was reelected to the post despite a bruising defeat by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party in November elections.
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Turkey Releases Opposition Journalists Pending Trial: Report
A Turkish court today freed pending trial two opposition journalists charged with plotting a coup over a magazine cover criticising President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's November election win, local media reported.
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Turkish PM Excludes Kurdish Party From Talks On New Constitution
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today rejected holding talks with Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party over a new constitution because of the "disrespectful" attitude of its leadership.
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Parties Feel Public Pressure As They Debate Juvenile Bill In Parliament
Maneka Gandhi, union minister for women and child development, today made a strong pitch in the Rajya Sabha for the Juvenile Justice Bill, which seeks to amend the law to allow trying those over 16 years of age and accused of heinous crimes, as adults.
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Turkey's Blocking of YouTube Violated Freedom of Expression: Europe Court
The European Court of Human Rights ruled today that Turkey had violated conventions on freedom of expression when it banned YouTube for more than two years.
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PM Narendra Modi To Push For 'Climate Justice' at UN Summit In Paris
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Paris for the 12-day UN climate change summit to face what is being seen as one of the big diplomatic challenges for India. Nearly 150 global leaders are gathering in Paris for the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties, or the COP21. The meet hopes to bring all on board and develop a firm policy for ...
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3 Soldiers, 11 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Turkey Clashes
Three Turkish soldiers and at least 11 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) have been killed in clashes in Turkey's restive eastern and southeastern regions, state officials said today.
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5 Dead in Kurdistan Workers' Party Attacks in Turkey: Sources
Three Turkish policemen, a civilian and a soldier have been killed in new attacks in the restive southeast blamed on fighters from the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), security sources said today.
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Barack Obama Praises Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Turkey Vote Win
US President Barack Obama on Monday congratulated his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on recent elections that extended the Turkish president's term in office.
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No Agenda, Some Taking Advantage: Key Bangladesh Leader On Attacks On Hindus
A week of fast-paced developments in Bangladesh, which saw Sheikh Hasina's ouster, widespread violence and the formation of an interim government, has been capped off with the country's chief justice agreeing to step down on Saturday.
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BJP National Council Meet From Today, To Discuss Lok Sabha Polls
The BJP is expected to set the agenda of its campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections at a two-day meeting of its National Council starting in New Delhi from Friday with the party likely to highlight the welfare measures of the Narendra Modi government aimed at social justice and "development of all".
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Muslim Leaders, Addresses "Soft Hindutva" Concerns
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met Muslim intellectuals and is believed to have told them that his party would adopt an inclusive approach for all sections of the society with an agenda to provide justice to all, addressing concerns that it was adopting a "soft-Hindutva" agenda.
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Questions Supreme Court Judges Raised Need To Be Looked Into, Says Rahul Gandhi
As the government responded to the allegations of four Supreme Court judges with a studied silence, Congress president Rahul Gandhi called the points raised by the judges "extremely important" that "must be looked into carefully". Mr Gandhi's brief remarks came after the party said it was "deeply perturbed" by today's developments and asked the top...
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Turkey Under Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 10 Key Developments
Voters in Turkey will go to the polls on April 16 to decide on the referendum that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expanded powers. With Erdogan supporters seeing a chance to cement his place as modern Turkey's most important leader while his opponents fear an even greater centralisation of powers, polls suggest the vote will be close.
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Turkey Ruling Party Orders Clean-Up After Coup Attempt: Report
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ordered the party to be "cleaned" of supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's arch foe US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, state media reported on Friday.
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Turkey's Opposition Leader Reelected Despite Poll Defeat
The head of Turkey's main opposition party was reelected to the post despite a bruising defeat by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party in November elections.
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Turkey Releases Opposition Journalists Pending Trial: Report
A Turkish court today freed pending trial two opposition journalists charged with plotting a coup over a magazine cover criticising President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's November election win, local media reported.
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Turkish PM Excludes Kurdish Party From Talks On New Constitution
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today rejected holding talks with Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party over a new constitution because of the "disrespectful" attitude of its leadership.
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Parties Feel Public Pressure As They Debate Juvenile Bill In Parliament
Maneka Gandhi, union minister for women and child development, today made a strong pitch in the Rajya Sabha for the Juvenile Justice Bill, which seeks to amend the law to allow trying those over 16 years of age and accused of heinous crimes, as adults.
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Turkey's Blocking of YouTube Violated Freedom of Expression: Europe Court
The European Court of Human Rights ruled today that Turkey had violated conventions on freedom of expression when it banned YouTube for more than two years.
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PM Narendra Modi To Push For 'Climate Justice' at UN Summit In Paris
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Paris for the 12-day UN climate change summit to face what is being seen as one of the big diplomatic challenges for India. Nearly 150 global leaders are gathering in Paris for the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties, or the COP21. The meet hopes to bring all on board and develop a firm policy for ...
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3 Soldiers, 11 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Turkey Clashes
Three Turkish soldiers and at least 11 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) have been killed in clashes in Turkey's restive eastern and southeastern regions, state officials said today.
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5 Dead in Kurdistan Workers' Party Attacks in Turkey: Sources
Three Turkish policemen, a civilian and a soldier have been killed in new attacks in the restive southeast blamed on fighters from the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), security sources said today.
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Barack Obama Praises Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Turkey Vote Win
US President Barack Obama on Monday congratulated his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on recent elections that extended the Turkish president's term in office.
