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UP Dalit Woman's Body Found In Sack, Family Says Killed For Backing BJP
A 23-year-old Dalit woman's body found in a sack in Uttar Pradesh's Karhal constituency this morning has sparked a political storm after her family alleged that a local Samajwadi Party worker had been pressuring her against voting for BJP
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Russia Urges BRICS Partners To Create IMF Alternative Amid Western Pressure
Russia, which chairs the BRICS group this year, has called on its partners to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter political pressure from Western nations ahead of the BRICS summit later this month.
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Watch - "Never Faced Political Pressure": Chief Justice DY Chandrachud At Oxford
While elections lie at the core of India's constitutional democracy, judges reflect a sense of continuity of constitutional values that protect the system, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said in his address at the Oxford Union Society.
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Taiwan's New President Sworn In Amid Growing Military Pressure From China
Taiwan's Lai Ching-te was sworn in on Monday as president of the democratic island in the face of growing Chinese military pressure and a hostile parliament.
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Gaza Truce Or Rafah Assault: Netanyahu Faces Political Dilemma
Far-right allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are raising pressure on the embattled leader to reject a new Gaza ceasefire, jeopardising his government's stability if he backs away from an assault on Hamas in Rafah.
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Migrant Crossings To UK Hit New Record In 2024, Heaping Pressure On Rishi Sunak
More than 4,600 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2024, a record total for the first three months of the year and giving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a fresh political headache.
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European Union Approves Law To Protect Journalists From Political Interference
The EU is set to better protect journalists from political pressure and surveillance under an unprecedented media freedom law approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday.
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"Natural For MLAs To Be Upset": Himachal Congress Chief On Cross-Voting
Even as Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu held a breakfast meeting with MLAs to deal with the crisis facing his government, the state Congress president Pratibha Singh and her MLA son Vikramaditya Singh continued to exert pressure on him
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Biden Under Tremendous Pressure To Confront Iran After Troop Deaths
President Joe Biden faced intense political pressure Monday to retaliate against Iran for a deadly drone strike on US troops, posing a major challenge for the Democrat in an election year.
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Canada Announces Cap On International Student Admissions. What It Means
Following up on Canadian immigration minister Marc Miller's October remarks amidst political pressure over a housing crisis, the Justin Trudeau government announced on Monday a 35% reduction in international student admissions for 2024.
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BJP MP's Allegations Of Rs 500 Crore Black Money, Gold In Private Lockers Spark Controversy
He called a press conference at the Pink City Press Club and requested the media accompany him to the lockers.
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Punjab's 'Kulhad Pizza' Couple Alleges "Political Pressure" To Settle Row Over Viral Video
A couple from Punjab who went viral for selling 'kulhad pizza' today claimed they were facing political pressure to settle a case over a controversial video allegedly featuring them in a compromising position.
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Pakistan's General Elections To Be Held In Last Week Of January 2024
Pakistan's election commission today announced that the general elections in the country will take place in the last week of January 2024, amid mounting pressure from political parties that pressed for timely elections in the cash-strapped country.
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3 Years Since Beirut Blast, No One Held Accountable As Probe Suspended
Lebanon on Friday marks three years since one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut. Yet nobody has been held to account as political and legal pressures suspend the investigation.
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Myanmar, South China Sea Tensions Top Agenda At ASEAN Meet In Indonesia
Southeast Asia's top diplomats will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday amid pressure to address a bloody political crisis in Myanmar and resolve tensions in the South China Sea where some ASEAN members have overlapping territorial claims with China.
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UP Dalit Woman's Body Found In Sack, Family Says Killed For Backing BJP
A 23-year-old Dalit woman's body found in a sack in Uttar Pradesh's Karhal constituency this morning has sparked a political storm after her family alleged that a local Samajwadi Party worker had been pressuring her against voting for BJP
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Russia Urges BRICS Partners To Create IMF Alternative Amid Western Pressure
Russia, which chairs the BRICS group this year, has called on its partners to create an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to counter political pressure from Western nations ahead of the BRICS summit later this month.
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Watch - "Never Faced Political Pressure": Chief Justice DY Chandrachud At Oxford
While elections lie at the core of India's constitutional democracy, judges reflect a sense of continuity of constitutional values that protect the system, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said in his address at the Oxford Union Society.
-
Taiwan's New President Sworn In Amid Growing Military Pressure From China
Taiwan's Lai Ching-te was sworn in on Monday as president of the democratic island in the face of growing Chinese military pressure and a hostile parliament.
-
Gaza Truce Or Rafah Assault: Netanyahu Faces Political Dilemma
Far-right allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are raising pressure on the embattled leader to reject a new Gaza ceasefire, jeopardising his government's stability if he backs away from an assault on Hamas in Rafah.
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Migrant Crossings To UK Hit New Record In 2024, Heaping Pressure On Rishi Sunak
More than 4,600 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain on small boats so far in 2024, a record total for the first three months of the year and giving Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a fresh political headache.
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European Union Approves Law To Protect Journalists From Political Interference
The EU is set to better protect journalists from political pressure and surveillance under an unprecedented media freedom law approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday.
-
"Natural For MLAs To Be Upset": Himachal Congress Chief On Cross-Voting
Even as Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu held a breakfast meeting with MLAs to deal with the crisis facing his government, the state Congress president Pratibha Singh and her MLA son Vikramaditya Singh continued to exert pressure on him
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Biden Under Tremendous Pressure To Confront Iran After Troop Deaths
President Joe Biden faced intense political pressure Monday to retaliate against Iran for a deadly drone strike on US troops, posing a major challenge for the Democrat in an election year.
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Canada Announces Cap On International Student Admissions. What It Means
Following up on Canadian immigration minister Marc Miller's October remarks amidst political pressure over a housing crisis, the Justin Trudeau government announced on Monday a 35% reduction in international student admissions for 2024.
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BJP MP's Allegations Of Rs 500 Crore Black Money, Gold In Private Lockers Spark Controversy
He called a press conference at the Pink City Press Club and requested the media accompany him to the lockers.
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Punjab's 'Kulhad Pizza' Couple Alleges "Political Pressure" To Settle Row Over Viral Video
A couple from Punjab who went viral for selling 'kulhad pizza' today claimed they were facing political pressure to settle a case over a controversial video allegedly featuring them in a compromising position.
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Pakistan's General Elections To Be Held In Last Week Of January 2024
Pakistan's election commission today announced that the general elections in the country will take place in the last week of January 2024, amid mounting pressure from political parties that pressed for timely elections in the cash-strapped country.
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3 Years Since Beirut Blast, No One Held Accountable As Probe Suspended
Lebanon on Friday marks three years since one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut. Yet nobody has been held to account as political and legal pressures suspend the investigation.
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Myanmar, South China Sea Tensions Top Agenda At ASEAN Meet In Indonesia
Southeast Asia's top diplomats will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday amid pressure to address a bloody political crisis in Myanmar and resolve tensions in the South China Sea where some ASEAN members have overlapping territorial claims with China.
