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Sri Lankan protesters to hand back President’s house, other occupied buildings
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s anti-government protesters have decided to hand back the President’s house and other public buildings which they have been occupying. The protesters, who had occupied the entrance to the President’s…
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Sri Lanka parliamentary Speaker yet to receive President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker is yet to receive President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation letter, local media reported. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that he has not yet received President Rajapaksa’s resignation. The…
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SL’s oppn leaders ask PM Ranil to quit ahead of President’s resignation
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s opposition leaders have asked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to quit ahead of the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who has promised to step down on Wednesday, according to a…
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Presidential poll a contest of ideology, say Bihar Oppn leaders
Patna: On BJP-led NDA fielding Droupadi Murmu as its presidential nominee, the opposition leaders on Wednesday asserted that the election is not a question of identity but a contest of ideology. “If…
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa still in SL: Parliament Speaker dismisses reports of Prez fleeing
Colombo: Speaker of Sri Lanka’s Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Monday clarified that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is still in the country, soon after reports emerged that President has left the island nation. Sri…
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President greets citizens on Eid-ul-Adha
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday greeted fellow citizens on Eid-ul-Adha, which he said is a “symbol of sacrifice and service to humanity.” Extending his greetings to all the fellow…
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Let us ponder over Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s “Idea of India”
Maulana Azad, one of the most eminent figures in the Indian Independence Movement, twice president of Indian National Congress and the first Minister of Education of Independent India, finds no place in…
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Akali Dal to support Draupadi Murmu for presidential poll
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday decided to support NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu in the forthcoming presidential poll “as she symbolises the cause of minorities, the exploited and backward classes…
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Marcos Junior sworn in as Philippines’ 17th President
Manila: Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of late Filipino leader Ferdinand Marcos, was sworn in as the 17th President of the Philippines on Thursday at the National Museum in Manila in front of…
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Need ‘thinking and speaking’ President, not ‘rubber stamp’: Yashwant Sinha
Thiruvananthapuram: Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, who arrived in the Kerala capital to begin his electoral campaign, on Wednesday said that the country needs “a thinking and speaking President” in the Rashtrapati…
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Trump knew Jan 6 rioters were armed, tussled with bodyguard: Aide
Washington: A former White House aide has told a US Congressional Committee that on January 6, 2021 former President Donald Trump had sent a mob of armed supporters to the US Capitol…
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US delegation meets SL President Rajapaksa; discusses economic crisis
Colombo: A high-level US delegation on Monday met Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and discussed measures to help the island nation cope with an unprecedented economic crisis and severe shortages of essential…
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Presidential polls: Oppn’s candidate Yashwant Sinha files nomination
New Delhi: Opposition Presidential polls candidate Yashwant Sinha filed his nomination at the Parliament in Delhi on Monday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Party chief…
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Presidential polls: Andhra CM backs NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday extended support to NDA presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu, who will be the first tribal woman to hold the position if she wins.…
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Draupadi Murmu: NDA’s candidate for President
New Delhi: In this undated file photo, Former Jharkhand governor Draupadi Murmu. Murmu has been chosen as the BJP-led NDA’s candidate for presidential elections in 2022. (PTI Photo) Ranchi: In this undated…
