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MEA briefs about Afghanistan attack and invitation to SAARC leaders

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): MEA Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin on Friday briefed about the attack on Indian envoy in Afghanistan and strongly condemned it. He also said that the entire situation is being analyzed. He added that Afghanistan PM Hamid Karzai had spoken to Indian PM-designate Narendra Modi and assured him of all possible efforts to protect Indian missions there. Akbaruddin then, highlighting the invitation of SAARC nation leaders to Narendra Modi's oath ceremony, said that invitations were sent to 8 nations out of which Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Mauritius have confirmed and response is still awaited from Pakistan. He added that as far as the swearing-in ceremony of the Indian Prime Minister is concerned this will be the first occasion of SAARC leaders coming together. May 23, 2014
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Sonia, Rahul pay homage to Rajiv on 23rd death anniversary

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi, her daughter Priyanka Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 23rd death anniversary on Wednesday. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President M. Hamid Hansari, outgoing Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, other dignitaries reached Virbhumi, the Samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi in the national capital and paid floral tributes to him. Priyanka Gandhi's husband Robert Vadra and Congress leader Haroon Yusuf were also present along with Sonia on the death anniversary of her husband. May 21, 2014

Pak protests in support of ISI against Hamid Mir

Karachi/ Islamabad, April 28 (ANI): Pakistanis continued to hold demonstrations as hundreds took to streets on Sunday in support of the armed forces, a week after prominent news channel reported that country's powerful spy agency was behind the shooting of one of Pakistan's most famous journalists. Hamid Mir, a veteran talk-show presenter at Geo News, survived the attack after unidentified gunmen shot him multiple times in the port city of Karachi on April 19. Geo television has since repeatedly accused the ISI of being behind the shooting. The military has denied the accusation. More than two hundred people from religious group, Sunni Ittehad Council marched to the office of Geo television and staged a sit-in outside the office blocking the road for several hours. Apart from several smaller protests, about 200 activists of Jamaat-ud Dawah also demonstrated in Karachi. Apr 28, 2014
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Nation pays tribute to BR Ambedkar on his 123rd birth anniversary

New Delhi, April 14 (ANI): Nation paid tribute to chief architect of the Indian constitution, Dr. BR Ambedkar on his 123rd birth anniversary on Monday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Pranab Mukherjee, and Vice-President Hamid Ansari paid floral tribute to Ambedkar in New Delhi. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and diplomat Devyani Khobragade were also present at the event among many others. Dr. Ambedkar was born in 1891 in the town of Mhow in Madhya Pradesh and was independent India's first law minister and principal architect of the Constitution of India. Apr 14, 2014
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Afghan election frontrunner vows reconciliation with Karzai

A frontrunner to succeed Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said his one time rival should continue to serve a role in politics and that he wouldn't pursue "vengeance" against the man he claims stole the last election. Duration: 01:16 Apr 13, 2014
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LS Polls 2014: Politicos cast their vote

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Politicos on Thursday came all out to cast their vote for the 16th Lok Sabha Polls. Today is the 3rd phase of the 9 phases of 16th LS polls. Among those who casted their vote were BJP leader Harsh Vardhan, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Congress leader Kapil Sibal, AAP leader Yogendra Yadav, Congress leader Kamal Nath. Apr 10, 2014
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Afghans vote in historic presidential election

Afghan voters go to the polls to choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai, braving Taliban threats in a landmark election held as US-led forces wind down their long intervention in the country. Duration: 01:03 Apr 5, 2014