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Priyanka Gandhi slams UP govt for 'attacking' ASHA workers in Shahjahanpur
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 10 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for allegedly attacking Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers in Shahjahanpur.
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Pakistani activist's killing trigger protests in Khyber Pakhtun province
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], November 10 (ANI): To protest against the killing of social activist Muhammad Zada Agra, multiple political parties, social organisations and others in Pakistan held a protest in Khyber Pakhtun's Sakhakot, a media report said.
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International organizations should probe US actions over two decades in Af
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): Ekaterina Chukaeva - The 20-year-long US military campaign in Afghanistan should be investigated by a range of competent international organizations, including the International Court of Justice, in addition to the investigations conducted by the U
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Illegal denim factories responsible for frothing in Yamuna, says social ac
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Days after Delhi's air quality deteriorated post-Diwali, the Yamuna river in the national capital has been witnessing a thick layer of toxic foam which is a result of chemical waste used to dye denim being dumped by illegal jeans-making units set up close
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Myanmar teacher-turned-activist gunned down in Sagaing region
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 8 (ANI): May Hnin Aye, a middle-school teacher turned activist was gunned down by three assailants in the Sagaing region believed to be working for the military regime.
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UN expresses concern over killing of rights activists in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday expressed deep concern over the reports of killing of human rights defenders in the country.
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Taliban arrest two persons suspected of killing female activists in Afghan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 6 (ANI): Two suspects have been arrested by the Taliban in the murder of four female activists in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif in the northern Balkh province, reported Sputnik.
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Myanmar military attempting to curb media freedom, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], November 6 (ANI): Myanmar's latest amendments in telecommunications law are an attempt by the junta to suppress the voice of journalists and muzzle the media, experts and rights activists said on Friday.
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Hundreds join global climate protest in London
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of people joined on Saturday a march from the Bank of England to Trafalgar Square in central London as part of the Global Day of Action for the Climate taking part across the world, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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As Delhi's AQI reaches 'hazardous' level, environment experts lash out at
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 6 (ANI): As the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi touched 530, with air in Delhi becoming "hazardous" to breathe, health experts, and environment activists lashed out at people for their "irresponsible" behaviour.
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Afghanistan: 4 killed in Balkh including civil society activist
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mazar-i-Sharif [Afghanistan], November 6 (ANI): Four bodies were recovered on Friday from the fifth Police District of Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, including a civil society activist.
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Greta Thunberg calls COP26 'greenwash, PR campaign'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 6 (ANI): Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg on Thursday (local time) called the COP26 climate summit a "greenwash campaign, a PR campaign".
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