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Activist seeks withdrawal of sexual assault complaint against Karnataka B
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 8 (ANI): Activist Dinesh Kallahalli on Sunday wrote to the police seeking withdrawal of his complaint against Ramesh Jarkiholi in which he alleged that the water resources minister was sexually exploiting a woman in return for a government job.
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Activists call for solidarity against Beijing's atrocities on Uyghur women
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): On the occasion of International Womens' Day, female activists around the world called on international women's institutions as well as feminist allies from across the world to speak out against Beijing's repression of the Uyghur women.
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My aim is not to get awards, but to create more Yoganathans, says Coimbato
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 7 (ANI): Popularly known as the "tree man of Coimbatore", Marimuthu Yoganathan, a bus conductor-cum-environmental activist on Saturday said his dream is not to get awards but "to create more Yoganathans across India".
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Bus conductor who planted 3 lakh saplings in 30 years wins praise
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 6 (ANI): A bus conductor in Tamil Nadu, who has planted over 3 lakh saplings in the last 30 years using his own money, is garnering appreciation on social media.
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Jailed activist Akhil Gogoi to contest Assam elections from Sibsagar
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Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 6 (ANI): Jailed peasant leader Akhil Gogoi will contest the upcoming Assam assembly elections from the Sibsagar constituency as a candidate of his newly-floated Raijor Dal.
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Senegal: 4 killed in clashes sparked after Opposition leader arrested
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dakar [Senegal], March 6 (ANI): At least four people were killed in clashes between activists and police, which erupted in Senegal, after the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.
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Nepal activists protest in front of Myanmar Embassy against military coup
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], March 5 (ANI): A group of civil society members on Friday staged a demonstration in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Nepal against the military's crackdown on pro-democracy supporters in the Southeast Asian country.
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Human rights activist writes to UN about Pak-sponsored terrorist attacks o
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 5 (ANI): Professor Fernand de Varennes, special rapporteur on minority issues on Tuesday has written a letter to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) informing about the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attacks on the Hindu minority communi
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China moves to overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system: Report
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Beijing [China], March 4 (ANI): Less than a year after imposing the draconian national Security Law, China on Thursday launched a legislative process for drastic electoral system reform in Hong Kong, which could benefit the pro-establishment camp and further smother the political opposition
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32 pro-democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong as bail denied by judge
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Hong Kong, March 4 (ANI): A Hong Kong court on Thursday denied bail to 32 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged under a Beijing draconian national security law (NSL) after a four-day marathon court hearing.
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Delhi Police arrests criminal lodged in Punjab jail for plot to kill Sushi
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New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): A criminal, who was lodged in a jail in Punjab, has been arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell on Thursday in connection with an alleged conspiracy to kill Kashmiri activist Sushil Pandit.
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Pooja Chavan death case: Police register non-cognisable offence against BJ
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Washim (Maharashtra) [India], March 3 (ANI): Washim Police in Maharashtra on Wednesday registered a non-cognizable offence against a few Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and activist Trupti Desai for allegedly defaming members of the Banjara community.
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