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Punjab SC panel asks additional chief secy to ensure relief to activist Na
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 8 (ANI): Taking suo-moto notice of a news published in a section of the media highlighting the matter of labour rights activist Naudeep Kaur, the Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes on Monday asked the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) to interv
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Mariah Carey mocks NFL over Super Bowl commercial by celebrating 'Colin Ka
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Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey shared her support for activist Colin Kaepernick, by throwing some shade at an NFL commercial showing commitment to end systemic racism, following its treatment towards the activist in the past.
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Amanda Gorman honours COVID-19 heroes during 2021 Super Bowl
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): American poet-activist Amanda Gorman, who grabbed many eyeballs when she recited her poem 'The Hill We Climb' at US President Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony, honoured the COVID-19 heroes in a moving performance at Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida.
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PM Modi refers to 'toolkit' during Assam rally, says foreign powers planni
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Sonitpur (Assam) [India], February 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a veiled reference to the toolkit shared by Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg while extending support to farmers' protest and said that a conspiracy has been hatched to defame India and asser
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Global leaders, activists urge countries to boycott Beijing Winter Games o
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Lausanne [Switzerland], February 6 (ANI): Global leaders and activists have urged countries to boycott the Beijing Winter Games, which are a year away, over human rights abuses.
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"Rihanna, Thunberg rallying for wrong cause in farmers' protests"
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI): While a tweet by pop icon Rihanna on farmers agitation in India kicked up an Internet storm, an Indian-born American writer and journalist based in Washington points out that the international superstar along with other celebrities like climate activist
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Deon Taylor to direct civil rights movie 'Freedom Ride'
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): American film director-screenwriter Deon Taylor will be helming the upcoming film 'Freedom Ride'. The film will be based on first-person accounts of the original freedom riders (civil rights activists), including the late Congressman John Lewis.
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Greta Thunberg not named in Delhi Police FIR, case registered against unkn
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New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg has not been named in the FIR filed by Delhi Police and the case has been registered against unknown persons in "toolkit" social media post controversy.
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Police on lookout for Deep Sidhu involved in ruckus at Red Fort, to be arr
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New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Days after the violence that erupted in the national capital during farmers' tractor rally on January 26, Delhi Police said that the Crime Branch is yet to arrest actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu for his alleged involvement in hoisting the flag at Red
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After RiRi, Greta Thunberg, others extend support to farmers' protest
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Stockholm [Sweden], February 3 (ANI): Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has extended her support to the farmers protesting on the borders of New Delhi against the three farm laws saying that she stands in solidarity with the farmers.
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Chinese activist barred from visiting ailing wife in US, authorities cite
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 31 (ANI): Human rights lawyer Yang Maodong, also known as Guo Feixiong, has been barred from leaving China to visit his wife, who is suffering from cancer, in the United States after authorities accused him of "endangering national security".
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Police continue detention of protesters at unauthorised rallies in Russian
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Moscow [Russia], January 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Police continue detaining protesters at unauthorised rallies across Russia in support of jailed opposition activist Alexey Navalny.
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