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Versova beach cleanup: CM Fadnavis assures support to drive, says activist
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 23 (ANI): Lawyer and activist Afroz Shah said on Thursday that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured support for the suspended Versova beach clean-up drive.
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People's mindset not changing: Activist after suspending Versova cleanup d
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 22 (ANI): After suspending largest beach clean-up drive at Versova, Lawyer and social activist Afroz Shah here on Wednesday said that people's mindsets were not changing.
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CPEC posing a regional threat, says Baloch activist
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Nov.22 (ANI): The multi-billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) not only poses a threat to any community, but to the entire region, says Ali Akbar Mengal, a Baloch activist.
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Versova beach clean-up 'suspended' as campaigner Afroz Shah allege abuse b
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): Lawyer and social activist Afroz Shah who started the biggest clean up at Versova beach two years ago, suspended the drive after he alleged that a few goons thrashed him for cleaning up a pile of garbage.
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Women activists condemn Tharoor's tweet on Manushi Chhillar
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] November 20 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday condemned Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's tweet about Miss World Manushi Chhillar and said as a politician he should think about public's interest instead of mocking at them.
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Complaint filed against Farooq Abdullah, Rishi Kapoor
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India] Nov. 17 (ANI): A social activist has filed complaint against National Conference President Farooq Abdullah and film actor Rishi Kapoor for their views on the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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Breaking stereotypes, UK mission co-hosts LGBT-focussed initiative
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov.17 (ANI): The British High Commission and Multiple Action Research Group (MARG) have partnered to celebrate the recent Delhi Pride march, by co-hosting an event recognising MARG's work, and that of LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Ase
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Baloch activists condemn detention of leader Mehran Marri
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington/Geneva [USA/Switzerland], November 17 (ANI): Baloch leaders and activists across the world have condemned the detention of key leader of their struggle, Mehran Marri, by the Swiss authorities at the Zurich Airport.
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Pakistan can no longer hide its crimes against humanity: Baloch activist
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan],Nov.14 (ANI): Highlighting growing atrocities committed on the people of Balochistan by the Pakistani authorities, Baloch activist Bhawal Mengal said, "Pakistan can no longer hide its crimes against humanity."
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Kashmiris hold anti-Pak protests against enforced disappearances in PoK
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Rawalpindi/Muzaffarabad [PoK], November 13 (ANI): The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) held a series of demonstrations and convention against the kidnapping of political activists from the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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Women activist condemns AMU triple talaq case
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], November 13 (ANI): Women activist Nilanjana Chakraborty on Monday condemned the triple talaq by an Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor to his wife on WhatsApp and said such actions cannot be accepted from an educated person.
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Jamaat-e-Islami behind torching Hindu houses: Bangladesh police
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 13 (ANI): The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) activists have torched the houses of Hindus in Bangladesh's Rangpur to create unrest ahead of the next parliamentary elections, confirmed police.
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