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Women activist backs Muslim girl trolled for singing Hindu devotional song
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru, (Karnataka) [India] Mar. 8 (ANI): Supporting Muslim girl Suhana Syeed who was trolled on the social media for singing a Hindu devotional song in a Kannada singing reality show, women activist Brinda Adige on Wednesday said the former is actually unifying different religions toget
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CPEC exploits Kashmir, creates no job avenues, industry for locals, claim
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [Pakistan], Mar. 7 (ANI): A sharp criticism and opposition is rising among Kashmiris as Pakistan and China are constructing a multi-layered infrastructure project, which passes through Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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IS forces captives to convert to Islam: Yazidi activist
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 6 (ANI): Lamia Haji Bashar, Yazidi woman activist, who escaped from the Islamic State in Iraq narrating her suffering said the extremists forced the captives to convert to Islam and called other religions unacceptable.
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B'desh bans Ansar Al Islam outfit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Mar. 5 (ANI): The Bangladesh Government on Sunday banned Islamist outfit Ansar Al Islam, which claimed it was involved in targeted killings including that of an LGBT activist Xulhaz Mannan.
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Those charged with heinous crime shouldn't contest polls: Neelam Kata
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 5 (ANI): With the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Ayodhya seat, Bazmi Siddiqui, booked for gang rape, social activist Neelam Katara on Sunday said those charged with heinous crime should have the moral responsibility not to contest the elections.
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Kerala: Four RSS workers hacked by CPI(M) activists
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kozhikide [India], Mar. 5 (ANI): In a yet another political faceoff in Kerala, three Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers and one Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker were allegedly hacked by a group of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) workers in Kozhikode district.
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Oppn showed solidarity when Afzal Guru was hanged, why mum on Kerala viole
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): Condemning the crude bomb attack at the RSS office in Kerala, Union Minister of Urban Development, Venkaiah Naidu on Friday questioned as to why the political parties are silent on killing of RSS activists, adding that they showed solidarity when Afzal Guru w
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Will Iron Sharmila's fight against AFSPA turn tables in Manipur?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): With the stage set for the first phase of polling in the landlocked state of Manipur, all eyes will be on feisty Manipuri activist and political debutant Irom Sharmila.
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Kerala: Two DYFI activists hacked in Palakkad district
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], Mar. 03 (ANI): Two Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists were hacked to death on Thursday night at Elappulli in Palakkad district of Kerala.
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Jane Fonda opens up about being rape survivor
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): While giving an instance of the toll the patriarchy has taken on females, actress and activist Jane Fonda recently revealed that she was abused as a child.
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Hyderabad: RSS activists protest against attack in Kerala office
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar. 3 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activists staged a protest in Hyderabad on Friday against the attack on their office in Kerala.
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China dismisses human rights activists torture claims as 'fake news&#
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 03 (ANI): China has branded claims that a leading human rights lawyer was tortured by government agents as 'fake news.'
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