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'Strange' that Naga Govt. is not giving opportunity to women: Co
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 21 (ANI): With the failure to contain the tribal agitation over offering 33 percent reservation for women in the Nagaland Government, the Congress on Tuesday expressed displeasure, citing it was strange that the state which runs the best system in the world didn'
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Nagaland CM Zeliang steps down, emergency meeting called on Monday
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], Feb. 19 (ANI): Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang, amid agitation by tribal bodies, on Sunday decided to step down to make way for a 'consensus leader' to replace him.
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Sartaj Aziz's remark shows Pak's agitation over India's inc
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 13 (ANI): Downplaying Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif 's adviser on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz's comments where he held India responsible for the 'nuclearisation' of the Indian Ocean, Defence experts have opined that Islamabad is perturbed bec
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Jugnoo ventures into taxi aggregation business amidst Ola-Uber strike
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 12 (ANI): In the wake of the growing agitation among drivers of some prominent cab aggregators, who are now on an indefinite strike, Jugnoo on Sunday announced its foray into the taxi aggregation business, in a bid to address issues faced by taxi drivers.
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Milli Yakjehti Council to launch agitation for Hafiz Saeed's release
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb. 9 (ANI): The Milli Yakjehti Council, a circle of around 25 religious parties and groups, has decided to launch a protest from Friday for the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and protection of Islamic laws in the country.
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Haryana on alert as Jat community to hold state wide protests
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 29 (ANI): Haryana has been put on maximum alert in view of the call for a fresh round of quota agitation from Sunday given by some Jat outfits.
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Jallikattu agitation: NHRC issues notices to TN Govt., Police Commissioner
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday took suo motu cognizance of media reports that after the passage of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Bill, 2017 in the State Assembly, police, without any prior caution, resort
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Don't let Jallikattu slip in hands of anti-social elements: Sri Sri R
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): With the Tamil Nadu Assembly passing the Jallikattu Bill as protests in Chennai turn violent, Art of Living founder and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Monday appealed to the people of the state no to let this movement slip into the hands
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Oppn creating anti-Centre sentiments: Venkaiah Naidu on Jallikattu protest
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): Urging the protesters in Tamil Nadu to call off their agitation, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said some opposition parties are trying to take advantage of the Jallikattu protests and trying to create
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Subramanian Swamy welcomes Police action at Marina Beach, says 'why p
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): Welcoming the police crackdown on the swelling pro-Jallikattu agitation at the Marina Beach in Chennai, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday asserted that the protests were pointless now as all their demands were to be conceded.
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Battleground Jallikattu: DMK condemns police crackdown on crowds at Marina
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday condemned the crackdown by the police on the scores of pro-Jallikattu protestors on Marina Beach, where the agitation seems to be growing by the minute and cries for a 'permanent' solution get louder.
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Govt's delayed action on Jallikattu led to mass agitation, says DMK
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Pinning the responsibility of resolving the Jallikattu issue on the Central Government, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday said that it is due to the government's delayed action that the state is experiencing mass agitation.
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