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Gautam Navlakha moves anticipatory bail plea in Bhima Koregaon case
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha on Tuesday moved an application in the Pune Sessions court seeking anticipatory bail in Bhima Koregaon violence case.
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Rajasthan: Police prohibit signs depicting caste, post, other identity sym
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 3 (ANI): The office of the Director-General of Police on Tuesday issued an advisory to the Superintendents of Police across the state to prohibit usage of signs depicting one's caste, organizational posts, former designations, one's name, village's name and o
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Second plea in SC challenging amendments to UAPA Act
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Association for Protection of Civil Rights has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to declare the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019, 'unconstitutional'.
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California Synagogue shooter charged with 109 counts of hate crimes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): The 19-year-old accused in last month's shooting at a synagogue in southern California was on Thursday charged with more than 100 federal hate crimes and civil rights violations.
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CISF constable, posted as security guard at Teesta Setalvad's house, shoot
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable, posted as a security guard at civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad's residence in suburban Santacruz here, allegedly committed suicide on Saturday morning.
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Bombay HC directs Maha govt to not arrest activist Anand Teltumbde
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to not arrest civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde, till October 26, in connection with the case registered against him for alleged Maoist links.
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Cardi B apologizes for 'Real Housewives of the Civil Rights Movement' skit
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): American rapper Cardi B apologised to the family of Martin Luther King Jr. after joking about his contributions to the civil rights movement.
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Saudi Arabia freezes new trade deals with Canada, recalls envoy
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Aug 6 (ANI): Saudi Arabia on Sunday recalled its ambassador in Canada and froze all new trade and investment deals with the country after the Canadian foreign ministry called on Riyadh to free jailed civil rights activists.
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NY: PTM members hold protests against Pak Army
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], June 11 (ANI): An anti-Pakistan protest was staged by the Civil rights group Pashtun Tahafuz Movement(PTM) members against the recent firing by Pakistani Army on a rally of Pashtun activists in South Waziristan.
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Civil rights attorney Lewis Myers Jr. passes away
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [United States], May 27 (ANI): Civil rights attorney Lewis Myers Jr., who worked on a key lawsuit against racial discrimination in Mississippi's higher education system, passed away on Saturday.
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Oprah Winfrey visits grave of woman honoured in Golden Globes tribute
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): Former TV host Oprah Winfrey paid homage to civil rights icon Recy Taylor- the woman she spoke about in her Golden Globes speech earlier this month.
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'Aadhaar may cause death of citizens' civil rights'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 17 (ANI): Aadhaar Card may cause the death of citizens' civil rights, senior lawyer Shyam Divan said before five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday.
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