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Israel: Protests in Jerusalem ahead of final Knesset votes on judicial ‘Re
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Many of the protesters marched the 40 miles from Tel Aviv, with others joining along the way. The protesters pitched tents at Gan Sacher Park near the Knesset, Supreme Court and other government institutions.
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Atrocities against women: Protests, counter-protests planned by BJP, INDIA
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a protest in front of the Gandhi statue at the Parliament premises over atrocities against women in Rajasthan and West Bengal as well as other states.
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West Bengal: Jain community members protest outside German Consulate deman
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"We have requested the PMO and the External Affairs Ministry to take immediate action. No girl should be deprived of her mother's love. Ariha needs her mother, culture and her environment. We want Ariha to grow up in the Jain community," said a protestor named Vikram Bora.
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"Atrocities on women are at their peak in West Bengal": BJP WB chief Sukan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid protests and the political fallout of two viral videos — one from trouble-torn Manipur and another from Malda district in West Bengal on which state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Sukanta Majumdar said on Saturday that atrocities on women are at their peak in the state.
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BJP IT Cell comparing Manipur video to Malda condemnable: CPI(M) leader Br
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid protests and the political fallout of two viral videos — one from trouble-torn Manipur and another from Malda district in West Bengal — Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Saturday said the two incidents shoudn't be compared as atrocities on women in
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Netanyahu attempts to head off strikes in protest over judicial reforms
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The reform plan has met with months of massive demonstrations against it that have seen major highways and city streets blocked to traffic. Many IDF reservists have also been threatening to refuse to perform military service should it pass and this week even saw a general strike carried out
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“My job to bring peace…" Manipur CM Biren Singh evades question on his res
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid renewed calls for his resignation and the ruckus in Parliament over a viral video Manipur, purportedly showing two women being paraded in the nude, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday evaded a question on the demand for him to step down, saying his job was to restore peace to the
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Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha face adjournments, opposition insists on PM stateme
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The two Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day on Thurdsay following adjournments and opposition protests over their demand for discussion on Manipur violence by suspending other business of the day and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Iraq expels Swedish envoy following Quran desecration in Stockholm
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador following massive protests in Baghdad by angry Iraq protesters over the burning of the Quran in Sweden, reported Al Jazeera.
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Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid opposition protests on Manipur situa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12 noon on Friday following protests by opposition MPs over their demand for a discussion on the situation in Manipur by suspending other business of the day.
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Pakistan: Protests held against frequent power outages in Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Awami Action Committee (AAC) held protest demonstrations in Skardu town of Gilgit-Baltistan as power outages have become a regular affair in the region.
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Women makeup artists hold protests in Kabul against Taliban's ban on beaut
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The protesters said that thousands of women would lose their jobs if the decision remains.
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