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WhatsApp denies blocking Iranian contacts after services disrupted amid pr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 23 (ANI): After Iran restricted the use of social media amid the ongoing protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, WhatsApp on Friday said that it has not blocked Iranian contacts and is working to ensure that Iranian friends stay connected.
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US journalist denied interview with Iran President for not wearing hijab
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday cancelled the scheduled interview with the US journalist as she refused to wear a hijab for the interaction.
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Iran: UN experts demand accountability for Mahsa Amini's death
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): UN experts on Thursday strongly condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after her arrest for allegedly failing to comply with Iran's strict rules on women's dress by wearing an "improper hijab".
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Protests in Iran intensify over death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 22 (ANI): The ongoing protests in Iran intensified on Wednesday as demonstrators hurled stones over security forces following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini days after detention by Iran's morality police, a US-based media report said.
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Registered 535 cases for damage to public, private properties during anti-
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it had registered 535 cases and initiated legal action against the people involved in causing damage to public and private properties during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment
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Protests outside Hindu temple in UK's Smethwick
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], September 21 (ANI): A mob staged a violent demonstration outside the Durga Bhawan temple in United Kingdom's Smethwick on Tuesday triggering fears of clashes that erupted in the country's eastern city of Leicester over the past weeks following an India-Pakistan cricket match.
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Protests erupt after student dies by suicide at private university in Punj
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab) [India], September 21 (ANI): A first-year student studying at a private university in Punjab's Jalandhar has died by suicide, said the Punjab Police on Wednesday.
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Three killed in Iran protest over death of Mahsa Amini
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 21 (ANI): A slew of protests erupted in Iran on Tuesday where three people have been killed during the unrest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, following her detention by the country's morality police, a media report said.
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Pak: Tribesmen hold protests against atrocities of Khyber police, block ro
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): Angry locals of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan blocked roads for several hours on Sunday to protest against rising atrocities by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police.
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Naga peace talks between Centre, NSCN-IM to resume in Delhi today
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): Peace talks between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) will resume later on Tuesday based on the Framework Agreement signed on August 3, 2015.
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Rajasthan BJP MLA gets cow to assembly, bovine runs away within minutes
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 20 (ANI): In an unusual incident, Pushkar BJP MLA Suresh Rawat reached the Rajasthan Assembly along with a cow on Monday.
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Pak: Residents hold protests against surging cases of terrorism in Swat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], September 19 (ANI): Amid surging cases of terrorism in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, hundreds of protestors gathered to condemn the recent terror incidents and demanded action to stop the resurgence of terrorists in the valley
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