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EC requests Mizoram govt to ensure peaceful polls
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Aizwal (Mizoram) [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Amid protests in Mizoram demanding the removal of the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) SB Shashank, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has urged the Mizoram government to take all possible measures required to ensure peaceful polls in the state
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Asiya Bibi verdict protests: Pak CJ seeks report on vandalism
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 7 (ANI): Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar on Tuesday sought a report from the central and federal governments over the damage caused to public and private property by the demonstrators during the nationwide protests against the verdict in the Asiya Bibi case la
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Rafale deal: Congress protests outside Reliance office in Mumbai
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 6 (ANI): The Congress party, under the leadership of Sanjay Nirupam, protested against the controversial Rafale deal outside the Reliance office here on the eve of Diwali on Tuesday.
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Pak: Twitter suspends TLP chief Khadim Rizvi's account
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 5 (ANI): Twitter on Sunday suspended the account of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Rizvi, following a request by the Imran Khan-led government to take action against his tweets inciting violence during the protests against the verdict of Asiya Bibi ca
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Asiya Bibi verdict protests: TLP chief, senior leader booked for rioting
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Nov 4 (ANI): Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Rizvi and senior party leader Afzal Qadri were among the 500 people booked on Saturday for rioting and disrupting normal life in various parts of Lahore.
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1984 riots: SAD protests, demand justice
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday led a protest march in the national capital demanding justice for those who were killed in 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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History books row: SGPC stages protests, demands apology from Punjab CM
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Nov 3 (ANI): Protesting against the alleged denigration of Guru Sahiban in the history books of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday sought an apology from Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder
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'Shameful day for Pakistan', says Bakhtawar Bhutto
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 3 (ANI): Few hours after the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government reached an agreement on placing Asiya Bibi's name on the Exit Control List (ECL), Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, the sister of Pakistan People's
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Sabarimala row: BJP shutdown in Kerala over alleged police atrocity
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) (India), Nov 2 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a 12-hour shutdown on Friday in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala alleging police of atrocities on Sabarimala devotees.
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No drinking water, no vote: Villagers caution in poll-bound MP
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): As the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh are inching closer, residents in Damoh's Jabera are staging protests over the lack of clean drinking water in the village.
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Protests erupt across Pakistan post Asiya Bibi's acquittal
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 31 (ANI): Soon after the Supreme Court of Pakistan acquitted Asiya Bibi in the blasphemy case against her, scores of people took to streets and launched massive protests opposing the verdict.
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Shah’s speech shows real hand behind Sabarimala violence: CPI(M)
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 28 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Sunday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's speech challenging the Supreme Court order on the entry of women in the Sabarimala Temple exposed the reasons behind the violent protests.
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