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CBSE paper leak: Students stage protests in Delhi
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 31 (ANI): The national capital witnessed multiple protests on Saturday in connection with the CBSE and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) board paper leaks.
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Stephon Clark shot eight times in his back
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 31 (ANI): Stephon Clark, an American black man who was shot dead last week after two law enforcement officers misunderstood him as an accused of breaking car windows in California, was shot eight times in his back, according to an independent autopsy.
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15 Palestinians killed in Gaza protests
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gaza Strip [Palestine Authority], Mar 31 (ANI): At least 15 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,400 others have been wounded in confrontations with the Israeli forces as scores of them marched towards the fence that separates Gaza from Israel at the start of a six-week protest.
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CBSE paper leak: Section 144 imposed outside Javadekar's residence
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): In light of the ongoing protests against the leak of Class X and XII question papers, Section 144, which prohibits the gathering of a group of people with the mutual intent of deliberate disturbance of the peace, has been imposed outside Union Human Resource
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Students stage protests against CBSE's re-examination decision
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): A group of students staged a protest against the CBSE question paper leaks at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Thursday, demanding either a re-examination of all subjects or none at all.
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Special status: TDP MP protests in Narad Muni's garb
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): As the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) stays adamant on its demand for 'Special category Status' to Andhra Pradesh, one of its MPs, Naramalli Sivaprasad took to a unique way of protesting by dressing up as the Vedic sage, Narad Muni on Tuesday.
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Thousands march against gun violence in Washington D.C.
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): Thousands of people flooded the Pennsylvania Avenue in the American capital for the "March for Our Lives" on March 24 to support tougher gun controls, in the wake of last month's shooting at a Florida school, which claimed 17 lives.
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Trump orders Justice Dept. to ban bump stocks
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue a new rule banning the use of bump stocks.
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Martin Vizcarra sworn in as Peru's new president, vows to fight graft
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Lima [Peru], Mar 24 (ANI): Peruvian regional governor Martin Vizcarra was on Friday sworn in as the country's new president, after his predecessor Pedro Pablo Kuczynski abruptly resigned on Wednesday over a corruption scandal.
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Family of Indian killed in Iraq calls for peaceful protest
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Gurpinder Kaur, sister of Manjinder Singh, who was among the 39 Indians killed in Iraq, refused to stage violent protests against the government, instead opting to 'sit peacefully'.
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Dressed as a cattle herder, TDP MP protests outside Parl.
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Naramalli Sivaprasad on Friday sported the look of cattle herder to protest against the denial of special category status to Andhra Pradesh, at the Parliament premises.
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Vijay Goel requests Opposition leaders to call off protests in Parliament
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI):Union Minister Vijay Goel on Thursday met Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and AIADMK's V. Maitreyan, at their residence in Delhi, to persuade them to call off their protests and to break the logjam in the Parliament.
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