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As Sabarimala temple opens today, protestors guard gates
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): With Sabarimala Temple set to open to the public for the first time since the Supreme Court allowed women of all ages to enter and offer prayers to the deity Lord Ayyappa, Social activist Rahul Easwar on Wednesday said that the believers of
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Bhima Koregaon: Maha govt. moves SC against Navlakha's release
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Maharashtra government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the release of social activist Gautam Navlakha, who was under house arrest for his alleged involvement in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case.
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Anna Hazare postpones hunger strike
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare who was scheduled to go on hunger-strike from today postponed the agitation after talks with Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan.
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Reham Khan spills beans on 'abduction' of Sindhis
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sep 12 (ANI): Reham Khan, the ex-wife of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, has revealed that the Pakistan government has been orchestrating forced abductions of the Sindhi social activist and nationalists.
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Case filed against Girish Karnad for carrying 'Urban Naxal' placard
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Sep 8 (ANI): An advocate practising in Bangalore High Court on Saturday filed a complaint against social activist and writer Girish Karnad for carrying a placard inscribed with 'Me Too Urban Naxal' on September 5 at a programme to mark the first death anniversa
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Yechury slams govt in farmers' rally
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 5 (ANI): Scores of social activists, farmers and workers flocked the capital on Wednesday to take out a protest march against the Narendra Modi-led government with a slew of demands ranging from loan waiver, a minimum wage of Rs 18,000 a month and remunerative prices f
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Kathua rape: Petition filed seeking urgent hearing against torture on soci
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 07 (ANI): A habeas corpus petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing against the alleged torture meted out to social activist Talib Hussain by Jammu and Kashmir police, in connection with the alleged Kathua rape and murder case.
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B'deshi photographer Shahidul Alam detained over posts on Dhaka protests
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Aug 6 (ANI): Prominent Bangladeshi photographer and social activist Shahidul Alam was detained by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Branch over his Facebook posts on the ongoing student protests.
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Anna Hazare to go on hunger strike to protest against delay in appointing
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) [India], July 30 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare will launch a protest against the Union Government from October 2 over the delay in the implementation of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act.
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Swami Agnivesh sponsored attack on himself: Jharkhand Minister
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 19 (ANI): Jharkhand Urban Development Minister CP Singh on Wednesday said that self-proclaimed spiritual leader and social activist Swami Agnivesh sponsored the attack on himself.
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Mob refused to listen to my appeal: Swami Agnivesh
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Self-proclaimed spiritual leader and social activist Swami Agnivesh said his appeals to the mob that attacked him in Jharkhand's Pakur district on Tuesday went unheard.
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Didn't receive official report: Rijiju on Swami Agnivesh attack
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that the central government is yet to receive an official report on the alleged attack on self-proclaimed spiritual leader and social activist Swami Agnivesh in Jharkhand's Pakur distric
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