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SC to continue hearing plea against Teesta Setalvad, others today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday will continue to hear the case involving social activist Teesta Setalvad, who is accused of misappropriation of funds which was meant for rehabilitation of Gujarat riot victims.
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SC to hear pleas of Teesta Setalvad, others today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today take up pleas filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her two controversial NGOs, challenging the freezing of their accounts by the Ahmedabad Police.
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Guna child marriage: Women activists call on Maneka Gandhi to safeguard ch
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 15 (ANI): Strongly condemning the incident where a Panchayat in Madhya Pradesh's Guna passed a diktat of marrying a five-year-old girl off to an eight-year-old boy, social activist Brinda Adige on Saturday called on the Union Cabinet Minister for Wom
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Physical education book row: Social activists hold writer responsible
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal)/New Delhi [India], Apr.14 (ANI): The social activists on Friday demanded that the writer of a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) book should be held guilty for telling the students the 'ideal figure' of women.
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I was right to not join AAP, says Anna Hazare
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India] Apr. 8 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare yet again slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the Shunglu Committee Report that has accused the state government of 'gross misuse of power'.
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Nashik rape case: Social activists demand action against accused police co
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April. 5 (ANI): Condemning the rape of a 15-year-old girl by a police constable in Maharashtra's Nashik, social activists on Tuesday demanded for the immediate suspension of the accused while stating that such people can commit crime again, if left free.
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Incidents of foreign tourists' being raped sends wrong image of India
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April.4 (ANI): Condemning the recent German tourist rape in Tamil Nadu's Mahabalipuram, social activist on Tuesday asserted that this should be stopped immediately as such types of incidents put India in a negative image on the global platform.
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'State governments lack determination to ban liquor': Social act
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): Harman Sidhu, who runs the NGO Arrive Safe, today alleged that state governments lack the determination to ban liquor on the highways.
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Cops defended some VIPs in Ayeesha Meera case: Brinda Adige
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): Social activist Brinda Adige on Sunday alleged that the cops put innocent Satyam Babu behind bars in the Ayesha Meera rape and murder case to defend some VIPs.
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Anna Hazare to launch protest demanding Lokpal implementation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) [India], Mar. 29 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday announced his decision to launch an agitation demanding implementation of the Lokpal.
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Ballot paper is time consuming, outdated: Anna Hazare on EVM row
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) [India] Mar. 15 (ANI): Slamming Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's for putting the onus on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday told ANI that the use of ballot paper is time consuming and outdated.
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Those charged with heinous crime shouldn't contest polls: Neelam Kata
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 5 (ANI): With the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Ayodhya seat, Bazmi Siddiqui, booked for gang rape, social activist Neelam Katara on Sunday said those charged with heinous crime should have the moral responsibility not to contest the elections.
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