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Sri Lanka: 3 injured in shootout amid political turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Dematagoda [Sri Lanka], Oct 28 (ANI): As many as three people were injured here in a shooting incident on Sunday after a group of protestors blocked former Sri Lankan Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga's route as he arrived at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)
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Shah’s speech shows real hand behind Sabarimala violence: CPI(M)
Updated : 7 years, 5 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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Amid political tension, US urges Sri Lankan parties to follow Constitution
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Oct 27 (ANI): The United States on Friday called on all Sri Lankan political parties to "act in accordance with their constitution" and "refrain from violence," in the wake of political turmoil in the country caused following the removal of its Prime Minister by the P
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Sabarimala violence: Around 2000 people arrested, cases registered against
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Oct 26 (ANI): The Kerala Police have arrested a total of 2,061 people so far, while cases have been registered against another 452 for protesting against the entry of women aged between 10-50 years into the Sabarimala Temple.
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Bhima Koregaon case: Court rejects bail pleas of 3 activists
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 26 (ANI): The Pune Sessions Court on Friday rejected bail plea of Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj--three of the five activists arrested in the Bhima Koregaon violence case.
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Sabarimala violence: Kerala police issues lookout notice for 210
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Oct 25 (ANI): The Kerala Police on Wednesday issued a lookout notice for 210 people who are suspected to be involved in instigating violence, manhandling journalists and devotees at Nilakkal, Pamba and Sabarimala last week over the entry of women in Sabarimala
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Bhima Koregaon: Court to hear bail application of 3 activists on Oct 26
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): The Pune Sessions Court will pronounce the verdict on bail applications of Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Sudha Bharadwaj, three of the five activists arrested on August 28 in the Bhima Koregaon violence case, on October 26.
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Afghanistan: Roadside bomb kills 11
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Jalalabad [Afghanistan], Oct 21 (ANI): Election-related violence in Afghanistan showed no signs of abating as at least 11 people, including six children were killed in a roadside explosion in eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, as parliamentary polls in 14 out of 34 provinces is underway.
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Sabarimala is South's Ayodhya: VHP
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Responding to the comparison drawn by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury between the violence in Sabarimala and the uproar witnessed during the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) sp
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Yechury blames RSS for Sabarimala temple violence
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): Blaming the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) behind the Sabarimala Temple protests, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday said similar kind of violence was witnessed during the Babri Masjid demo
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Sanctity of Sabarimala temple should be preserved: Devotees
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], Oct 19 (ANI): A day after protests and violence against the entry of women of menstruating age at the Sabarimala temple was witnessed, devotees visiting the shrine reiterated that the sanctity of the temple and Lord Ayyappa "must be preserved at any cost".
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Pak ISI, Army have hijacked hopes of people: Ex-Afghan intelligence chief
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Former National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief Amrullah Saleh stated that Pakistan's intelligence services and army have "hijacked the hopes of the people" of both Afghanistan and Pakistan by supporting terrorist organisation Taliban and influencing t
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