Activists
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Bangladesh's Shahbag movement still on, claim leaders, activists
World | May 22, 2013, 12:50 PM ISTDhaka, May 22: Directed at channeling the "patriotic spirit" of youngsters in Bangladesh to create a "secular youth force", the Shahbag movement, that peaked in February and March with tens of thousands of protesters and
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Omar, activists back all-girls Kashmiri rock band
Bollywood | Feb 03, 2013, 11:48 AM ISTSrinagar, Feb 2: Activists, filmmakers and others today came out in support of Kashmir's first all-girls rock band, which is facing online threats and abuses, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordering a police probe and
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Activists slam Delhi Police response in gangrape case
India | Jan 05, 2013, 06:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 5: Delhi Police was at the receiving end yet again today with activists slamming it for allegedly bickering over jurisdiction when the 23-year-old gangrape victim and her male friend were fighting for
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Gangrape protests: Left activists to march from Nizamuddin to India Gate today
India | Dec 27, 2012, 09:14 AM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 27: Several left organisations have planned to march from Nizamuddin Sabz Burj to India Gate on Thursday to demand removal of Delhi Police Commissioner in the wake of nationwide protests against gangrape
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Activists slam PM's remarks on RTI Act
India | Oct 13, 2012, 09:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 13: Social activists, led by National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy, today slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's observations on RTI Act alleging it signals support from the “highest quarters” to those
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Four suspected IM activists held in 2010 stadium blast case
India | Aug 30, 2012, 11:49 AM ISTHubli (Kar) Aug 30 : Four suspected Indian Mujahideen activists involved in the 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium blast case were picked up here today for questioning, police said.Fifteen people were injured when two bombs exploded at
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Patch up bid by Team Anna, to join Ramdev protest on Aug 9
India | Jun 04, 2012, 09:05 PM ISTNoida, Jun 4: Playing down reports of differences with Ramdev, Team Anna today announced that the activists will participate in the August 9 protest by the yoga guru who has also been invited to join
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SIT Opposes Handing Over Riots Probe Report To Activists
India | Feb 13, 2012, 09:08 PM ISTAhmedabad, Feb 13: The SIT today opposed sharing with activists its final report on the probe into allegations of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's involvement in 2002 riots, as a court reserved till Wednesday its
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Shiv Sena Activists Vandalize Times Of India Reception In Mumbai
India | Jan 28, 2012, 10:22 PM ISTMumbai, Jan 28: Apparently irked by a report in Marathi daily Maharashtra Times which speculated that a sitting Shiv Sena MP was on his way to NCP, alleged Sena workers on Saturday vandalised the reception
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Syrian Troops Shell Central City, Say Activists
World | Jan 25, 2012, 07:11 PM ISTBeirut, Jan 25: Government forces stormed restive districts of a central Syrian city on Wednesday, firing mortars and deploying snipers in an assault that killed at least one person, activists said.The assault began Tuesday night,
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11 Syria Troops Killed In Clashes With Deserters : Activists
World | Jan 08, 2012, 04:08 PM ISTNicosia, Jan 8: Heavy clashes broke out before dawn today between the Syrian army and deserters, leaving 11 of its soldiers dead, human rights activists said. Another 20 soldiers were wounded in the fighting in
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Activists : Syrian Defectors Kill 27 Soldiers
World | Dec 15, 2011, 04:16 PM ISTBeirut, Dec 15: Syrian army defectors killed at least 27 soldiers and security forces today in clashes in the southern province of Daraa, activists said, as the unrest in Syria grows more violent and spirals
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At Least 33 Killed In Syria Violence : Activists
World | Nov 25, 2011, 08:54 AM ISTNicosia, Nov 24: Eighteen members of Syria's security forces and two deserters were killed in clashes today, mainly in the flashpoint province of Homs, where at least 13 civilians also died, activists said.“Eleven soldiers and
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21 Killed Across Syria, Activists Say
World | Nov 10, 2011, 09:53 PM ISTBeirut, Nov 10: Syrian security forces raided homes and clashes erupted between soldiers and army defectors Thursday, killing at least 21 people across the country, including an 8-year-old girl and six soldiers, activists said.In some
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Sri Ram Sene Activists Attack Anna Supporters
India | Oct 13, 2011, 08:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 13: A group of activists belonging to right wing group Sri Ram Sene today attacked members of Team Anna Hazare who had gathered outside Patiala court complex here to support lawyer Prashant
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Dalit Writers Slam Anna's Movement As Manuwadi
India | Aug 20, 2011, 08:03 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 20: Several prominent Dalit activists, intellectuals as well as those writing regularly on dalit issues have severely castigated anna Hazare's movement, reports Times of India. They say it is casteist in nature
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Congress Activists Stage Protests Against Delhi Toll Tax
India | May 17, 2011, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 17: It was Congress' turn to pay back the BJP in the same coin on Tuesday.While BJP activists had created traffic snarls at 14 places on Monday while staging protests against petrol
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BJP Activists Attack Mirwaiz In Delhi
India | Nov 30, 2010, 08:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 30: The youth wing of BJP today attacked Kashmiri separatist Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq's car when he was entering Foreign Correspondent's club here to attend a seminar. As the news about