Protests
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3 Tibetans die in self-immolation protests
World | Apr 25, 2013, 05:34 PM ISTBeijing, Apr 25: Two Buddhist monks and a Tibetan woman died after setting themselves on fire in southwestern China today as self-immolation protests against Chinese rule in the restive Himalayan region, resumed after a brief
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Protests near hospital as five-year-old battles for life
India | Apr 19, 2013, 02:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 19: Family, neighbours and activists of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Friday protested outside the hospital where a five-year-old girl, a victim of rape, was admitted in a serious condition.The girl was
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Teenage girl protests marriage, wants to study further
India | Apr 09, 2013, 02:03 PM ISTBundi, Apr 9: Standing up for her right to study, a 16-year-old girl approached the district collector here to complain that her step-mother was forcing her to marry even though she wants to complete studies.Kosheliya
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Protests in Colombo over attacks on Lankan monks in Tamil Nadu
World | Mar 19, 2013, 05:19 PM ISTColombo, Mar 19 : Sinhala Ravaya, a Sinhalese Buddhist pressure group, today staged a march to the Indian High Commission here to protest the repeated attacks against Buddhist monks in Tamil Nadu.Several dozens of monks
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Protests in Rajasthan as Pak PM visits Ajmer
India | Mar 09, 2013, 04:52 PM ISTJaipur, Mar 9: A group of protestors waived black flags and shouted slogans as External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid hosted a lunch for Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at Hotel Rambagh Palace here Saturday.Ashraf
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Keep up the pressure, Damini's friend appeals to protesters, Damini had said, culprits should be burnt alive
India | Jan 05, 2013, 10:10 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 5 : Speaking for the first time on television, Delhi gangrape victim's friend on Friday night appealed to protesters to keep up the pressure on the governent, saying that was the only
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Delhi police books Ramdev, V.K. Singh for fuelling gang-rape protests
India | Dec 24, 2012, 10:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 24 : Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and former army chief Gen. V.K. Singh were booked for inciting protesters even as police registered five cases over violent protests over the weekend against the
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Curfew reimposed in Manipur after protests
India | Dec 24, 2012, 06:17 PM ISTImphal, Dec 24 : Protests against the Naga militant outfit NSCN-IM, presently observing a ceasefire, continued in Manipur Monday, even as five policemen were suspended over the firing incident a day earlier at Thangmeiband Sinam
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From streets to Raisina Hill, call for justice grows for rape victim
India | Dec 21, 2012, 06:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 21: Seething with anger, hundreds of people Friday came out on the roads waving banners, shouting slogans and waving their fists in the air, demanding justice for the 23-year-old physiotherapist who was
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More protests in Egypt, as Mursi remained defiant
World | Dec 07, 2012, 04:41 PM ISTCairo, Dec 7 : Egypt braced for a new round of demonstrations after a defiant Islamist President Mohamed Mursi showed no signs of a compromise on his controversial decree which granted him sweeping powers and
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Protests over curbs on women at Mumbai's Haji Ali shrine
India | Nov 06, 2012, 06:22 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 6 : Mumbai's iconic and religious shrine Haji Ali Dargah has barred women from entering the sanctum sanctorum housing the tomb of the 15th century Sufi saint, a decision that has sparked condemnation.The
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Al-Qaida calls for attacks on US diplomats
World | Sep 18, 2012, 05:14 PM ISTCairo, Sep18: Al-Qaida's branch in North Africa on Tuesday called for attacks on US diplomats and an escalation of protests against an anti-Islam video that was produced in the United States and triggered a wave
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Protests erupt in Kashmir over anti-Islam video
National | Sep 18, 2012, 03:55 PM ISTSrinagar, Sep 18: Spontaneous protests erupted in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley Tuesday as a strike called against an anti-Islam video affected normal life with markets, educational institutions and commercial establishments shut
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Protests during Rahul's Amethi visit on Day 2
National | Sep 14, 2012, 07:14 PM ISTAmethi, Sept 14: Rahul Gandhi's Amethi visit was marred by protests for the second consecutive day even as the Congress general secretary today promised major changes in the organisational set up following shockingly dismal performace
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Anti-US protests in Srinagar
India | Sep 14, 2012, 05:48 PM ISTSrinagar, Sep 14: Dozens of Kashmiri protestors raised anti-US slogans against the controversial film "Innocence of Muslims" after Friday prayers at several places in Srinagar in the afternoon.Protests were held in Nowhatta, Maisuma, Hazratbal, Alamgiri
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Arvind Kejriwal detained and released again, Delhi Police lathicharge protesters
National | Sep 23, 2012, 05:07 PM ISTNew Delhi, August 26: Arvind Kejriwal was arrested and released soon after for the second time today.Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters took out a march from Jantar Mantar towards the residences of PM Manmohan Singh,
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Arvind Kejriwal detained and released again, Delhi Police lathicharge protesters
India | Aug 26, 2012, 03:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, August 26: Arvind Kejriwal was arrested and released soon after for the second time today.Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters took out a march from Jantar Mantar towards the residences of PM Manmohan Singh,
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Protests mar Eid celebrations in Srinagar, 3 cops injured
India | Aug 20, 2012, 02:17 PM ISTSrinagar, Aug 20 : Violent protests after congregational prayers today marred Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in the city as a mob set ablaze a police vehicle and beat up three policeman in Eidgah area.As soon as the
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Protests in US as Pussy Riot members are jailed in Russia
Hollywood | Aug 18, 2012, 03:01 PM ISTNew York/Washington, Aug 18 : Supporters of Russian punk band Pussy Riot protested in New York and Washington on Friday as a Moscow judge sentenced three of its members to two years in prison on
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Woman cop shifted from Rashtrapati Bhavan, protests
India | Jul 18, 2012, 10:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 18: Peeved at her being transfered from Rashtrapati Bhavan security, a woman Inspector today protested here and threatened to commit suicide. The incident took place near Boat Club near India Gate at