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Teenage girl protests marriage, wants to study further
India | April 09, 2013 14:03 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 | March 19, 2013 17:19 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 | March 09, 2013 16:52 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 | January 05, 2013 10:10 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 | December 24, 2012 22:38 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 | December 24, 2012 18:17 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 | December 21, 2012 18:16 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 | December 07, 2012 16:41 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 | November 06, 2012 18:22 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 | September 18, 2012 17:14 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 | September 18, 2012 15:55 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 | September 14, 2012 19:14 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 | September 14, 2012 17:48 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 | September 23, 2012 17:07 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 | August 26, 2012 15:35 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 | August 20, 2012 14:17 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 | August 18, 2012 15:01 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 | July 18, 2012 22:21 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
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No foreign hand behind Maoists says Baba Ramdev
India | July 12, 2012 20:52 ISTGuwahati, Jul 12: Yoga guru and anti-corruption activist Baba Ramdev today claimed that “there are no foreign hands” behind the massive rise of Maoist and ultra-left forces in the country.Talking to reporters here during his
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Sri Lankan journalists protest media suppression
World | July 12, 2012 16:52 ISTSri Lanka, Jul 12: Sri Lankan journalists, activists and opposition lawmakers have staged a protest, accusing the government of unleashing a new wave of media suppression and intimidation against dissenting journalists.Dozens of protesters gathered in
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