Protests
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No foreign hand behind Maoists says Baba Ramdev
India | Jul 12, 2012, 08:52 PM 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 | Jul 12, 2012, 04:52 PM 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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Indefinite fast by tribals on Meghalaya-Assam border
India | Jul 12, 2012, 02:16 PM ISTShillong, Jul12: Tribal activists on an indefinite fast since June 29 at the Meghalaya-Assam border for an early settlement to the boundary problem between the two states, today demanded a joint assurance from both states.The
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Work in courts affected by lawyers' stir
India | Jul 11, 2012, 09:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 11 : The judicial proceedings in various courts across the country was paralyzed today as the lawyers, responding to the Bar Council of India's call to protest against the government's Higher Education
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Delhi Police's U-turn, give permission to Team Anna for fast at Jantar Mantar
India | Jul 07, 2012, 09:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 7: Two days after refusing the nod for its protest at Jantar Mantar here, Delhi Police today granted permission to Team Anna to hold its indefinite fast from July 25 at the
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UN envoy Annan says Syria efforts failing
World | Jul 07, 2012, 08:06 PM ISTBeirut, Jul 7: Special U.N. envoy Kofi Annan acknowledged in an interview published Saturday that the international community's efforts to find a political solution to the escalating violence in Syria have failed.Annan told the French
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Police officer injured in clash with protesters in Jammu n Kashmir
India | Jul 07, 2012, 06:01 PM ISTSrinagar, Jul 7: A police officer was injured in a clash with a group of protesters who had blocked Srinagar-Baramulla highway near here to demand airlifting of the body of a local man who died
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Al-Jazeera shows Twitter account hacked
World | Jul 05, 2012, 10:47 PM ISTLondon, Jul 5: The Twitter account of Al-Jazeera's English-language social media show has been hacked by supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad.Hackers hijacked the Twitter account of “The Stream,” a program aimed at tapping into
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'India Against Corruption' to hold protests from July 25
India | Jul 02, 2012, 08:47 PM ISTMumbai, Jul 2: As part of Team Anna's demand for an independent probe into the corruption allegations against 15 Union ministers, NGO India Against Corruption today announced that its activists will stage protests from July
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Three more AI pilots on hunger strike hospitalized
India | Jun 30, 2012, 07:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 30 :Three Air India pilots were hospitalized today after their condition worsened for being on a protest fast for the past seven days even as there were no signs of a resolution
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DMK to hold protests against petrol price hike
National | May 25, 2012, 05:21 PM ISTChennai, May 25: Joining the chorus against the steepest ever hike in petrol price, key UPA partner DMK today announced a state-wide agitation on May 30, demanding a substantial reduction in the increase.The unprecedented increase
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Protests At Delhi Govt School After 300 Out Of 320 Class XI Girl Students Fail Exam
India | Apr 03, 2012, 10:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 2: Students of Sarvoday Girls Higher Secondary School in Palam, south-west Delhi, today staged a noisy protest in the school premises after it was found that their teachers had failed 300 out
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Former President Gorbachev Urges Putin To Step Down After Protests
World | Dec 25, 2011, 08:38 AM ISTMoscow, Dec 25: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who resigned as president 20 years ago on Sunday, urged Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to follow his example and and give up power peacefully.“I would advise
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Police Clear Occupy Encampment In San Francisco
World | Dec 08, 2011, 07:48 AM ISTSan Francisco, Dec 8: Police gave protesters at San Francisco's Occupy encampment five minutes to gather belongings before taking down about 100 tents and arresting at least 85 people as officers dismantled the camp in
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Protests, Arrests In Moscow As Putin Loses Sheen
World | Dec 06, 2011, 09:49 PM ISTMoscow, Dec 6: Putting up a brave front after being hit by a poll debacle, allegations of ballot rigging and massive demonstrations denouncing his leadership, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today said the election losses
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23 Civilians Killed In Syria : Rights Group
World | Nov 28, 2011, 08:20 AM ISTNicosia, Nov 28: Syrian forces killed at least 23 civilians on Sunday, seven of them in the flashpoint region of Homs that has been under siege for several weeks in an operation to crush dissent,
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Egypt Cabinet Resigns : Spokesman
World | Nov 22, 2011, 02:03 PM ISTCairo, Nov 22: Egypt's cabinet said on Monday it had resigned, as clashes raged for a third day in Cairo's Tahrir Square, pitting police and soldiers against protesters demanding democratic change.“The government of Prime Minister
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Anti-Wall Street Protests Rock US, Greece, Italy
World | Nov 18, 2011, 07:04 PM ISTNew York/Athens/Rome, Nov 18: Thousands of protesters across US, Greece and Italy flooded streets, squares, bridges and banks on Thursday, snarling traffic and often clashing with the police in a show of support for the
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Greek Protests Against Austerity Turns Violent
World | Oct 19, 2011, 11:30 PM ISTAthens, Oct 19: Furious protesters hurled homemade firebombs, rocks and garbage at police in Athens on Wednesday, as Greek lawmakers prepared to vote on a new batch of budget cuts necessary to stave off a
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Cars Set On Fire In Rome, Worldwide Protests Against Capitalism
World | Oct 16, 2011, 08:26 PM ISTNew York/London/Paris/Hong Kong, Oct 16: Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at more than 950 demonstrations in more than 80 countries as protesters marked four weeks since the rallies against the global financial system began.Violence