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  Indefinite fast by tribals on Meghalaya-Assam border

  India | July 12, 2012 14:16 IST

  Shillong, 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 | July 11, 2012 21:11 IST

  New 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 | July 07, 2012 21:31 IST

  New 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 | July 07, 2012 20:06 IST

  Beirut, 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 | July 07, 2012 18:01 IST

   Srinagar, 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 | July 05, 2012 22:47 IST

  London, 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 | July 02, 2012 20:47 IST

  Mumbai, 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 | June 30, 2012 19:40 IST

  New 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 17:21 IST

  Chennai, 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 | April 03, 2012 22:18 IST

  New 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 | December 25, 2011 8:38 IST

  Moscow, 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 | December 08, 2011 7:48 IST

  San 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 | December 06, 2011 21:49 IST

  Moscow, 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 | November 28, 2011 8:20 IST

  Nicosia, 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 | November 22, 2011 14:03 IST

  Cairo, 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 | November 18, 2011 19:04 IST

  New 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 | October 19, 2011 23:30 IST

  Athens, 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 | October 16, 2011 20:26 IST

  New 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

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  Clashes, Defiance In US Anti-Corruption Protests

  World | October 15, 2011 7:43 IST

  New York, Oct 15: Americans protesting corporate greed and inequality faced down authorities in parks and plazas across the country ahead of what organizers describe as 24 hours of public action planned Saturday in cities

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  Protests Rise Over Koodankulam; Scientists' Entry Prevented

  India | October 13, 2011 22:11 IST

  Tirunelveli (TN), Oct 13: Stepping up their protest against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, agitators today staged a roadblock in front of the plant site, preventing entry of scientists and workers into the complex.The protest