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Pulling down Jameela Nishat’s interview, apologise: Activists to TV channel
Hyderabad: Activists from Hyderabad on Wednesday expressed strong condemnation of Jameela Nishat, also an activist, over statements she made about exploitation of girls, during an interview with a prominent news network. Nishat’s…
- Middle East
Saudi activist sentenced to 11 years for supporting women’s rights
Riyadh: A Saudi women’s rights activist was sentenced to 11 years in prison because of her “choice of clothing and support for women’s rights,” two rights groups said, urging the kingdom to…
- India
Congress distances itself from youth activists’ cow dung water protest
Thrissur: The Congress on Friday distanced itself from the Youth Congress-KSU workers’ attempt to sprinkle cow dung water on the stage used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a recent event in…
- India
SC order on same-sex marriage evokes mixed response from LGBTQ activists
Kolkata: The Supreme Court judgment on the legality of same-sex marriage elicited mixed responses from LGBTQ activists, with one section hailing parts of the Constitution Bench’s order, while others expressing dissatisfaction as…
- India
US says it supports Canada’s probe of Khalistan activist’s murder
Washington: The United States doubled down on its support for Canada in its ongoing diplomatic row with India, saying on Wednesday that “we support Canada’s ongoing law enforcement efforts” and that it…
- India
Women’s quota bill needs provision to encourage those from non-political background: Activists
New Delhi: Cautioning against any quota for women in Parliament and assemblies becoming a token exercise, rights activists on Tuesday said there should be provisions to encourage those from non-political background to…
- India
Teesta Setalvad honoured with empty chair for advocating free speech
Prominent human rights activist and writer Teesta Setalvad was honoured with an ’empty chair’ at the 55th International Writers for Peace Meeting in the Slovenian town of Bled. Speaking to The Telegraph,…
- India
Hindu Mahasabha ‘purifies’ Trimbakeshwar Temple after ‘trespass’
Nashik: As a political brawl erupted over the alleged trespass of the famed Trimbakeshwar Temple by some Muslims on May 13, a group of Hindu Mahasabha activists ‘purified’ the entrance to the…
- India
A few retd judges, some activists want judiciary to play role of Opposition: Rijiju
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday claimed that a few retired judges and some activists who are “part of the anti-India gang” are trying to make the Indian judiciary play…
- Mumbai
‘Bharat Mata not widow’: Activist refuses to speak to journalist for not wearing bindi
Maharashtra activist Sambhaji Bhide on Wednesday refused to speak to a female journalist as she had not put a ‘bindi’ on her forehead. The incident caught on camera, took place after he…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Self-proclaimed activist triggers row with ‘sar tan se juda’ slogan
Hyderabad: Self-proclaimed social and civil rights activist, Syed Abdahu Kashaf, has triggered a row after he raised controversial ‘Sar tan se juda’ slogan while leading a protest against BJP MLA Raja Singh…
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