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- 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…
- Telangana
Activist slams Telangana govt for losing CIPET training center
Hyderabad: City-based Right to Information (RTI) activist Robin Zaccheus on Thursday slammed the ruling TRS government for losing the chance to set up a Central Institute of Petrochemical Engineer and Technology (CIPET)…
- Middle East
Protests in Iran: Arrest of Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter
Tehran: Iranian security forces have arrested the daughter of former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on charges of inciting riots, following protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Faezeh Hashemi was…
- 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…
- Photos
Protest against Teesta Setalvad arrest
New Delhi: People hold placards during a protest against the arrest of social activist & journalist Teesta Setalvad and former Director-General of Police of Gujarat R.B. Sreekumar, in New Delhi, Monday, June…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Activist who threatened of hunger strike against Nupur Sharma arrested
Hyderabad: The south zone police on Wednesday morning arrested Mir Ahmed Ali, a city-based social activist who began an indefinite hunger strike at his residence in the Falaknuma area. A team of…
- Pakistan
PoK activist slams Imran Khan for labelling dissenters as traitors
Islamabad: Activist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Shabir Choudhry, said that former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan labels everyone who raises a voice against atrocities as a traitor. The PoK activist stressed that…
- Hyderabad
Activist demands action against use of window tints by non-VIPs
Hyderabad: A city-based activist asserted in a petition to city officials that the use of tinted windows by the families of MLAs, MPs, corporators and other self-proclaimed VIPs is against the law.…
