Yoko Ono to give peace award to Pussy Riot
September 21st, 2012 - 7:55 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Yoko Ono, widow of Beatles star John Lennon, will give a peace prize in the couple's name to Russian female punk band Pussy Riot, Amnesty ... Read more...
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Cross-chopping topless activist flees Ukraine
September 6th, 2012 - 5:47 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A member of Ukrainian feminist group Femen, who cut down a wooden crucifix while being topless in Kiev in support of Russian punk band Pussy ... Read more...
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Museum of erotic art attacked in Moscow
August 30th, 2012 - 6:34 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A group of conservative Christian activists have continued their spell of attacks on the Museum of Erotic Art in Moscow, the museum administration said.The activists, ... Read more...
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Pussy Riot appeals verdict
August 28th, 2012 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Defence lawyers for Russian all-female punk band Pussy Riot have appealed the court verdict under which three members of the band were jailed.Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, ... Read more...
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Two members of Pussy Riot flee Russia
August 27th, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two members of female punk group Pussy Riot have fled Russia, while 12 women are still in the country, the group said in its Twitter ... Read more...
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Moscow court acquits Kasparov
August 25th, 2012 - 8:17 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Moscow court acquitted Russian chess grandmaster and opposition activist Garry Kasparov, accused of violating peaceful gathering by raising slogans last week, during the trial ... Read more...
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Hackers attack website of court that jailed Pussy Riot
August 21st, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 21 (IANS) Computer hackers Tuesday attacked the website of a Moscow court that sentenced three members of the anti-Putin punk rock band Pussy Riot, RIA Novosti reported.The hackers ... Read more...
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Topless protester cuts down Cross in Ukraine
August 17th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Activists from the Ukrainian feminist group Femen cut down a wooden crucifix in the centre of the country's capital city of Kiev Friday, supporting members ... Read more...
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Singer Bjork joins Pussy Riot supporters
August 11th, 2012 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iceland's singer-songwriter Bjork has expressed her support for three jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot and suggested that they should be set ... Read more...
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Police still clueless about gurdwara shooter’s motive
August 8th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Oak Creek (Wisconsin), Aug 8 (IANS) Two days after a gunman shot dead six worshippers at a Wisconsin gurdwara, police were still clueless about what prompted the former soldier's rampage ... Read more...
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‘Sex Pistols’ graffiti being studied by archaeologists
November 21st, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archaeologists say they are studying the graffiti of the punk band Sex Pistols which is found in London. The scientists believe that studying the graffiti could be ... Read more...
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John Lydon - A Big Fan Of Lady Gaga!
January 29th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The latest addition in the fan list of Lady Gaga is none other than former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon. The 54 -year-old punk icon recently ... Read more...
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When ‘gay’ Boy George was rejected to be part of Hare Krishna movement
July 27th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 27 (ANI): Troubled pop star Boy George was left feeling "upset" after his plea to become a fully-fledged member of the Hare Krishna movement was declined because of his sexuality, ... Read more...
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Snake of Eden is all geared up to give their fans the real share of street rock n roll
April 27th, 2009 - 11:12 pm ICT by GD
Snake of Eden is a new glam / punk band. They are gradually becoming more and more popular with the masses with their own kind of music. In Snake of Eden, Matty ... Read more...
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Pete Doherty, Amy Winehouse not in NMEs 2008 Cool List
November 5th, 2008 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 5 (ANI): Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse have failed to make it to NME magazine''s 2008 Cool List.Doherty once topped the controversial rundown of 50 pop stars and the ... Read more...
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