Pakistan summons top US diplomat over anti-Islam film
September 21st, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Pakistan Friday summoned the US charge d'affaires Richard Hoagland to the foreign ministry and lodged a strong protest with him over a blasphemous video posted on ... Read more...
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Kudankulam, villages tense after violent protest (Second Lead)
September 10th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) About eight villages near Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district are tense following a cane charge by police on hundreds of villagers, including women and children, who were ... Read more...
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Kudankulam reactor to be fuelled around Sep 11, protestors to intensify stir
September 7th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) The loading of 163 enriched uranium fuel bundles in the first unit of the two 1,000 MW Russian reactors at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will ... Read more...
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Engineering students vandalize vehicles in Gurgaon
September 6th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Sep 6 (IANS) Anguished over the death of a 19-year-old girl student due to alleged negligence, students at an engineering college here staged a violent protest Thursday in the ... Read more...
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4 killed, 14 hurt in Karachi suicide attack (Lead)
April 5th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) A suicide bomber targetted a senior police official in Pakistan's Karachi city Thursday but killed at least four people, including two policemen, while injuring 14 ... Read more...
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10 killed in Karachi violence after leader’s death (Lead)
March 27th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 27 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and over 50 vehicles torched as violence escalated in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Tuesday over the killing of a ... Read more...
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Australian PM rescued by riot police during protest
January 26th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott were trapped in a building Thursday in the capital Canberra during a violent protest and ... Read more...
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Pakistan mulls alternative energy plan
October 15th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Pakistan is considering alternative energy sources to mitigate the country's massive power crisis, Water and Power Minister Naveed Qamar has said.He said the draft alternative energy ... Read more...
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Rajasthan ex-royal threatens stir if assailants not arrested
September 6th, 2011 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
Bharatpur, Sep 5 (IANS) Former MP and erstwhile royal Vishwendra Singh Monday threatened a stir across Rajasthan if action was not taken against those responsible for firing on his supporters ... Read more...
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Rajasthan author questioned on proposed book ban
September 4th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Bharatpur (Rajasthan), Sep 4 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has issued notice to author Raghuraj Singh seeking his reply over the ban proposed on his controversial book "Bharatpur Rajvansh - Achhooti ... Read more...
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Anna protests: McCain lauds India’s democracy
August 18th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) US Senator John McCain Thursday brushed off the allegation by a Congress politician hinting at a US hand in stoking protests led by social activist ... Read more...
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US blames wrong reporting for tiff over Hazare
August 18th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) The United States blamed "some extremely inaccurate reporting out of India" for Indians taking umbrage over its stand on social activist Anna Hazare's protest and said ... Read more...
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What’s wrong with US remark on fast: Team Anna
August 13th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Responding to a US State Department official's call for "restraint" in dealing with Anna Hazare's proposed fast from Aug 16, Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan ... Read more...
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Congress terms US remarks on Anna fast ‘objectionable’
August 12th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) The Congress Friday termed as "objectionable" a US State Department spokesperson's call for "restraint" in handling of peaceful protests in the context of a ... Read more...
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Anna fast: US hopes for restraint, India says comment needless
August 12th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Washington, Aug 12 (IANS) Ahead of activist Anna Hazare's fast, the US said it counted on a democratic India to "exercise restraint" against peaceful protesters, eliciting a sharp reaction ... Read more...
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Civil society activists burn copies of Lokpal Bill
August 4th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 4 (IANS) Civil society activists burnt copies of the government's version of the anti-graft Lokpal Bill here after it was introduced in parliament Thursday."We are not focusing only ... Read more...
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How Kashmir managed its peace
June 26th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 26 (IANS) Peace finally appears descending on the Kashmir Valley with a huge rush of domestic and foreign visitors as officials claim that the Pakistan game plan of ... Read more...
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Assam peasant leader held for violent protests
June 24th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 24 (IANS) Peasants leader Akhil Gogoi was Friday arrested on charges of fomenting rioting in Assam's main city Guwahati that left three people dead and 50 injured.Gogoi was ... Read more...
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Mother of Greater Noida farmer leader threatens protest
May 28th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Gulaothi (Uttar Pradesh), May 28 (IANS) The elderly mother of farmer leader Manvir Teotia, sought by police after a violent protest against land takeover in Bhatta-Parsaul village in Uttar ... Read more...
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Samajwadi Party leader stopped from meeting jailed farmers
May 26th, 2011 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 26 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday stopped opposition Samajwadi Party leader Shiv Pal Yadav from meeting farmers jailed after a violent protest against land acquisition in Bhatta-Parsaul ... Read more...
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Protest over Yaseen Malik’s arrest turns violent in Jammu and Kashmir
April 29th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Apr 29(ANI): The arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Mohammad Yaseen Malik sparked a violent protest in Srinagar on Friday.Malik was detained on Thursday when he took to ... Read more...
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Maharashtra vows to implement Jaitapur nuclear project
April 19th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Vowing to go ahead with the controversial 9,900-MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Ratnagiri district, the Maharashtra government Tuesday ordered a probe into Monday's police firing ... Read more...
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Congress losing its cool over Jaitapur: Shiv Sena
April 19th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 19 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai on Tuesday criticized the Congress Party for losing its cool over the protest related to the construction of the 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear ... Read more...
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Protest over damage caused to Ambedkar statue
April 14th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) A statue of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar was found damaged on his birth anniversary Thursday in Rajkot city leading to a violent protest and an arson ... Read more...
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Anna Hazare wins Rabindranath Tagore peace award
April 8th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 8(ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare, who is on a fast-unto-death for a stronger anti-corruption Lokpal Bill, has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize ... Read more...
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US pastor who burned Koran considering putting Prophet Mohammed on trial
April 3rd, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 3 (ANI): Terry Jones, the Florida pastor, who oversaw the burning of a Koran last month after conducting a self-styled mock trial of the holy book, has vowed to ... Read more...
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Afghan insurgent believed to be ringleader of attack on U.N. Office over Koran burning issue
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr 2 (ANI): An Afghan insurgent from one of the militants' strongholds in the country is believed to be the ringleader of a bloody attack at a United Nations compound that ... Read more...
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US pastor who burned Koran says violent attack in Afghanistan ‘proves his point’ about Islam
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 2 (ANI): Terry Jones, the Florida pastor who oversaw the burning of a Koran last month, has said that he does not feel responsible for a violent protest at a ... Read more...
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Police scramble to control ruckus outside Mohali stadium
March 28th, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mohali (Punjab), March 28 (IANS) Claims about foolproof security for Wednesday's highly anticipated India-Pakistan World Cup semifinal fell flat as scores of agitators barged through the security cordon and staged ... Read more...
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3 killed in protests against power plant in Andhra (Second Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Three people were killed, scores were injured and several houses were destroyed Monday when police opened fire against villagers protesting an under construction thermal power plant in Andhra ... Read more...
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Gujjar agitation worries Rajasthan tourism industry
December 29th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Jaipur, Dec 29 (IANS) Rajasthan's tourism industry is worried about the ongoing Gujjar agitation that has affected the influx of visitors to the desert state in this peak tourist season.Gujjars, ... Read more...
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Martial Law To Be Imposed In UK?
December 16th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Dec 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The top police officials in the UK have hinted at the possibility of banning student marches and protest gatherings owing to some instances of violent protest ... Read more...
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Afghan villagers attack diggers in Uruzgan province after Koran burning rumor
September 18th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sept.18 (ANI): Relations between Australian troops and villagers in Mirwais in the Chora Valley of Afghanistan Uruzgan Province have soured after a violent protest that was sparked off by a rumour ... Read more...
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Mob burns bank in Colombia
August 17th, 2010 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Aug 17 (IANS/EFE) Residents of a Colombian town looted and burned down a bank to protest the death of a boy in an alleged military shooting.
People of El Tarra town began ... Read more...
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U P Govt. orders judicial probe into violence during farmers’ agitation
August 16th, 2010 - 1:22 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow/Aligarh/Mathura, Aug 16 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to conduct a judicial investigation into the violence that erupted during the 18-day long farmers' protests in Aligarh and Mathura Districts over ... Read more...
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