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Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan Threatens To Launch Civil Disobedience Movement
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has issued a warning of a civil disobedience movement following massive protests led by his party that were forcibly dispersed by the police.
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Quit India Movement Anniversary: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Movement
India commemorates the 79th anniversary of the Quit India Movement on Sunday. Also known as the August Kranti Din, the mass civil disobedience movement is considered to be one of the most significant events in the history of India's freedom struggle.
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Myanmar Civil Disobedience Movement Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
The civil disobedience movement that has sprung up in Myanmar since the military coup has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, a Norwegian academic said Friday.
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Quit India Movement: "Think Of Yourselves As Indians Only," Said Gandhiji
Quit India Movement Day: In the August of 1942, Mahatma Gandhi's fiery speech in Mumbai, giving a 'do or die' call, to the people of India was a final push to make the British quit India. Also known as the Bharat Chodo Andolan or August Kranti Movement, it was launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee. A resolution was also...
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Mementos Received By PM Modi Put On Display At Bihar's Motihari Town
Travellers visiting this north Bihar town to catch glimpses of historical spots, such as writer George Orwells place of birth or places associated with Mahatma Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement on the Indian soil, may now have an added attraction.
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Protests Continue In Kargil Over Centre's Ladakh Division Move
Fresh protests erupted in Kargil district on Thursday, a day after the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) called for a mass civil disobedience movement in the region. Thousands marched through its streets in sub-zero temperatures to seek a review of the centre's decision to grant Ladakh a separate administrative divison with its hea...
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As President Pranab Mukherjee Honoured Freedom Fighters At Champaran Satyagraha Anniversary, A Boycott By BJP. Here's Why
For a large ceremony in Patna featuring President Pranab Mukherjee, senior BJP leaders decided at the last minute that they would not show in because regional leader Lalu Yadav and Congress boss Rahul Gandhi were to be seated on the same stage. The occasion was the -year anniversary of the famous satyagraha or civil disobedience movement that Mahat...
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China Jails 3 'Civil Disobedience' Activists
A Chinese court sentenced three activists to prison today for allegedly attempting to start a non-violent civil rights movement, campaign groups said, the latest example of the Communist Party's intensifying crackdown on dissent.
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Google Celebrates India's 69th Independence Day
In continuance to its tradition of making exclusive doodles, Google India is celebrating country's 69th Independence Day by paying tribute to the famous Dandi March on its homepage.
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Hong Kong Democracy Students Reject Calls to Retreat
Hong Kong students vowed to stay put at protest sites in key parts of the Asia financial centre today in their demand for electoral reforms, defying calls by leaders of the civil disobedience movement Occupy Central for them to retreat.
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Hong Kong Activists Kick Off 'Occupy Central' Protest
Leaders of a Hong Kong pro-democracy movement say they're kicking off a long threatened mass civil disobedience protest to challenge Beijing over its recent decision to rule out genuine democratic reforms for the former British colony.
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Imran Khan Calls for 'Civil Disobedience Movement' in Pakistan to Oust PM Nawaz Sharif
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan today declared a "civil disobedience movement" against the Nawaz Sharif-led government, saying the country's future is bleak under the rule of businessmen, as cleric Tahirul Qadri gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the embattled Prime Minister to resign.
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Egypt opposition sets Tuesday deadline for Mohammed Morsi to go
Egypt's opposition Tamarod movement which led nationwide protests against President Mohammed Morsi has given the Islamist leader a deadline of Tuesday to resign, threatening a campaign of civil disobedience if he stays.
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Arvind Kejriwal's fast against 'inflated' bills enters 14th day
Anti-corruption activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal's fast has entered its 14th day today. Mr Kejriwal has been on a hunger strike since March 23 against what he calls inflated water and power bills in the national capital. The core committee of his Aam Aadmi Party is meeting currently to decide on how to take the protest forward.
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Arvind Kejriwal begins his 'civil disobedience movement' in Delhi
Accusing Delhi government of not listening to people's problems, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today launched his indefinite fast and 'Civil Disobedience Movement' from a north-east Delhi home urging Delhiites not to pay "inflated" power and water bills.
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Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan Threatens To Launch Civil Disobedience Movement
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has issued a warning of a civil disobedience movement following massive protests led by his party that were forcibly dispersed by the police.
-
Quit India Movement Anniversary: Here’s What You Need To Know About The Movement
India commemorates the 79th anniversary of the Quit India Movement on Sunday. Also known as the August Kranti Din, the mass civil disobedience movement is considered to be one of the most significant events in the history of India's freedom struggle.
-
Myanmar Civil Disobedience Movement Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
The civil disobedience movement that has sprung up in Myanmar since the military coup has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize, a Norwegian academic said Friday.
-
Quit India Movement: "Think Of Yourselves As Indians Only," Said Gandhiji
Quit India Movement Day: In the August of 1942, Mahatma Gandhi's fiery speech in Mumbai, giving a 'do or die' call, to the people of India was a final push to make the British quit India. Also known as the Bharat Chodo Andolan or August Kranti Movement, it was launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee. A resolution was also...
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Mementos Received By PM Modi Put On Display At Bihar's Motihari Town
Travellers visiting this north Bihar town to catch glimpses of historical spots, such as writer George Orwells place of birth or places associated with Mahatma Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement on the Indian soil, may now have an added attraction.
-
Protests Continue In Kargil Over Centre's Ladakh Division Move
Fresh protests erupted in Kargil district on Thursday, a day after the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) called for a mass civil disobedience movement in the region. Thousands marched through its streets in sub-zero temperatures to seek a review of the centre's decision to grant Ladakh a separate administrative divison with its hea...
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As President Pranab Mukherjee Honoured Freedom Fighters At Champaran Satyagraha Anniversary, A Boycott By BJP. Here's Why
For a large ceremony in Patna featuring President Pranab Mukherjee, senior BJP leaders decided at the last minute that they would not show in because regional leader Lalu Yadav and Congress boss Rahul Gandhi were to be seated on the same stage. The occasion was the -year anniversary of the famous satyagraha or civil disobedience movement that Mahat...
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China Jails 3 'Civil Disobedience' Activists
A Chinese court sentenced three activists to prison today for allegedly attempting to start a non-violent civil rights movement, campaign groups said, the latest example of the Communist Party's intensifying crackdown on dissent.
-
Google Celebrates India's 69th Independence Day
In continuance to its tradition of making exclusive doodles, Google India is celebrating country's 69th Independence Day by paying tribute to the famous Dandi March on its homepage.
-
Hong Kong Democracy Students Reject Calls to Retreat
Hong Kong students vowed to stay put at protest sites in key parts of the Asia financial centre today in their demand for electoral reforms, defying calls by leaders of the civil disobedience movement Occupy Central for them to retreat.
-
Hong Kong Activists Kick Off 'Occupy Central' Protest
Leaders of a Hong Kong pro-democracy movement say they're kicking off a long threatened mass civil disobedience protest to challenge Beijing over its recent decision to rule out genuine democratic reforms for the former British colony.
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Imran Khan Calls for 'Civil Disobedience Movement' in Pakistan to Oust PM Nawaz Sharif
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan today declared a "civil disobedience movement" against the Nawaz Sharif-led government, saying the country's future is bleak under the rule of businessmen, as cleric Tahirul Qadri gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the embattled Prime Minister to resign.
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Egypt opposition sets Tuesday deadline for Mohammed Morsi to go
Egypt's opposition Tamarod movement which led nationwide protests against President Mohammed Morsi has given the Islamist leader a deadline of Tuesday to resign, threatening a campaign of civil disobedience if he stays.
-
Arvind Kejriwal's fast against 'inflated' bills enters 14th day
Anti-corruption activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal's fast has entered its 14th day today. Mr Kejriwal has been on a hunger strike since March 23 against what he calls inflated water and power bills in the national capital. The core committee of his Aam Aadmi Party is meeting currently to decide on how to take the protest forward.
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Arvind Kejriwal begins his 'civil disobedience movement' in Delhi
Accusing Delhi government of not listening to people's problems, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today launched his indefinite fast and 'Civil Disobedience Movement' from a north-east Delhi home urging Delhiites not to pay "inflated" power and water bills.
