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Who Is Aruna Roy, Indian Activist On BBC's 100 Women Of The Year 2024 List
- Wednesday December 4, 2024
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Aruna Roy is an Indian social activist and co-founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan.
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"Makes Muslim Women's Condition Pathetic": Centre On Triple Talaq In Supreme Court
- Monday August 19, 2024
- India News | Reported by Ashish Bhargava
The practice of 'triple talaq' is "fatal for the social institution of marriage" and "makes Muslim women's condition very pathetic", the government argued Monday in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court.
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Activist Medha Patkar Challenges Conviction In Defamation Case
- Saturday July 27, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Social activist Medha Patkar has moved sessions court to challenge the judgment in a defamation case registered against her based on a complaint lodged by VK Saxena, the lieutenant governor of Delhi.
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Explained: Why Goans Want To Shun Sunburn Music Festival
- Friday July 26, 2024
- India News | Bharti Mishra Nath
Goans are protesting to protect their culture. Social workers, activists, and citizens from across the state gathered outside the South Goa Collectorate recently to remonstrate against the controversial EDM festival 'Sunburn' to be held in South Goa.
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Big Charge Against Siddaramaiah's Wife Amid Mysuru Land Compensation Row
- Wednesday July 10, 2024
- India News | Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
A social activist has filed a police complaint against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi and two others, accusing them of involvement in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.
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ASHA Workers Cheated Of More Than Rs 24 Lakh On Pretext Of Jobs: Cops
- Wednesday June 19, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man has been arrested in Maharashtra's Latur district for allegedly cheating four ASHA (accredited social health activist) workers of more than Rs 24 lakh by promising to get them jobs in the state health department, police said on Wednesday.
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"I Will Never Ban TikTok In US If Re-elected," Says Donald Trump
- Saturday June 8, 2024
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Trump firmly opposes outlawing the social media platform, as highlighted in a conversation with conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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Did Activist Sonam Wangchuk Demand "Plebiscite" For Kashmir? A Fact Check
- Tuesday May 28, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Many social media users recently shared a video of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk claiming that he demanded a referendum for Kashmir.
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Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi Meet Controversial Activist Amulya Leona?
- Tuesday May 14, 2024
- India News | The Quint
A photo from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with a young woman is being shared on social media, amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Arvind Kejriwal Once Raised His Voice Against Liquor, But...: Anna Hazare
- Friday March 22, 2024
- India News | Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
"I told him many times to avoid liquor, but he made the policy for more money." This is one of many scathing remarks by social activist Anna Hazare on the arrest of his former mentee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in the liquor policy case.
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"Arrested Because Of His Own Deeds": Anna Hazare On Arvind Kejriwal
- Friday March 22, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said that the arrest of the AAP chief was because of his own "deeds."
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Yana Mir, Honoured In UK Parliament, Is A Journalist, YouTuber, TedX Speaker: 5 Facts
- Saturday February 24, 2024
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The recent address of Yana Mir,a social activist and journalist from Jammu and Kashmir, at the UK Parliament has become a hot topic.
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"I'm Not A Malala, I'm Free In India": Kashmiri Journalist In UK Parliament
- Saturday February 24, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Yana Mir, a social activist and a journalist from Jammu and Kashmir, was honoured in the UK Parliament with the Diversity Ambassador award.
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Activist Sandeep Pandey Returns Magsaysay Award Over US 'Role' In Gaza Conflict
- Tuesday January 2, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Social activist Sandeep Pandey has announced his decision to return the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, bestowed upon him in 2002, as a mark of protest against the "role" of the US in the Israeli attack in Gaza.
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Accept Homosexuality, If You Want To "Attract A Curse": Burundi President
- Saturday December 30, 2023
- World News | Reuters
Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail terms of up to two years if convicted of same-sex
- www.ndtv.com
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Who Is Aruna Roy, Indian Activist On BBC's 100 Women Of The Year 2024 List
- Wednesday December 4, 2024
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Aruna Roy is an Indian social activist and co-founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Makes Muslim Women's Condition Pathetic": Centre On Triple Talaq In Supreme Court
- Monday August 19, 2024
- India News | Reported by Ashish Bhargava
The practice of 'triple talaq' is "fatal for the social institution of marriage" and "makes Muslim women's condition very pathetic", the government argued Monday in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Activist Medha Patkar Challenges Conviction In Defamation Case
- Saturday July 27, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Social activist Medha Patkar has moved sessions court to challenge the judgment in a defamation case registered against her based on a complaint lodged by VK Saxena, the lieutenant governor of Delhi.
- www.ndtv.com
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Explained: Why Goans Want To Shun Sunburn Music Festival
- Friday July 26, 2024
- India News | Bharti Mishra Nath
Goans are protesting to protect their culture. Social workers, activists, and citizens from across the state gathered outside the South Goa Collectorate recently to remonstrate against the controversial EDM festival 'Sunburn' to be held in South Goa.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Big Charge Against Siddaramaiah's Wife Amid Mysuru Land Compensation Row
- Wednesday July 10, 2024
- India News | Reported by Pratiba Raman, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
A social activist has filed a police complaint against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi and two others, accusing them of involvement in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.
- www.ndtv.com
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ASHA Workers Cheated Of More Than Rs 24 Lakh On Pretext Of Jobs: Cops
- Wednesday June 19, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
A man has been arrested in Maharashtra's Latur district for allegedly cheating four ASHA (accredited social health activist) workers of more than Rs 24 lakh by promising to get them jobs in the state health department, police said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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"I Will Never Ban TikTok In US If Re-elected," Says Donald Trump
- Saturday June 8, 2024
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Trump firmly opposes outlawing the social media platform, as highlighted in a conversation with conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
- www.ndtv.com
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Did Activist Sonam Wangchuk Demand "Plebiscite" For Kashmir? A Fact Check
- Tuesday May 28, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Many social media users recently shared a video of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk claiming that he demanded a referendum for Kashmir.
- www.ndtv.com
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Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi Meet Controversial Activist Amulya Leona?
- Tuesday May 14, 2024
- India News | The Quint
A photo from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with a young woman is being shared on social media, amid the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
- www.ndtv.com
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Arvind Kejriwal Once Raised His Voice Against Liquor, But...: Anna Hazare
- Friday March 22, 2024
- India News | Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni
"I told him many times to avoid liquor, but he made the policy for more money." This is one of many scathing remarks by social activist Anna Hazare on the arrest of his former mentee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in the liquor policy case.
- www.ndtv.com
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"Arrested Because Of His Own Deeds": Anna Hazare On Arvind Kejriwal
- Friday March 22, 2024
- India News | Asian News International
Following the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said that the arrest of the AAP chief was because of his own "deeds."
- www.ndtv.com
-
Yana Mir, Honoured In UK Parliament, Is A Journalist, YouTuber, TedX Speaker: 5 Facts
- Saturday February 24, 2024
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The recent address of Yana Mir,a social activist and journalist from Jammu and Kashmir, at the UK Parliament has become a hot topic.
- www.ndtv.com
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"I'm Not A Malala, I'm Free In India": Kashmiri Journalist In UK Parliament
- Saturday February 24, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Yana Mir, a social activist and a journalist from Jammu and Kashmir, was honoured in the UK Parliament with the Diversity Ambassador award.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Activist Sandeep Pandey Returns Magsaysay Award Over US 'Role' In Gaza Conflict
- Tuesday January 2, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Social activist Sandeep Pandey has announced his decision to return the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, bestowed upon him in 2002, as a mark of protest against the "role" of the US in the Israeli attack in Gaza.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Accept Homosexuality, If You Want To "Attract A Curse": Burundi President
- Saturday December 30, 2023
- World News | Reuters
Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail terms of up to two years if convicted of same-sex
- www.ndtv.com