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"Our Clear Stand To Give Reservation To Maratha Community": Eknath Shinde
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said his government is committed to giving reservations to the Maratha community by proving its social and educational backwardness.
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"Pakistan Zindabad" Slogans At Popular Front (PFI) Protest In Pune, Case Filed
A video of protesters purportedly raising "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans during an agitation held here by the Popular Front of India (PFI) has surfaced on social media, prompting some BJP leaders in Maharashtra to demand strong action against the slogan
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'Agnipath': Khaps In Haryana Threaten To Socially Isolate Those Who Apply For Defence Recruitment Scheme
Meeting of khaps, farmer unions and student organisations was held to discuss agitation strategy against Agnipath defence recruitment scheme.
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Facebook, Other Platforms Asked to Curtail Online Hate Speech by Nigerian Government
Facebook, other social media platforms are being actively monitored in Nigeria to ensure they comply with demands to curtail hate speech on their sites, stated Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Tuesday. The statement comes after Mohammed's meeting with Facebook's team in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
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Farmers’ Protest: Twitter Said to Be Asked by Centre to Remove Over 1,000 Pak-Khalistani Accounts
Amid the Toolkit controversy surrounding the ongoing farmers' protest, the Central government has directed the microblogging platform Twitter to remove 1,178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content on farmers agitation, sources said.
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Twitter Deletes Kangana Ranaut's Tweets Over Rule Violations
Twitter removed two tweets by Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, citing a violation of the platform's rules. The actor has been criticising protesting farmers over their agitations against the Centre's three farm laws.
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Greta Thunberg Tweets Toolkit On Farmers' Protest, Deletes, Shares Update
Teen climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has shared a toolkit to help people show support for the farmers' protest on Delhi's outskirts. This comes amid a pushback from the centre after Ms Thunberg, 18, international pop icon Rihanna and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom...
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Rihanna's Tweet Takes Farmers' Protest Global, Spurs Support
Farmers' protest against the centre's three controversial laws, which they say will leave them at the mercy of corporates, has seen a tremendous outpouring of support on social media in the last few hours as international pop star Rihanna, climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom tweeted about t...
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Farm Law Protesters "Eating Biryani To Spread Bird Flu," Says BJP Leader
The raging farmers' agitation around the national capital could lead to a nationwide bird flu problem since the protesters are eating chicken biriyani to spread the epidemic, a BJP legislator from Rajasthan has said. In a video doing the rounds on social media, Ramganj Mandi MLA Madan Dilawar is also seen saying that those who are conspiring to cre...
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Anna Hazare To Launch Agitation In Support Of Farmers In Delhi Next Month
Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday said he will launch an agitation in New Delhi in January on issues concerning farmers.
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Farmers' Protest In Delhi "Should Spread Across Country": Anna Hazare
Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday sat on a day-long hunger strike to support agitating farmers who have called Bharat Bandh demanding repeal of the Centre's agri laws.
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Farmer Row: BJP's "Khalistani-Maoist" Charge, Attack On Arvind Kejriwal
As the ruling BJP confronts a massive protest by farmers who have threatened to block Delhi and sit in on the highway in their agitation against new farm bills, a "Khalistan and Maoist" link has been alleged by the party's social media chief.
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"Agitations" Among Topics At Intel Bureau Meet With Top Cops: Sources
The Intelligence Bureau is all set to hold its annual conference with state police chiefs in last week of November and this time it will be entirely virtual. The focus of the conference, also expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval among others, will be the role...
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Congress To Hold Online Agitation Today Demanding Aid For Poor
The Congress will on Thursday hold an agitation through social media demanding monetary aid from the Centre for people from the unorganised sector in line with the "Nyay" scheme proposed by the party leader Rahul Gandhi, Maharashtra minister Balasaheb Thorat has said.
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Activist Medha Patkar's Health Worsens As Hunger Strike Enters 2nd Week
Social activist Medha Patkar's health has started deteriorating a week into her indefinite hunger strike to demand swift rehabilitation of thousands affected by floods in areas surrounding the Sardar Sarovar Dam. She launched the agitation -- called the "Narmada Chunauti Satyagraha" -- at Chhota Barda in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district on August ...
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"Our Clear Stand To Give Reservation To Maratha Community": Eknath Shinde
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said his government is committed to giving reservations to the Maratha community by proving its social and educational backwardness.
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"Pakistan Zindabad" Slogans At Popular Front (PFI) Protest In Pune, Case Filed
A video of protesters purportedly raising "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans during an agitation held here by the Popular Front of India (PFI) has surfaced on social media, prompting some BJP leaders in Maharashtra to demand strong action against the slogan
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'Agnipath': Khaps In Haryana Threaten To Socially Isolate Those Who Apply For Defence Recruitment Scheme
Meeting of khaps, farmer unions and student organisations was held to discuss agitation strategy against Agnipath defence recruitment scheme.
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Facebook, Other Platforms Asked to Curtail Online Hate Speech by Nigerian Government
Facebook, other social media platforms are being actively monitored in Nigeria to ensure they comply with demands to curtail hate speech on their sites, stated Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Tuesday. The statement comes after Mohammed's meeting with Facebook's team in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.
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Farmers’ Protest: Twitter Said to Be Asked by Centre to Remove Over 1,000 Pak-Khalistani Accounts
Amid the Toolkit controversy surrounding the ongoing farmers' protest, the Central government has directed the microblogging platform Twitter to remove 1,178 Pakistani-Khalistani accounts spreading misinformation and provocative content on farmers agitation, sources said.
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Twitter Deletes Kangana Ranaut's Tweets Over Rule Violations
Twitter removed two tweets by Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, citing a violation of the platform's rules. The actor has been criticising protesting farmers over their agitations against the Centre's three farm laws.
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Greta Thunberg Tweets Toolkit On Farmers' Protest, Deletes, Shares Update
Teen climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has shared a toolkit to help people show support for the farmers' protest on Delhi's outskirts. This comes amid a pushback from the centre after Ms Thunberg, 18, international pop icon Rihanna and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom...
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Rihanna's Tweet Takes Farmers' Protest Global, Spurs Support
Farmers' protest against the centre's three controversial laws, which they say will leave them at the mercy of corporates, has seen a tremendous outpouring of support on social media in the last few hours as international pop star Rihanna, climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom tweeted about t...
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Farm Law Protesters "Eating Biryani To Spread Bird Flu," Says BJP Leader
The raging farmers' agitation around the national capital could lead to a nationwide bird flu problem since the protesters are eating chicken biriyani to spread the epidemic, a BJP legislator from Rajasthan has said. In a video doing the rounds on social media, Ramganj Mandi MLA Madan Dilawar is also seen saying that those who are conspiring to cre...
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Anna Hazare To Launch Agitation In Support Of Farmers In Delhi Next Month
Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday said he will launch an agitation in New Delhi in January on issues concerning farmers.
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Farmers' Protest In Delhi "Should Spread Across Country": Anna Hazare
Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday sat on a day-long hunger strike to support agitating farmers who have called Bharat Bandh demanding repeal of the Centre's agri laws.
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Farmer Row: BJP's "Khalistani-Maoist" Charge, Attack On Arvind Kejriwal
As the ruling BJP confronts a massive protest by farmers who have threatened to block Delhi and sit in on the highway in their agitation against new farm bills, a "Khalistan and Maoist" link has been alleged by the party's social media chief.
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"Agitations" Among Topics At Intel Bureau Meet With Top Cops: Sources
The Intelligence Bureau is all set to hold its annual conference with state police chiefs in last week of November and this time it will be entirely virtual. The focus of the conference, also expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval among others, will be the role...
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Congress To Hold Online Agitation Today Demanding Aid For Poor
The Congress will on Thursday hold an agitation through social media demanding monetary aid from the Centre for people from the unorganised sector in line with the "Nyay" scheme proposed by the party leader Rahul Gandhi, Maharashtra minister Balasaheb Thorat has said.
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Activist Medha Patkar's Health Worsens As Hunger Strike Enters 2nd Week
Social activist Medha Patkar's health has started deteriorating a week into her indefinite hunger strike to demand swift rehabilitation of thousands affected by floods in areas surrounding the Sardar Sarovar Dam. She launched the agitation -- called the "Narmada Chunauti Satyagraha" -- at Chhota Barda in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district on August ...
