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Actor Vijay's Party To Protest Fishermen Arrests, 1st After Karur Tragedy
In its first major political action after the Karur stampede that claimed 41 lives, TVK has announced a hunger strike in Nagapattinam on Friday, protesting against the continued arrest of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry fishermen
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Top Court Holds Contempt Plea After Farm Leader Undergoes Medical Treatment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept in abeyance a plea for contempt action against Punjab government officials after noting that farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, on a hunger strike, was undergoing medical treatment without breaking his fast.
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Children Starve As Millions Of Gaza Inhabitants Face Famine Threat
Nearly 166 million people worldwide are estimated to need urgent action against hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global partnership which measures food insecurity.
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Live Updates: Sachin Pilot Ends 1-Day Hunger Strike Against Ashok Gehlot
Sachi Pilot protest live updates: Sachin Pilot's fast to press his party-led government in Rajasthan for action against graft drew a stern warning from the Congress, who said any such action on his part would amount to anti-party activity.
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AMU Students Begin Hunger Strike Against Campus Violence During Protests
Members of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students' coordination committee started a three-day hunger strike, seeking action against police personnel for alleged brutality which happened during an anti-CAA protests on the campus last December and withdrawal of cases against protesters.
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Hardik Patel Detained After Threatening Stir Near Surat Fire Site: Cops
Congress leader Hardik Patel was detained by police on Monday after he threatened to sit on a hunger strike if the Gujarat government did not take action against Surat mayor and other officials over with the fire tragedy that claimed lives of 22 students, an official said.
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World Food Day 2016: When Climate Change Teams Up With Escalating Hunger and Food Wastage
According to a recent report published by Thomson Reuters, between 30 and 40 percent of food produced globally is never eaten.
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Will Burn Inquiry Committee Report, Not Abide By It: JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar
The students have declared they will start a relay hunger strike and protests tomorrow against the penal action announced by the authorities based on the recommendations of a university-appointed committee.
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JNU Students Call Off Hunger Strike, Protest Continue Outside Police Headquarters
Nine JNU students today called off their hunger strike against the alleged delay in justice to Rohith Vemula even as their counterparts from various universities across Delhi protested outside police headquarters the recent police action against demonstrators near RSS office, blocking traffic at ITO.
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Kerala's Leading Businessman Goes on Hunger Strike Against Street Dogs
Amidst 'Boycott Kerala Tourism' campaign led by animal lovers, Kerala's leading industrialist Kochouseph Chittilappilly undertook a day-long hunger strike today demanding action against street dogs.
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Actor Vijay's Party To Protest Fishermen Arrests, 1st After Karur Tragedy
In its first major political action after the Karur stampede that claimed 41 lives, TVK has announced a hunger strike in Nagapattinam on Friday, protesting against the continued arrest of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry fishermen
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Top Court Holds Contempt Plea After Farm Leader Undergoes Medical Treatment
The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept in abeyance a plea for contempt action against Punjab government officials after noting that farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, on a hunger strike, was undergoing medical treatment without breaking his fast.
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Children Starve As Millions Of Gaza Inhabitants Face Famine Threat
Nearly 166 million people worldwide are estimated to need urgent action against hunger, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global partnership which measures food insecurity.
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Live Updates: Sachin Pilot Ends 1-Day Hunger Strike Against Ashok Gehlot
Sachi Pilot protest live updates: Sachin Pilot's fast to press his party-led government in Rajasthan for action against graft drew a stern warning from the Congress, who said any such action on his part would amount to anti-party activity.
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AMU Students Begin Hunger Strike Against Campus Violence During Protests
Members of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students' coordination committee started a three-day hunger strike, seeking action against police personnel for alleged brutality which happened during an anti-CAA protests on the campus last December and withdrawal of cases against protesters.
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Hardik Patel Detained After Threatening Stir Near Surat Fire Site: Cops
Congress leader Hardik Patel was detained by police on Monday after he threatened to sit on a hunger strike if the Gujarat government did not take action against Surat mayor and other officials over with the fire tragedy that claimed lives of 22 students, an official said.
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World Food Day 2016: When Climate Change Teams Up With Escalating Hunger and Food Wastage
According to a recent report published by Thomson Reuters, between 30 and 40 percent of food produced globally is never eaten.
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Will Burn Inquiry Committee Report, Not Abide By It: JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar
The students have declared they will start a relay hunger strike and protests tomorrow against the penal action announced by the authorities based on the recommendations of a university-appointed committee.
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JNU Students Call Off Hunger Strike, Protest Continue Outside Police Headquarters
Nine JNU students today called off their hunger strike against the alleged delay in justice to Rohith Vemula even as their counterparts from various universities across Delhi protested outside police headquarters the recent police action against demonstrators near RSS office, blocking traffic at ITO.
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Kerala's Leading Businessman Goes on Hunger Strike Against Street Dogs
Amidst 'Boycott Kerala Tourism' campaign led by animal lovers, Kerala's leading industrialist Kochouseph Chittilappilly undertook a day-long hunger strike today demanding action against street dogs.
