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"Hostile Environment": Team Trump Sues Harvard Over Anti-Israeli Protests
Harvard has been a central focus of the president's campaign to force changes at major US universities, which Donald Trump has derided for alleged antisemitic and "radical left" ideologies
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Nandigram: Centrepiece Of Bengal's Political Battleground
Coming up months after the Singur agitation over land acquisition, the Nandigram protest turned into a violent resistance movement that lasted well over a year-and-a-half, loosening the grip of the seven-term Left Front regime in the state.
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Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Detained For Nearly 6 Months, To Be Released
Sonam Wangchuk was detained on September 26 last year, two days after violent protests over statehood and constitutional protection left four people dead and 50, including security personnel, injured in Ladakh's Leh.
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What Happened To Pahlavis After 1979 Exodus? Spotlight On Exiled Crown Prince
The US and Israel's latest war on Tehran and the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei brought attention to Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran.
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JNU Protest Turns Violent, Student Groups Accuse Each Other Of Attacks
Tensions flared on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after student groups aligned with the Left and Right accused each other of unleashing violence during a protest march in early hours of Monday.
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Left Group Stops 'RSS Song' At Kerala Temple Event, BJP Says "Anti-Hindu"
A political row has erupted after Left activists in Kerala disrupted a temple festival over a song linked to the BJP's ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
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Singur Movement Changed Bengal's Politics, But Not Farmers' Lives
Singur, which changed the course of West Bengal politics in 2006, is once again at the centre of a controversy 18 years later. Back then the question was about why set up industry on fertile agricultural land.
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New Protests Erupt In Iran Despite Internet Shutdown
Iranians took to the streets in new protests Friday to press the biggest movement against the Islamic republic in more than three years, as authorities sustained an internet blackout as part of a crackdown that has left dozens dead.
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Mamata Banerjee Leads Rally, Judge Leaves Courtroom Amid I-PAC Raid Hearing
The face-off between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the Enforcement Directorate's raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and its co-founder Pratik Jain escalated on Friday.
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Left Calls For Nationwide Protest Over US Move In Venezuela
Five major Left parties have issued a joint statement, strongly condemning what they described as "US aggression" against Venezuela and called for nationwide protests in solidarity with the Latin American nation.
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"Hostile Environment": Team Trump Sues Harvard Over Anti-Israeli Protests
Harvard has been a central focus of the president's campaign to force changes at major US universities, which Donald Trump has derided for alleged antisemitic and "radical left" ideologies
-
Nandigram: Centrepiece Of Bengal's Political Battleground
Coming up months after the Singur agitation over land acquisition, the Nandigram protest turned into a violent resistance movement that lasted well over a year-and-a-half, loosening the grip of the seven-term Left Front regime in the state.
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Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Detained For Nearly 6 Months, To Be Released
Sonam Wangchuk was detained on September 26 last year, two days after violent protests over statehood and constitutional protection left four people dead and 50, including security personnel, injured in Ladakh's Leh.
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What Happened To Pahlavis After 1979 Exodus? Spotlight On Exiled Crown Prince
The US and Israel's latest war on Tehran and the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei brought attention to Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran.
-
JNU Protest Turns Violent, Student Groups Accuse Each Other Of Attacks
Tensions flared on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after student groups aligned with the Left and Right accused each other of unleashing violence during a protest march in early hours of Monday.
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Left Group Stops 'RSS Song' At Kerala Temple Event, BJP Says "Anti-Hindu"
A political row has erupted after Left activists in Kerala disrupted a temple festival over a song linked to the BJP's ideological parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
-
Singur Movement Changed Bengal's Politics, But Not Farmers' Lives
Singur, which changed the course of West Bengal politics in 2006, is once again at the centre of a controversy 18 years later. Back then the question was about why set up industry on fertile agricultural land.
-
New Protests Erupt In Iran Despite Internet Shutdown
Iranians took to the streets in new protests Friday to press the biggest movement against the Islamic republic in more than three years, as authorities sustained an internet blackout as part of a crackdown that has left dozens dead.
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Mamata Banerjee Leads Rally, Judge Leaves Courtroom Amid I-PAC Raid Hearing
The face-off between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the Enforcement Directorate's raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and its co-founder Pratik Jain escalated on Friday.
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Left Calls For Nationwide Protest Over US Move In Venezuela
Five major Left parties have issued a joint statement, strongly condemning what they described as "US aggression" against Venezuela and called for nationwide protests in solidarity with the Latin American nation.
