Three held for woman's gangrape in Madhya PradeshOctober 7th, 2009 BHOPAL - Three men were arrested for the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district, police said Wednesday. "The woman was waiting for a bus to go to Ujjain Tuesday when the trio offered her lift in their jeep.
Women activists organise anti-liquor rally in PatnaSeptember 9th, 2009 PATNA - Women activists under the banner of Durga Dusta organised a protest march in Patna on Wednesday, demanding a ban on the sale of liquor in the state. he activists raised slogans and held a protest march with the aim women aware of the social evils of alcoholism.
Women activists take out anti-liquor rally in PatnaSeptember 4th, 2009 PATNA - Members of the Rashtriya Mahila Brigade (RSB) on Friday took out a sword march on Patna streets to protest against the increasing crimes against women and to press for their demand for a complete ban on the sale of alcoholic drinks in the state capital. Carrying swords in their hands and raising slogans, the women activists held the protest march with the aim to to put an end to the increasing crime against women that often go unreported.
Congress workers protest baton charge on Digvijay SinghSeptember 2nd, 2009 BHOPAL - Congress workers held demonstrations in various places across Madhya Pradesh Wednesday to protest the baton charge on All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Digvijay Singh. Protests were held in Bhopal, Jabalpur, Indore and Guna among major cities.
Tunnel discovered in Bhopal during civil engineering workAugust 19th, 2009 BHOPAL - A tunnel was discovered in the Pari Bazar area of Bhopal on Wednesday. According to sources the tunnel dates back to the Mughal era.
LJP workers clashes with police over stripping caseJuly 27th, 2009 PATNA - Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) activists clashed with police, following a baton charge at a party rally here on Monday. Former Union Minister and LJP President RamVilas Paswan had joined the protest alongwith his supporters calling for action over the alleged stripping and assault of a woman by a group of men in Patna.
Bhopal has a new SurdasJune 11th, 2009 BHOPAL - In a unique ritual, priests are offering prayers non-stop for 26 hours on a floating boat to please the rain gods in Bhopal. Bhopal, referred as the City of Lakes, has been facing acute water crisis this year while almost all the lakes are drying-up.
Muslims, Christians' tug-of-war in Kenya over Obama's grannyApril 25th, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama's step-grandmother in Kenya has found supporters in Muslims and Christians, who have fallen into a row with the former accusing the latter of trying to convert the 87-year-old to Christianity. Sarah Obama, who has been at the centre of spotlight in the country ever since her grandson bagged the top job, had been invited to attend an event at a Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Vishva Hindu Parishad to support BJPApril 24th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal on Friday said his organisation would support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win the ongoing general elections. "The BJP is the only party which supports issues of Hindu and is concerned about terrorism, conversion and other issues.
FIR filed against minister for brandishing swordApril 6th, 2009 BHOPAL - A Madhya Pradesh minister is in trouble. The police have registered a case against him for brandishing a sword at a Hindu procession in the state.
Caravan of Hindu seers reaches AgraMarch 18th, 2009 AGRA - A religious caravan of around 200 Hindu seers on their way to Ayodhya received a warm welcome in Agra on Tuesday. Organised under the aegis of the newly formed 'Hindu Raksha Manch', this procession began its journey from Haridwar.
Artists up in arms over cultural policingMarch 17th, 2009 BANGALORE - A regional language film director, whose plans to install a statue of famous comedian Charlie Chaplin ran into a controversy, received permission to hold a protest rally against cultural policing. The controversy arose after director Hemanth Hegde planned to install a 62-feet-high statue of Charlie Chaplin as a backdrop to a song sequence in 'House Full', his Kannada language film.
V-Day couple happily oblige Bajrang Dal, get married!February 13th, 2009 HYDERABAD - You could call it a masterstroke by two lovebirds here. Well aware of the threat by Hindu rightwing groups to marry off couples found celebrating Valentine's Day, they did exactly that -- and to their delight were pronounced man and wife Saturday!
Vijay Anand and Kriti of Koti area were among two couples who were married off by Bajrang Dal activists in Andhra Pradesh.
V-Day violence: Youth beaten up by Bajrang Dal activists in Madhya PradeshFebruary 13th, 2009 BHOPAL - A youth accompanying his sister was brutally beaten up by Bajrang Dal activists in Ujjain, while over 50 activists of right-wing Hindu organisations were detained in Gwalior and Bhopal on Valentine's Day Saturday, Madhya Pradesh police said. Elsewhere in the state, Valentine's Day passed off peacefully with no untoward incident being reported from anywhere.
Shiv Sena activists attack Goa multiplex screening 'Slumdog...'January 22nd, 2009 PANAJI - A mob of Shiv Sena activists threw stones at and ransacked a multiplex cinema in Panaji Friday for screening internationally acclaimed film 'Slumdog Millionaire'. The film, which has already won several Golden Globe awards and has been nominated in 10 Oscar categories, has been the target of Hindu right wing groups, who claim that the movie hurts Hindu sentiments.
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