Activist, journalist beaten in Ukraine amid unrest

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 00:50

A prominent Ukrainian civic activist and journalist was brutally beaten outside Kiev on Wednesday.

RTI activist murder case: BJP MP named in CBI chargesheet

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 21:41

BJP MP from Gujarat Dinu Bogha Solanki has been named in the CBI chargesheet filed on Saturday in a court here in connection with murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa who had waged a crusade against illegal mining in Gir Forest of the state, the last home of Asiatic lions.

Anna Hazare, a veteran of 18 `fast` agitations

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 21:26

On the 18th day of December, Anna Hazare finally called off his 18th fast -- most unlikely to be his last -- during his prolonged struggles for various public causes.

Maharashtra: RTI activist done to death by nine-member gang

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 16:48

A 32-year-old shopkeeper-cum-RTI activist from the powerloom town of Bhiwandi, who was allegedly attacked by a nine-member gang, Tuesday died at the IGM Hospital here, police said.

Saudi activist sentenced to lashes and prison: Rights group

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 00:43

Saeed did not have legal representation at the secret hearing when he was sentenced, ACPRA said in a statement on its website.

Anna`s fast enters fourth day; Lokpal Bill likely in Rajya Sabha

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 07:03

The government is likely to table the anti-graft bill in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

Hazare gets acknowledgement of letter written to Sonia

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 00:00

Anna Hazare on Tuesday received an acknowledgement of the letter he had written to Sonia Gandhi on December 2 about the passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament.

Hazare gets acknowledgement of letter written to Sonia

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 00:00

Anna Hazare on Tuesday received an acknowledgement of the letter he had written to Sonia Gandhi on December 2 about the passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament.

Syrian air strikes kill 12: Activists

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:06

Syrian government aircraft on Friday pounded a rebel-held city in the country`s northeast, killing at least 12 people including five children, activists said.

Leading Egyptian activist turns himself in

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 20:10

Ahmad Maher, a symbol of the popular uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011, turned himself in to the authorities on Saturday after an order for his arrest was made for defying a tough new law restricting demonstrations.

Modi supporter files defamation case against CAG activist

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 14:51

A controversial Indian-American supporter of Narendra Modi has filed a defamation case against an activist of the Coalition Against Genocide for allegedly publishing "false" and "malicious" information about him.

Leading secular activist arrested in Egypt

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 10:11

A leading secular activist, Alaa Abdel Fatah, was arrested on Thursday, his wife said, after having been accused of inciting protests in violation of a controversial new law.