Meghalaya govt files damage suit against pro-ILP activists

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 16:17

Meghalaya government has filed a damage suit of Rs 31 crore against pro-Inner Liner Permit activists for the damage caused to property during the month-long agitation in the state.

SFI activists demand fast track court for rape-linked trials in Assam

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 12:30

Students Federation of India (SFI) activists took to streets of Guwahati on Tuesday to demand the setting up of fast track courts to try rape-linked cases.

Russia charges Greenpeace activists with piracy

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 09:49

Five of 30 Greenpeace activists arrested last month for a protest at a Russian oil platform in Arctic waters were charged Wednesday with piracy, media reported.

Russia charges 14 activists with piracy: Greenpeace

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 17:57

Russian investigators today charged 14 Greenpeace campaigners with piracy over an open-sea protest against Arctic oil drilling, the environmental group said, calling the move "absurd."

Artists stage protest at Jantar Mantar against Narendra Modi

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 23:15

Coinciding with Narendra Modi`s rally in the city, a group of artists and activists on Sunday staged a protest against the BJP`s PM candidate.

Anti nuke activists demand action against police officials

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 17:48

Leaders of PMANE have urged the Tamil Nadu government to institute an inquiry against DSP (Valliyoor) and Kudankulam police inspector for allegedly acting with "vendetta in a vindictive manner against them".

Social activists call for strengthening of RTI Act

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 20:41

A number of social activists, including Magsaysay award winner Sandeep Pandey, on Wednesday called for measures to strengthen the Right to Information Act for a transparent governance in the country.

Saudi Arabian activists to defy ban on women drivers next month

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 15:42

Saudi Arabian women activists have called for a driving campaign next month to defy the longstanding ban on women driving in the kingdom.

Green activists hold protest outside Russian Embassy

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 20:59

A group of environmental activists on Friday held a protest outside Russian Embassy here demanding immediate release of demonstrators who were arrested in the Arctic by Russian authorities.

German police seize neo-Nazi model airplane bomb

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 00:36

Police in Germany have seized a "functional" bomb and several model airplanes that neo-Nazis allegedly wanted to use in an attack against left-wing activists, officials said

Obama meets Russian gay activists amid crackdown

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 09:45

US President Barack Obama on Friday met Russian gay rights activists after the G20 summit, in a symbol of US support for the community amid a furore over an "anti-gay" Russian law.