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At least a dozen police officers were injured after a protest for the Maratha reservation in the Jalna district of central Maharashtra turned violent on Friday as protestors resorted to stone-pelting. – NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar Meets Injured Persons; Condemns Police Action National Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday met Maratha quota agitators injured in police action a day …

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‘Foreign-backed drive to remove Khan’: UK Pakistanis protest

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party organises a protest in London to show force ahead of Pakistan’s October vote. “It’s the state of affairs in Pakistan at the moment, myself and others thought it was unjust and believe it’s part of a foreign-backed drive to remove Khan Sahib from power,” she told Al Jazeera. “In his 26 years in politics, …

Tensions ran high as violence broke out in England’s Leicester city over the weekend involving youths from the Hindu and Muslim communities. The violence began after an "unplanned protest" by Hindus led to an "impromptu" assembly of Muslims in the same area where there are several Muslim-owned businesses and a Hindu temple nearby, British media reported. A spokesman for Leicestershire …

Thousands of Pakistanis protest against India over remarks denigrating the Prophet

Thousands of Pakistanis have rallied — and briefly scuffled with police — in their nation's capital over recent remarks by two officials from India's ruling party that were derogatory to the Prophet Muhammad. Key points: There were calls urging Muslim countries to cut diplomatic ties with India The protesters tried to march toward the Indian Embassy in Islamabad but were …