Tag: protests
Sri Lanka Crisis: One Dead, 12 Hurt As Police Fire At Anti-fuel Price Hike Protesters
One person was killed while 12 others were injured as police fired upon protesters who took to the streets in Central Sri Lanka against the overnight fuel price hike in the crisis-hit island nation.....
Agnipath Row: Congress Delegation Meets President Kovind
A seven-member Congress delegation led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) and including two Chief Ministers on Monday met President Ramnath Kovind to submit a memoranda with two demands in connection with army recruitment scheme 'Agnipath' and police action during Congress' protest.....
US Faces New Protests On Abortion Laws After Gun Law Engages Less Attention
Americans are up in arms again, this time, on the Supreme Court 6-3 verdict on the Roe Vs Wade case that takes away a woman's legal right to abortion generally borne out of a decision to terminate pregnancy on grounds of rape, incest or deformities of the embryo in the womb.....
India-China Border Clash Issue Echoes In Parliament, Both Houses Adjourned Till 12 P.m
Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned till 12 p.m. on Tuesday amid protests over December 9 clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh. ....
'Ahead Of Trump's 'terrible Inauguration,' Celebrated American Poet Finds 'heaven' In Jaipur
As US president-elect Donald Trump prepares for his swearing-in on Friday, celebrated American poet Anne Waldman has said that she finds solace and happiness amid the power-packed literary gathering here.....
12 Arrested In Paris In Protests Against Police Violence
Twelve people were arrested in a Paris suburb as protests continued over alleged police violence against an alleged rape of a young man by an officer, the media reported on Monday. ....
Hindu Mahasabha Protests Valentine's Day Celebration
Activists of the All India Hindu Mahasabha on Tuesday protested the celebration of Valentine's Day outside a plush mall here.....
Trump Says Obama Behind Administration Leaks, Protests
US President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of being responsible for the leaks within his administration and the sizable, angry town-hall crowds Republicans have faced across the country.....
Tensions Rise As RSS Leader Calls For Kerala CM's Murder
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared on Thursday he was not bothered by a RSS leader's offer of Rs 1 crore to have him killed, but the CPI-M warned the RSS to behave.....
Protests, Ink Attacks And Trolls Have Become Lethal Weapons Against Writers, Intellectuals
A day after the BJPs thumping victory in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, a little-known progressive Kannada writer became the victim of an ink attack in Davangere town by a group of suspected right-wing activists. In gross defiance of the law and freedom of expression, his face was smeared with black ink in broad daylight. An isolated incident or the new order?....
