Students of JNU angered by the seat-cut according to the new UGC gazette staged protests on Friday both inside and outside the Campus. While a bunch of students who blocked the main gate of the university, some marched till the UGC office at ITO hoping to meet with the officials[Read More…]
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Manipur blockade lifted from Sunday midnight after over four months
Just ahead of its floor test in the assembly on Monday, the BJP-led coalition government managed to convince the United Naga Council (UNC) to lift its almost four-month-long economic blockade on the Imphal-Dimapur and Imphal-Silchar highways. The UNC lifted the blockade that had left Manipur teetering on the edge, from[Read More…]
Jats to call off stir, claims Haryana govt
AIIMS nurses to plan mass casual leave
As a protest against “discrimination” in the Seventh Central Pay Commission, nearly 5,000 nurses of the emergency services at AIIMS planned to go on a mass casual leave on Friday. The nurses union at AIIMS has also said that they will go on an indefinite hunger strike from March 27[Read More…]
South korea: 3 dead as police clash with supporters of ousted president
Jats to hold protest in Delhi on Thursday
Ramjas college to hold a staff meeting after recent affray
After the recent incidents of violence in the campus, Ramjas College principal said they will be holding a staff council meeting on Saturday to assess the reasons behind the violence on campus. “Ramjas teachers, students and management stand together,” said Rajendra Prasad, principal of the college. After videos and photographs[Read More…]
Raghava Lawarace held world’s largest protest cake celebration in Chennai
Chennai celebrated the success of Jallikattu protests by cutting the world’s biggest cake on Friday. The cake, which was 50 feet long and 5 feet wide, was prepared by a team of 40 members, headed by chef Vinoth. The celebration was head by famous actor Raghava Lawarace. The weight of the[Read More…]
Nagaland CM to step down from his post
The Nagaland witnessed massive protests against reservation for women in local body elections. Amidst heated up situation, Nagaland is soon going to have a new chief minister. Ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) president Shurhozelie Liezietsu will soon take over charge from current Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang. Nagaland is facing a[Read More…]
Stone pelted and Pakistan flag raised in Kashmir
Army to allow the completion of Dakota access pipeline
On Tuesday the Army declared that it will allow the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, clearing the way for completion of the disputed four-state project. However, construction could still be delayed because of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, which[Read More…]
Protest intensifies in Romania
Romania witnessed the 6th day of the protest on Sunday in order to maintain pressure on the government despite its climbdown over contentious corruption legislation that sparked the biggest protests since 1989. On Saturday, the government pledged to repeal the punishment for corruption that initially resulted in days of furious[Read More…]
Nagaland dispute: Two killed after protesters clash with police
Two persons lost their lives due to police firing in Dimapur on Wednesday as a repercussion of the violent protests by tribal groups. Hundreds of protesters opposing the government’s decision to hold elections to urban local bodies in the state; marched on the streets of Dimapur and marched towards the[Read More…]
Clean-up starts at North Dakota pipeline protest camp
A number of dump trucks and heavy machinery were seen at the protest camp near the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline on Monday. These vehicles cleared a large amount of garbage that has accumulated. Protesters came together for months against plans to route the $3.8 billion pipeline beneath Lake[Read More…]
Administration prohibit mobile internet services in Jhajjar
As the Jat community began their protest against reservation on Sunday; the district administration in Jhajjar has prohibited all mobile Internet services, including 2G, 3G, 4G, voice calls and GPRS, SMS services and bulk messages provided on mobile networks. The ban which comes soon after the protests hit out, will[Read More…]
US President slams celebrities in response to the ongoing worldwide protest
US President Donald Trump was all over Twitter this Sunday. Slamming the protestors who poured into the streets of Washington and other cities around the world to protest against him, saying he was “under the impression that we just had an election!” As several protest marches were also attended by[Read More…]
Congress holds nationwide protest against note ban
Congress workers protested at Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offices at several locations across the country on Wednesday. The Congress party are executing their planned nationwide campaign against demonetization starting from Wednesday which included them gheraoing the RBI offices. This is expected to continue till the 23rd of January. Senior[Read More…]
Bengal land acquisition protest takes a violent spin
The ongoing protests against forceful possession of land for a power project in the Bhangar area of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal took a violent turn Tuesday. A mob wrecked at least ten police vehicles. The protests have intensified over the last two days A man was brought dead[Read More…]
Villagers violently protest against anti-land acquisition in Bengal
Farmers in West Bengal are protesting against alleged “forceful” possession of 16 acres of farmland for the project by the Power Grid Corporation of India. Violent protests have erupted in West Bengal’s South 24 Pargana district after villagers opposed to a power sub-station project clashed with police over the forceful[Read More…]
Seoul: Supporters of impeached Prez clash with protesters
Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who has been impeached over a corruption scandal, clashed with anti-Park protesters on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of protesters have thronged the streets of Seoul on recent weekends, demanding her resignation over the influence-peddling scandal involving a close friend. The impeachment[Read More…]
ATM now means ‘Aayega Tab Milega’, says Mamata
After leading a march of opposition parties to Rashtrapati Bhawan on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said now common people have to wait for cash to arrive in ATMs, which was initially meant to dispense cash whenever a user needed it. “Initially ATM meant ‘All time Money’ now[Read More…]
UN climate summit – next stop for Moroccan protestors
The countrywide protests ensuing in Morocco against marginalisation and inequality is being taken to international attention as activists plan a showing at the UN global climate summit taking place in Marrakech next week. Moroccan cities have witnessed the most serious protests since the Arab spring in recent days following an[Read More…]
Iceland’s women employees leave work at 2.38pm to protest gender pay gap
Several thousand of female employees across Iceland walked out of workplaces at 2.38pm on Monday to protest against earning less than men. Iceland is the best country in the world for gender equality, yet women still earn on average 14 to 18 per cent less than their male colleagues. According[Read More…]
Najeeb Ahmed: JNU students retain VC and other staff members for over 15 hours
Protesting students gheraoed the administrative building in Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and for over 15 hours on Wednesday night. The situation worsened as students did not let the vice chancellor and other office staff go out from their offices and continued the agitation throughout the night. The agitation was called[Read More…]
Sikh activists protest outside UN headquarters over Indo-Pak tension
The UN headquarters in New York was witness to several members of the Sikh community protesting outside the building, raising concerns over the escalating India-Pak tensions and its impact on the lives of the people in Punjab. The ‘Save Punjab Rally’, organised on Tuesday by rights group Sikhs for Justice[Read More…]