Manila: Over 1,000 protesters marched in the Philippines capital on Monday and burned an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte on International Human Rights Day. During the protest, civil society groups demanded an end to Duterte’s war on drugs, labour organizations asked for an increase in salaries, indigenous Lumads sought martial[Read More…]
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BJP protesters smear black oil Tharoor’s office over ‘Hindu Pakistan’ remark
Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing activists on Monday smeared black oil on Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s constituency office here over his comment that a Hindu Pakistan would be created if the ruling party at the Centre returned to power. Tharoor however, was not present in the office when the incident[Read More…]
MP: Former RSS member takes leads in mobilising protesters
Shivkumar Sharma, former RSS leader and national convener of Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, who has organised leadership of farmers’ protest in Madhya Pradesh, had also led a farmers’ protest against shortage of gunny bags in Bareli town. This was in 2012 while he was the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh’s (BKS), general[Read More…]
Normalcy restored in violence-hit Kohima
Normalcy on Saturday returned to Nagaland capital with educational institutions, banks, business establishments and shops opening two days after violent protests. Prohibitory orders are still in force in some areas of the capital with state government offices remaining closed and government vehicles also staying off roads. Mobile data and SMS[Read More…]
Jallikattu: Chennai police start evicting protesters; police station set on fire
The police in Chennai started evicting pro-jallkattu protesters on Marina Beach on Monday morning who refused to vacate the protest ground even after a frequent request by the cops. The police requested protesters to leave the place as “their purpose has been fully achieved.” However, the outrageous protestors set Ice House[Read More…]