Tag: protests

ED to grill Maha NCP chief Jayant Patil, party stages protests

The ED summons to Patil triggered statewide protests from the NCP and the Nationalist Youth Congress Party (NYCP) activists, and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies like Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT)

May 22, 2023

Congress leads protest march of 17 Opposition parties to ED office

Opposition parties took out a protest march from Parliament House to ED office to hand over a memorandum over the Adani issue.

March 15, 2023

“Behead me, but…”: Mamata Banerjee on protests over dearness allowance

Chief Minister said the protesting Opposition that they can behead her but she can't do anything to increase the dearness allowance.

March 7, 2023

Adani issue: AAP protests outside BJP headquarters in Delhi, demands JPC probe

AAP Delhi State Convenor Gopal Rai said, "Only a Joint Parliamentary Committee can provide answers to the public’s questions now."

February 13, 2023

AAP protests outside BJP headquarters seeking probe in Adani issue

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday protested outside the BJP headquarters seeking a probe into the allegations of fraud against the Adani group.

February 12, 2023

Protests against petrol, diesel price hike continue in Kerala

Presenting the budget, Finance Minister Balagopal said a social security cess of Rs two per litre would be levied on petrol and diesel.

February 4, 2023

Protests against inflation, food shortage intensify across PoK, Gilgit Baltistan

Weeks of anger over food shortage and runaway inflation has snowballed into massive anti-government demonstrations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and illegally held Gilgit Baltistan.

January 16, 2023

300 protesters from Maharashtra stopped at Karnataka border

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi There was a standoff on the Karnataka-Maharashtra border on Monday when the Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena activists led by their leaders stormed the border district of Belagavi. The Karnataka police swung into action to deal with the situation and detained NCP and Sena leaders taking them into preventive...

December 19, 2022

BJP to hold nationwide protests today over Pak minister’s ‘derogatory’ remarks against PM Modi

BJP said the remarks were given to divert global attention from Pakistan's collapsing economy, lawlessness and anarchy in Pakistan.

December 17, 2022

Protests rock nations across the world

Some countries such as Algeria, Jordan, Morocco and Oman offered concessions including constitutional changes to stall protests. Ukraine’s famed ‘Maidan Protest’ in 2013-14 led to the overthrow of pro-Russian dictator, Yanukovych.

December 6, 2022

Police clampdown in China after days of protests

A heavy police presence has been reported in several cities, and some gatherings were quelled or failed to materialise, reports the BBC.

November 29, 2022

Section 144 imposed in J&K’s Samba to prevent rallies, protests

Authorities on Monday imposed Section 144 in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba to prevent rallies and protests on the national highway, officials said.

August 29, 2022

Telangana BJP stages protests across state over senior leader arrests

Police notified in the notice that provocative statements are being made due the padyatra which caused apprehension of breach of peace in Jangaon district.

August 24, 2022

Protest against Munawar Faruqui’s show in Hyderabad; 50 BJP, BJYM activists held

Faruqui had announced his Hyderabad show on December 22, 2021, days after Telangana minister K.T. Rama Rao had extended him an open invite.

August 20, 2022

Protests against ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ in Varanasi

The protesters demanded a boycott of the movie that was released on Rakhsha Bandhan saying Aamir and his wife do not feel safe in the country.

August 11, 2022

2 BSF member of UN peace keeping died in Republic of Congo during operations

Locals had given a call for demonstration and agitation against MONUSCO throughout DR Congo. The call was for the whole week starting Monday.

July 26, 2022

Massive protests all over POK

Many protesters have been seriously injured but the number of protesters who died has not been disclosed yet by the authorities.

July 22, 2022