Tag: protests
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TMC to launch stir over Centre’s BSF move
"BJP should not play with fire, extending the BSF jurisdiction from 15 km to a depth of 50 km, giving it powers of arrest, search and seize is nothing but to gain political mileage. We will soon take up our political programmes, building public opinion against such an undemocratic move"
October 19, 2021 -
Health dept mulls legal action against R G Kar agitating medicos
The demonstrations have hit the healthcare services in various departments-emergency, trauma care, maternity, neurology-because of the relay hunger strike by medical students and a section of postgraduate trainee doctors (PGT) in the hospital.
October 19, 2021 -
ISKCON members protest outside B’desh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata
“We called PM residence and requested his secretary to inform PM that he should speak with Bangladesh PM to end this cycle of violence. Yesterday, around 500 mobs entered our temple premises and broke deities, brutally injured devotees. Two of them died.”
October 18, 2021 -
Shun protests in state, Punjab CM appeals to farmers
In his address after laying the foundation stone of government college at Mukhliana village in the Chabbewal assembly constituency at a cost of Rs 13.44 crore, he said the state where its entire people stood like a rock with them in favour of their legitimate issues, should desist from holding protests across the state against these "black" farm laws passed by the BJP-led Central government.
September 13, 2021 -
Farmers’, Karnal admin 4th meeting inconclusive; protest to continue
"A peaceful protest will continue here at Karnal until the government takes action against the IAS officer. However, the administration will be allowed to function for daily services, so that the people are not affected,"
September 8, 2021 -
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after border protests
Bennett said he “achieved all the objectives for the trip” to Washington, including strategic cooperation in preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
August 29, 2021 -
Agitprop addicts?
This entirely non-productive and parasitic jamaat/biradiri, according to the Prime Minister, pops up everywhere ~ from student stirs to lawyers’ agitations, sometimes directing the show from behind the curtains and at other times taking centre stage. While some may have a quarrel with the choice of words used by Mr Modi, his assertions cannot be denied.
February 10, 2021 -
Songs of Protest
Today, country after country in Latin America has been out on the streets against growing poverty, frustration with non-performing models of governance, unrest on campus and environmental depredations. Many protesters are using their bodies as a political act
December 1, 2020 -
Dangerous times
The monarchy, which is in the eye of the storm after being asked by students to restrict itself to a constitutional role, appears to be sympathetic to a push-back as royalists were seen posing with the King before announcing plans to stage counter-protests.
November 3, 2020 -
China to take ‘countermeasures’ after US bans military exports to Hong Kong
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the US was ending the export of sensitive military items to Hong Kong.
June 30, 2020 -
China says will impose visa restrictions on US citizens who ‘behaved egregiously’ over Hong Kong
The development comes after US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday said it was restricting US visas for a number of unspecified Chinese officials for infringing on the autonomy of the financial hub.
June 29, 2020 -
Congress to hold mass protests next week over fuel price hike, Ladakh stand off
On Thursday, Petrol price was hiked 16 paise per litre, while diesel price was hiked by 14paise per litre. The fuel prices have increased up to Rs 8.66 for petrol and Rs 10.63 in diesel in 19 days.
June 25, 2020 -
China to handle some ‘rare’ Hong Kong national security cases, says official
Beijing has signalled the security law, which will bypass the city's legislature, needs to be passed quickly following a year of pro-democracy protests.
June 15, 2020 -
Man shot after gunman drives car into Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle
A man in his twenties suffering a gunshot wound was taken to hospital in stable condition, the fire department tweeted.
June 8, 2020 -
Former Amnesty International official Aakar Patel booked for ‘offensive’ tweet
Director of Amnesty International India, Avinash Kumar called the incident 'another example of how the right to dissent is being increasingly criminalised in the country.'
June 5, 2020 -
Authoritarian regimes take such actions: Mike Pompeo on China moving troops along LAC
Pompeo said that these are the kinds of actions that authoritarian regimes take, and they have a real impact not only on the Chinese people there in China and Hong Kongers in Hong Kong, but a real impact on people all around the world.
June 2, 2020 -
China threatens to ‘counter-attack’ US over imposing curbs on Chinese students
Trump said on Friday that the United States would ban some Chinese graduate students and start reversing Hong Kong's special status in customs and other areas, as Beijing moves ahead with a plan to impose a controversial security law.
June 1, 2020