Calm reigns over Hong Kong on 11th weekend of protest
Hong Kong, Aug 18 (IANS) The 11th weekend of protests in Hong Kong got off to a peaceful start on Saturday before a moderate degree …
Cathay Pacific CEO resigns amid HK protest controversy
Hong Kong, Aug 16 (IANS) The Chief Executive Officer of Cathay Pacific resigned on Friday as the Hong Kong flag carrier reels from a series …
Dalits protest deaths in Alwar, accuse police of inaction
Jaipur, Aug 16 (IANS) A large police contingent has been deployed at Tapukheda in Alwar district following protests by Dailts at a Community Health Centre …
Pro-Khalistan Sikhs hold protest with Pakistanis outside UN on Kashmir
New York, Aug 16 (IANS) Pro-Khalistan Sikhs joined by some Pakistanis held a protest outside the UN demanding the restoration of Kashmir’s special status. About …
Brazilian women challenge Bolsonaro with massive protest
Brasilia, Aug 15 (IANS) Tens of thousands of women, many of them indigenous, reinvigorated opposition to right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro with an impressive mobilization in …
Cathay Pacific sacks 2 pilots for HK protest involvement
Hong Kong, Aug 14 (IANS) Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said it had fired two of its pilots who had participated in …
Centre now admits ‘incident’ of protest in Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Three days after denying media reports that there were large-scale protests after Friday prayers in the Valley, the government on …
Scotland Yard on alert ahead of anti-India protest in UK
London, Aug 13 (IANS) The Metropolitan Police is on alert ahead of a “major” anti-Indian government protest in the UK after an appeal by Pakistan …
Trinamool stages protest over notice to Durga Puja committees
Kolkata, Aug 13 (IANS) West Bengal’s revered Durga Puja is caught up in a political tug-of-war as the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday held …
Howrah protest linked to rate card, not religion: Zomato CEO
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) After some delivery riders in West Bengal’s Howrah went on a strike alleging they were made to deliver beef and …
Several held at #JewsAgainstICE protest at Amazon Store: Report
San Francisco, Aug 12 (IANS) Several protesters from Jewish community groups were arrested at an Amazon bookstore in Manhattan after they occupied the shop and …
Kashmir students in AMU to protest Eid lunch
Aligarh, Aug 12 (IANS) Nearly 250 Kashmiri students studying at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have announced their decision to boycott a lunch invite from the …
Trinamool to protest IT notice to Durga Puja Committees
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) The Banga Janani wing of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress will hold a demonstration on Tuesday to protest against Income Tax …
Protest for J&K: UP puts Magsaysay Awardee under house arrest
Lucknow, Aug 11 (IANS) Social activist and Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey was put under house arrest on Sunday after he announced a dharna to …
Imran’s aide asks overseas Pakistanis to protest on Aug 15
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) A top aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday appealed to the overseas Pakistanis to stage protests outside Indian Consulates …
Protest outside Indian Consulate in UK over Kashmir move
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Hundreds of Pakistanis and Kashmiris in the UK protested near the Consulate General of India in Birmingham against the abrogation of …
Partymen protest, demand Priyanka as Congress chief
-New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Scores of Congress activists on Saturday protested outside the party headquarters here demanding Priyanka Gandhi Vadra be made the party …
Numbers dwindle as HK airport protest continues
Hong Kong, Aug 10 (IANS) The number of demonstrators have drastically dwindled as the mass sit-in at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), a part …
Activists gather at HK airport for 3-day protest
Hong Kong, Aug 9 (IANS) Hundreds of demonstrators on Friday joined a three-day mass sit-in at the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) on Friday in …
SP’s protest in UP sans Akhilesh
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party on Friday staged a statewide protest against the Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh but without its leader …
Players protest over unpaid wages delays start of GT20 match
Brampton (Canada), Aug 8 (IANS) A second round match between Toronto Nationals and Montreal Tigers in the ongoing GT20 Canada was delayed by almost two …
Andhra Police official slaps medico during protest
Vijayawada, Aug 7 (IANS) A police official in Andhra Pradesh held a junior doctor by his collar and slapped him during a protest by medicos …
Samajwadi Party workers protest in Azam Khan’s support
Rampur, Aug 1 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party, on Thursday, took to the streets of Rampur to protest against what the party claims is the victimisation …
Government hospitals in Delhi hit in protest against NMC
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Healthcare services at government hospitals, including AIIMS, were severely hit on Thursday as resident doctors withdrew all services including emergency …
Sex tech startups protest outside Facebook office in US
New York, Aug 1 (IANS) In a protest against Facebook’s policies over banning of ads on their Pages and accounts, several sex and wellness tech …
Philippines lodges fresh diplomatic protest with China
Manila, July 31 (IANS) The Philippines on Wednesday lodged a fresh diplomatic protest with the Chinese authorities over two incidents in the disputed waters of …
Pakistan PM assures minorities, Hindus protest in Karachi
Karachi/Islamabad, July 29 (IANS) The minority Hindu Maheswari community in Karachi on Sunday held a protest against the administration’s failure in tracing a missing 16-year-old …
Doctors, medical students protest against Medical Bill
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Doctors and students from various hospitals and colleges protested here on Monday alleging that the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill …
Gurugram lawyers block expressway to protest peer’s murder
Gurugram, July 25 (IANS) Lawyers of the Gurugram district court blocked for about two hours the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway at Rajiv Chowk after the death of …
Kerala legislator caned by police during protest
Kochi, July 23 (IANS) The ruling Left Front legislator and CPI leader Eldho Abraham on Tuesday was beaten up by the police during a protest, …
AAP’s Madhya Pradesh office-bearers quit in protest
Bhopal, July 22 (IANS) Office-bearers of Aam Aadmi Party in Madhya Pradesh have resigned collectively to protest “efforts” of some central party leaders to “demolish” …
Students protest at Nagarjuna’s house over ‘Big Boss’ row
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) A group of Osmania University students on Saturday staged protest at the residence of leading Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, demanding a …
Kerala Catholic priests call off protest after talks
Kochi, July 20 (IANS) The protest by a section of the priests attached to the Ernakulam and Angamaly archdioceses of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church …
Karnataka BJP legislators stage protest sleep in Assembly
Bengaluru, July 19 (IANS) Upping the ante, about 100 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators are sleeping in the Karnataka Assembly from Thursday night to protest …
Kerala Catholic priests launch protest, seek Cardinal’s removal
Kochi, July 18 (IANS) Fresh trouble has broken out at the Ernakulam and Angamaly archdioceses of the Syro Malabar Catholic Church, as some priests on …
Samajwadis protest as UP Assembly session begins
Lucknow, July 18 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) legislators on Thursday sat on a dharna in the Vidhan Bhawan premises here to protest against the killings …
Amazon workers stage protest as Prime Day kicks off
San Francisco, July 16 (IANS) Amazon workers and activists took to the streets as the retail giant’s biggest sales event of the year, Prime Day, …
HK journalists stage protest over police treatment
Hong Kong, July 14 (IANS) Hundreds of journalists staged a silent protest in Hong Kong on Sunday to denounce what they view as unacceptable treatment …
Congress stages silent protest in Panaji
Panaji, July 13 (IANS) Various wings of the Congress in Goa on Saturday held a silent protest at state capital’s Azad maidan, accusing the BJP-led …
Sonia, Rahul protest in Parliament on Goa, Karnataka
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Anand Sharma on Thursday staged a protest in Parliament against the government over …
BJP to protest in Karnataka demanding CM’s resignation
Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will stage protests across Karnataka on Tuesday demanding Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s resignation as his …