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- World
SL celebrates I-Day amid boycott by Oppn, public protests
COLOMBO: Highlighting the gravity of the financial crisis Sri Lanka has been undergoing, President Ranil Wickremesinghe, while addressing the nation on the eve of 75th Independence, said “we have reached the point…
- World
Protests in US after footage releases of Black man being beaten by police
Washington: Protests erupted across the US after the release of a footage which showed five former police officers in Memphis brutally beating an African-American man who died three days later after the…
- India
Maha: Villagers take over stage set up for R-Day events to demand road construction
Yavatmal: Protesting locals occupied a stage and forced authorities to cancel Republic Day programs to press for their demand for a road in their village in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal on Thursday. Several residents of…
- Bangalore
Govt committed on quota issue: Bommai amid protests by Panchamasalis
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said his government is working with commitment on the reservation issue, as Panchamasalis have renewed their protests with a demand to be included in 2A…
- Middle East
Iran sentences Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter to 5 years in prison
Tehran: A court in Iran on Tuesday sentenced Faezeh Hashemi, daughter of former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, to five years in prison, her lawyer has revealed. “Following the arrest of Faezeh Hashemi,…
- Kashmir
Rajouri killings: Bandh in Poonch enters 2nd day; protests in Kathua, Jammu
Jammu: The bandh against the twin terror attacks in Rajouri that killed six people and injured 11 others entered its second day in the border town of Poonch on Wednesday while protests…
- India
Outsider involvement suspected behind scribbling of anti-Brahmin slogans: JNU VC
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday said “outsiders” might be involved in the scribbling of anti-Brahmin slogans on several walls inside the campus and that further inquiry…
- India
Protests across NE on third anniversary of Parliament nod to CAA
Guwahati: The North East Students’ Union (NESO) on Sunday marked the third anniversary of the passage of CAA in Parliament as ‘black day’ across the region. Black flags and banners were displayed…
- World
Peru’s new President hints at early polls amid protests
Lima: Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte acknowledged the possibility of holding the next elections earlier than scheduled amid protests. “If the situation warrants it,” the government will be in talks with the…
- Technology
Apple CEO ignores questions on protests in China
Washington: Apple CEO Tim Cook has ignored questions on violent protests in China which have hampered iPhone production at its key suppliers’ factories in the country. Fox Business asked Cook several questions…
- World
China plans crackdown after Covid protests
Beijing: China’s top security agency has called for a crackdown on “hostile forces” after rare protests against the government strict zero-Covid policy broke out across major cities during the weekend, the media…
- India
NIA team reaches Kerala to probe Adani Vizhinjam Port protests
Thiruvananthapuram: After violent protests against the upcoming Adani Vizhinjam Port, an NIA team landed here on Wednesday. Though there has been no untoward incident in the past two days in the protest…
- World
Chinese universities send students home after protests
Beijing: In the wake of the recent protests, Chinese authorities have ordered university students to leave campus and go back to their hometowns, the media reported. Beijing’s Tsinghua University, where thousands of…
- World
Police clampdown in China after days of protests
Beijing: China’s protests against Covid restrictions which erupted over the weekend appear to have died down, as authorities begin clamping down, the media reported. A heavy police presence has been reported in…
- India
Allahabad University students protesting fee hike gherao vice-chancellor
Prayagraj: Allahabad University students, who have been agitating for 83 days to demand rollback of the fee hike, on Monday gheraoed the varsity’s vice-chancellor. The protesters, led by student leader Ajay Yadav Samrat,…
