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- World
Protests erupt in China over harsh Covid curbs
New Delhi: Protests against Chinese government’s strict Covid measures have intensified with people taking to the streets against President Xi Jinping’s harsh zero-Covid policy. Thousands of protesters turned out in Shanghai, where…
- India
Tension in Kerala as protests against port project turn violent
Thiruvananthapuram: Tension prevailed at Vizhinjam area in Kerala capital on Sunday after a group of protesters — opposed to the Vizhinjam port project, overturned police jeeps and also injured two policemen. The…
- India
Mob protests in Kalyan against Maha Guv over Shivaji remarks
Thane: Several persons calling themselves ‘shivpremis’ protested in Kalyan in Thane district on Sunday against the remarks of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Koshyari, during a function in…
- Middle East
UN Human Rights Council to discuss situation in Iran
The UN Human Rights Council on Monday said it would hold a special session to discuss the crackdown on protestors in Iran which has left hundreds dead. The UNHRC will conduct a…
- Telangana
Protests flare up across Telangana as PM Modi visits state
Hyderabad: Several protests broke out across Telangana on Saturday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. Youth of the city marked their protests against the PM’s visit at various locations…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Govt orders 50% hostel allotment to UG female students in Nizam college
Hyderabad: The Nizam College and Osmania University (OU) authorities have been ordered by the Commissionerate of Collegiate Education (CEC) to provide 50 percent of the UG female students and 50 percent of…
- Pakistan
Protests erupt across Pakistan after attack on Imran Khan
Islamabad: Protests erupted in multiple cities across the country after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and other PTI leaders were injured in a gun attack during PTIs long march in Gujranwala,…
- India
Srinagar: Kashmiri Pandits protest outside Hurriyat office against recent murder
Srinagar: A group of people, including social activists, staged a protest outside the Hurriyat Conference office here on Monday against the killing of Kashmiri Pandit farmer Puran Krishan Bhat by terrorists last week,…
- World
China’s Communist Party defends zero-COVID policy amid protests
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party on Saturday put up a strong defence of its much-criticised zero-COVID policy and ruled out its roll back, saying it is a “reality” that coronavirus is still…
- Middle East
Anti-government protests: State-run broadcaster hacked in Iran
Tehran: Anti-government protesters in Iran hacked state-run broadcaster and briefly interrupted the operations with an image of country’s President Ayatollah Ali Khamenei surrounded by flames. The 1730 IST bulletin was interrupted with…
- Telangana
Telangana: Harish Rao vows action against ‘quacks’ in meeting with doctors
Hyderabad: Medical association representatives who met with Telangana’s health minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday at Pragathi Bhavan said that they were given the assurance that the state will create “anti-quackery committees”…
- Top Stories
School girls join protests that have swept Iran
London: In an unprecedented move, schoolgirls have joined the protests that have swept Iran since the death of a woman detained for breaking the hijab law, the media reported. Videos verified by…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Strict action against PFI-banned related protests, warns police chief
Bengaluru: Following the Union government imposing a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and several of its associates for their alleged terror activities, Karnataka police chief Praveen Sood on Wednesday warned…
- India
After protests, Gujarat Assembly withdraws GCCUA bill
Gandhinagar: The state Assembly on Wednesday unanimously withdrew the Gujarat Cattle Control (Keeping and Moving)In Urban Areas bill (GCCUA) which was aimed at controlling the movement of stray cattle from wandering on…
- Middle East
Pro-government rallies held in Iran amid mass protests
Dubai: Iranian counterprotesters gathered across the country on Friday in a show of support for authorities after nearly a week of anti-government protests and unrest over the death of a young woman…
