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Vehicles were stranded in various cities of Assam due to heavy blockade. (Photo: PTI)

Citizenship Bill protests affect Assam; flights suspended, train services cancelled

Five columns of the Army have been requisitioned and deployed in Assam, an Army statement said.

12 Dec 2019 12:53 PM

All Assam Student's Union has called for a protest at 11 am in Guwahati. (Photo: ANI)

Citizenship Bill: People defy curfew in Guwahati, Army conducts flag march

Assam has been on the boil ever since the CAB was tabled in Lok Sabha.

12 Dec 2019 9:58 AM

Security was beefed up in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura. Nagaland has been exempted from the purview of the bandh in view of the ongoing Hornbill Festival there. (Photo: ANI)

Northeast begins 11-hour bandh against Citizenship bill, security beefed up

The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), backed by various other bodies and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm.

10 Dec 2019 8:56 AM

The plea claimed that after police firing on lawyers at Tis Hazari court on November 02, some alleged incident of lawyer and cop attacks have taken place due to an altercation between the two. (Photo: ANI | File)

Wait for Delhi HC's order, says SC on plea filed in connection with Tis Hazari clash

Justice Arun Mishra also asked the petitioner-cum-lawyer, G S Mani about case's proceedings in the Delhi High Court.

09 Dec 2019 4:21 PM

Another 100 protesters suffered injuries in two days of rallies in Hillah, just south of Baghdad, when security forces used tear gas against them. (Photo: AP)

Anti-govt demonstrators torch Iran consulate amid deadly protests

Iraq's capital have been gripped by the largest grassroots protests since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.

28 Nov 2019 3:19 PM

Sonia, clad in deep red saree and a blazer over it, stood in the Parliament premises surrounded by fellow lawmakers as she read the Preamble. (Photo: ANI)

Sonia Gandhi reads out Preamble of Indian Constitution during protest; see video

Members were seen holding placards that read 'Stop Murder of Democracy', 'Save Our Constitution' and 'Constitution In Crisis'.

26 Nov 2019 12:07 PM

They (skulls) told me they are worried, not only the Ñatitas, but all the saints in heaven and that they see us and they think Bolivia will get back to normal again. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Bolivia celebrates Day of Skulls amidst political protests

Bolivians turn to Day of Skulls for hope as protests rage.

09 Nov 2019 2:00 PM

There, they made her kneel down, cut her hair and doused her in red paint. They also forced her to sign a resignation letter. Her office was set alight and the windows of the town hall were smashed. (Photo: Twitter)

Protesters forcibly cut Bolivian mayor's hair before dragging her through streets

Amid shouts of 'murderess, murderess' masked men dragged her through the streets barefoot to the bridge.

08 Nov 2019 12:18 PM

Bedi was referring to a similar incident that had taken place during her tenure as the deputy police commissioner in 1988. (Photo: File)

Men, women in uniform need to be protected by seniors: Kiran Bedi on police protests

Bedi faced similar situation in Jan 1988 when a lawyer arrested for theft was brought to Delhi's Tis Hazari court in handcuffs.

06 Nov 2019 11:10 AM

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had on Saturday said the state cabinet decided to allot 5,100 of 10,400 routes to private operators and warned that the other routes would also be given to them if those on strike don't join duty by the midnight of November 5. (Photo: File)

T'gana govt says transport workers on strike won’t be taken back after Nov 5

On Monday, workers staged sit ins in front of depots, raised slogans in support of their demands.

05 Nov 2019 9:34 AM

A depositor of the troubled Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank died of a cardiac arrest on Tuesday due to stress, his family in Mumbai has said. (Photo: ANI)

Another PMC Bank depositer dies of heart attack, family says he was under stress

Fattomal Punjabi is reportedly the second customer of PMC Bank to die in less than 24 hours.

16 Oct 2019 9:00 AM

In a statement on Sunday, the AIHALTUCC said during the wage revision negotiation meeting, the management had offered 11 per cent fitment benefit and 22 per cent perks for one to 10 Scale and 20 per cent perks for one scale. (Photo: File)

Over 10,000 HAL employees launch countrywide indefinite strike over wage revision

The union leader also said the employees have hit the streets in protest.

14 Oct 2019 1:21 PM

President Lenin Moreno met with Jaime Vargas, the head of the indigenous umbrella grouping CONAIE, for four hours of talks in the capital Quito broadcast live on state television. (Photo: File)

Ecuador President, protesters reach deal to end violent unrest

'With agreement, mobilizations across Ecuador are terminated and we commit ourselves to restoring peace in country,' said joint statement.

14 Oct 2019 10:10 AM

It was the first such injury from a live round in nearly four months of increasingly violent protests and threatened to strip the spotlight from China’s carefully-choreographed birthday party, designed to underscore its status as a global superpower. (Photo: AFP)

Watch: Protester critical after being shot by Hong Kong police as China celebrates 70th birthday

The wounded protester received initial first aid from officers before paramedics arrived and took him to hospital.

01 Oct 2019 5:22 PM

BJP protests outside Kejriwal's residence over his NRC dig at Manoj Tiwari

Kejriwal had on Wednesday said Tiwari would have to leave Delhi if the NRC was implemented.

26 Sep 2019 1:27 PM

No other Chinese city, not even Shanghai, could step into that role in the foreseeable future. (Photo: File)

How important is Hong Kong to the rest Of China? An explainer

An intervention by Chinese troops could seriously damage Hong Kong's standing as a stable international financial centre.

05 Sep 2019 1:28 PM

Banerjee, who is also the TMC supremo, is likely to be present in it, a senior party leader said. (Photo: File)

TMC to hold mass protests against NRC, divisive politics of BJP on Sep 7, 8

The decision was taken at an emergency meeting at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence on Monday afternoon.

03 Sep 2019 10:34 AM

What started as protests against a now-suspended extradition bill that would have allowed people to be sent to mainland China for trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party, has evolved into demands for greater democracy. (Photo: AP)

‘Now or never, will defend freedom at any cost': Hong Kong protesters say they have nothing to lose

The territory is grappling with this crisis since its handover to Beijing, many residents fret over what they see as China's closing grip.

28 Aug 2019 8:03 PM

Ten weeks of confrontations between police and protesters have plunged Hong Kong into turmoil, and present the biggest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012. (Photo: AP)

‘Cease anger with love’: Hong Kong tycoon's message on protests

Protests began as opposition to now-suspended extradition bill and have swelled into wider calls for democracy.

16 Aug 2019 3:38 PM

The anti-India protest, organised by Pakistani groups and Sikh and Kashmiri separatist outfits, was demarcated with metal barriers from a pro-India demonstration outside India House, during which placard-waving crowds disrupted the flow of traffic and chanted slogans. (Photo: AP)

Pak-backed protesters target Indian diaspora celebrating I-Day in London, 4 arrested

The protests, which according to Metropolitan Police resulted in one injury, was described as largely peaceful involving few incidents.

16 Aug 2019 11:54 AM

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