Shaheen Bagh

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A bulldozer razes an illegal structure during an anti-encroachment drive by the MCD at the New Friends Colony, in New Delhi, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Bulldozers reach Delhi's New Friends Colony, day after Shaheen Bagh stir

This comes a day after the civic body had to return without executing the action in Shaheen Bagh on Monday following protests by locals

10 May 2022 12:56 PM

: Security personnel attempt to stop locals staging a protest in front of a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bulldozer at Shaheen Bagh area, during an anti-encroachment drive, in New Delhi, Monday, May 9, 2022. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Huge protest at Shaheen Bagh halt demolition drive by SDMC

Massive protests erupted there as hundreds of people, including many women, started a dharna as soon as SDMC officials reached the spot

10 May 2022 7:13 AM

Delhi | Locals sit on roads and stop bulldozers that have been brought for the anti-encroachment drive in the Shaheen Bagh area. (ANI)

Anti-encroachment drive: Bulldozers leave Shaheen Bagh, locals stage protest

Protesters raised slogans against the BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) as well as the central government

09 May 2022 12:43 PM

Twenty-three crore Indians fell into poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic and the unemployment rate, which had already reached a post-1947 high of six per cent by 2018, remains there. (Representational Image. PTI)

Aakar Patel | From Dec 2019 to Dec 2021: A time of trouble, problems grow

The state today has no democracy and is the only Indian state/Union territory without an elected government

07 Dec 2021 1:57 AM

'Mera Jism, Meri Marzi' say the women of Pakistan

They raise the slogan as as they prepare to raise their voice against the patriarchy in the Aurat March

16 Apr 2020 2:02 PM

A policeman pulls the remains of an anti new citizenship law banner as local authorities clear the protest site of Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi on March 24, 2020. (AP)

Saeed Naqvi: Shaheen Bagh stir recast in tune with the Covid times

Guided by common sense, the women of Shaheen Bagh have been extraordinarily focused on the Constitution

29 Mar 2020 6:29 PM

Shaheen Bagh protest site cleared in wake of corona curfew

Hold dialogue, says SC appointed interlocutors

24 Mar 2020 8:21 PM

Chanakya’s View: Shaheen Bagh should see the big picture

Leaders of religious communities must come forward and take the right decision given the circumstances prevailing

22 Mar 2020 8:04 PM

Petrol bomb hurled near Shaheen Bagh protest site

A police team found five-six petrol-filled bottles at the site

22 Mar 2020 11:56 AM

Shaheen Bagh to stay alive on day of janta curfew

The women have been blocking a side of a road connecting southeast Delhi to Noida since mid-December to protest against CAA

20 Mar 2020 5:23 PM

A large number of people, mainly women, came out of their homes to join the anti-CAA protesters. (Photo: PTI)

Section 144 in Shaheen Bagh, but protests on

Muslims apart, some protesters from other faiths said they too will appeal to people to join in large numbers to defeat the fascist forces.

02 Mar 2020 2:46 AM

PTI file photo shows protestors' made art in a demonstration against Citizenship (Amendment) Act and NRC at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi.

Security beefed up, Section 144 in Shaheen Bagh

Permission for any gathering is not allowed. Violation of this may invite legal proceedings

01 Mar 2020 11:03 AM

As if in solidarity with the families being targeted just 30 km away from them, the protesters at Shaheen Bagh said that they have decided to intensify their agitation till the new law is taken back by the BJP-led Central government.

Sadness, fear grip protesters of Shaheen Bagh

‘Keen to intensify agitation till CAA is taken back, will not budge till our demands are met’

27 Feb 2020 1:47 AM

In light of the history of communal violence in the country, it is not fanciful to think that those who traditionally developed this particular instrument as their stock-in-trade may be in search of opportunities outside Delhi too.

Delhi rioting as police abdicates responsibility

It's a helpful sign that Delhi BJP MP and former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has demanded action against Mr Mishra.

26 Feb 2020 6:19 AM

A chance for Mamata to grab secular space?

West Bengal will be the most closely watched state in this contest.

25 Feb 2020 2:48 AM

People hold placards during a protest against the CAA and NRC on New Year’s Eve at Shaheen Bagh, near Jamia Millia, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI/File)

Shaheen Bagh protesters open road to Noida, Faridabad

he stretch of the road was “opened”, though police barricades continued on one side.

23 Feb 2020 3:02 AM

The Delhi police also admitted the protesters hadn’t blocked the parallel road, but it was the police that barricaded the road to ensure security at the Shaheen Bagh protest site. (Photo: PTI)

Shaheen Bagh tells police: Open road, give security

Delhi police admits it shut the road, not protesters.

22 Feb 2020 2:14 AM

Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors, advocates Sanjay Hedge and Sadhana Ramachandran, during their visit to Shaheen Bagh to initiate talks with the protesters demonstrating against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Supreme Court team visits Shaheen Bagh 2nd day

Sanjay Hegde, Sadhana Ramachandran unwilling to discuss issues in media’s presence.

21 Feb 2020 3:00 AM

Supreme Court appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and Sadhna Ramchandran interact with protesters at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Let’s work together, SC mediators tell protesters at Shaheen Bagh

The talks, which lasted for almost three hours, will continue on Thursday.

20 Feb 2020 4:24 AM

SC appointed mediators reach Shaheen Bagh

Advocate Sanjay Hegde said that he is hoping to reach a resolution with everyone's co-operation.

19 Feb 2020 3:55 PM

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