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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Lam said everyone should learn a lesson from last years giant anti-government protests. But she did not say what lesson she has learned. Instead, she urged everyone to support the new national security legislation that the central government in Beijing is going to impose on Hong Kong. (AP Photo)

Hong Kong leader says city cannot bear further chaos, warns protesters

Global financial hub is on alert for unrest with larger gatherings planned for the evening to mark the first anniversary...

9 Jun 2020 2:06 PM IST

Terrence Floyd speaks to a group gathered at the site where his brother George Floyd was killed by police one week ago. (Photo- AFP)

Violence won't bring back Floyd, says victim's brother

The crowd chanted, What's his name? George Floyd! and One down, three to go! in reference to four officers involved...

2 Jun 2020 12:12 PM IST

A pupil at the City Kidz Pre & Primary School in the Inner City district in Johannesburg has his temperature measured as he enters the school premises on June 1, 2020. (AFP)

South Africa postpones reopening of schools over safety concerns

The plan for reopening on Monday backfired after teachers' unions and governing associations urged school staff to defy...

1 Jun 2020 2:39 PM IST

Members of the Oromo community stop during a protest on University Avenue in St. Paul, Minn., to sing a song by Hachalu Hundessa. (AP)

Pop star's murder reveals political rifts in Ethiopia

More than 80 people have been killed in unrest in Ethiopia after the popular singer Hachalu Hundessa was shot dead this...

5 July 2020 2:20 PM IST

eople gather for a candlelight vigil in memory of musician and activist Hachalu Hundessa at the Oromo Community of Minnesota building on June 30, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. (AFP)

50 dead in Ethiopia protests over death of popular singer

The dead included protesters and members of the security forces, and some businesses had also been set on fire

1 July 2020 3:30 PM IST

The court is likely to pronounce orders on Tuesday on issues related to the farm laws and the farmers protests at Delhis borders and may take a call on setting up a committee headed by a former Chief Justice of India to find ways to resolve the impasse. (Photo:AFP)

Aakar Patel | Protests can't be limited only to designated' areas in...

The State sees protest as a nuisance which must exist on paper but not exercised in defiance of the State

13 Sept 2022 1:35 AM IST

Madras High Court (Photo: PTI)

Bodies of deceased in anti-Sterlite protest to be preserved: Madras HC

Earlier in day, additional security was deployed outside the Thoothukudi General Hospital after a bus was set ablaze...

23 May 2018 8:17 PM IST

Resident doctors of JJ Hospital went on a day-long strike. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

JJ Hospital doctors continue strike as talks fail to break impasse

They decided to continue the protest after their talks with authorities concerned failed to break the deadlock, an...

22 May 2018 12:29 PM IST

Palestinian protesters carry an injured man who was shot by Israeli troops during a protest at the Gaza Strips border with Israel, Monday, May 14, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Israeli soldiers kill 43 Palestinians in Gaza protests against US...

Protests intensified on Israel's founding, with loudspeakers on Gaza mosques urging Palestinians to join 'Great March of...

14 May 2018 5:35 PM IST

The Vasai police control room confirmed the incident, but said no offence had been registered so far. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

MNS workers target Gujarati signboards at shops in Thane

The cadres of the Raj Thackeray-led party smashed and pulled down over 20 signboards on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in...

19 March 2018 12:41 PM IST

Russian police detain a protester at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 5, 2018. A group that monitors political repression in Russia says more than 350 people have been arrested in a day of nationwide protests against the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as president. (Photo: AP)

He is not our czar: Nearly 1600 reported arrested in Russian...

Police also used batons against protesters who chanted 'Putin is a thief!' and 'Russia will be free!'

6 May 2018 11:38 AM IST

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Government: Building a medieval-era monument

The report was submitted to the office of deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, officials said.

6 May 2018 7:19 AM IST