Consumers will be facing a tough time in Mumbai, as chemists have joined the strike by traders protesting against the issue of local body tax. Only the medical stores inside hospitals will be open. Druggists across the country are upset that retailers margins ...
Congress has no intention to cave in despite raging protests from BJP both inside and outside the Parliament, demanding resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. Congress, stepping up counterattack, says the Opposition's demand for the resignation of...
BJP workers took to the streets in Kanpur protesting against the Railway Minister. They also stopped number of trains in Kanpur and shouted slogans against Pawan Kumar Bansal and the Prime Minister, calling them thieves, and demanded their resignation.
BJP workers take out protests against Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal in Kanpur. The Minister's kin was caught accepting bribe worth Rs 80 lakh in return for a plum post for a Railway Board member. The BJP has been vehemently demanding his resignation over...
Afghanistan has warned Pakistan of serious consequences after more clashes broke out on their contested border. Afghanistan has also lodged a formal protest after the clashes.
BJP held a crucial meet to chalk out strategies to take on the government. The party plans to hold nation-wide protests as soon as the Parliamentary session ends. BJP is going to make corruption a big issue and demand for the resignation of the Prime Minister.
BJP Yuva Morcha activists protest and clash with the police outside Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's residence demanding his resignation following the arrest of his nephew on the charge of accepting bribe to fix position in the Railway Board. Police had t...
BJP holds a crucial meet to chalk out strategies to take on the government. The party plans to hold nation-wide protests as soon as the Parliamentary session ends.
BJP continues the protest, which it began inside the Parliament demanding the resignation of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, outside Bansal's residence. Police have resorted to the use of force to disperse the riotous crowd. Meanwhile the party intend to ...
BJP Yuva Morcha activists protest and clash with the police outside Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's residence demanding his resignation following the arrest of his nephew on the charge of accepting bribe to fix position in the Railway Board.
Angry Sikh protesters reached the Rashtrapathi Bhavan to protest against the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar. The Delhi police have been trying to stop them. The protests are unprecedented while the Parliament is in session. Victims of the 1984 anti-...
The Sikh protesters reached Parliament protesting the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. They have been demanding strict punishment for Kumar, who was accused of inciting violence in Delhi Cantt which lead to the death of five people. The p...
Iraq is going through one of its worst crisis since the US troops pulled out in 2011. According to the United Nations, more than 700 people have been killed in Iraq in the last month and more than 1600 injured in the violent clashes that broke out between secu...
According to the United Nations, more than 700 people have been killed in Iraq in the last month and more than 1600 injured in the violent clashes that broke out between security forces and Sunni groups.
The nation witnesses several protests over varied matters today. People took to the streets in Jammu protesting over the treatment and eventual death of Sarabjit Singh in Pakistani jail. Protests over his death were also seen in Delhi. In a separate incident, ...
Massive protests have been organized outside the residence of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, outside Congress office and outside the residence of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar after he was acquitted in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Protesters have clashed with t...
Delhi's Karkardooma Court acquitted Sajjan Kumar in the 1985 anti-Sikh riots which caused an uproar among the Sikh community. The protest spilled over to the second day as well, when the protesters marched to Sonia Gandhi's house demanding justice in the case....
Villagers of Tarn Taran district in Punjab claim that it was the government's complete apathy towards Sarabjit Singh's condition that resulted in his death. Protests in his village began soon after his death. The villagers say that the government must have pro...
Despite an all-party meeting called before the sessions began in both the Houses of the Parliament, the Opposition leaders made sure that the proceedings were disrupted. They continued to shout slogans demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, following...
Frustration with austerity is deepening among Europeans as unemployment rate hits new highs. While in France it is 11.5%, in Spain it touched a record high of 27.2%. In Portugal, almost one in five people are out of job. There are protests too against governme...
Removing the chairman of the JPC is like saying remove the judge when you are not happy with the judgement, says Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath. He says that the Opposition is being unreasonable in their demands to remove PC Chacko as the head of th...
The Opposition members will meet the Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to demand the removal of JPC head PC Chacko, due to his alleged 'mismanagement' of the 2G probe. The members were irked with the leak of the draft report to the media and the inclusion of Atal ...
The Opposition members will meet the Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to demand the removal of JPC head PC Chacko, due to his alleged 'mismanagement' of the 2G probe. The members were irked with the leak of the draft report to the media and the inclusion of Atal ...
The Supreme Court has demanded for answers from the Delhi Police Commissioner as well the Uttar Pradesh state government regarding the behaviour of the police towards the public, especially women. This statement comes after a police officer was caught on camer...
While PJ Kurien tries his best to get the Rajya Sabha's functioning back in order, Opposition refuses to calm down. The BJP leaders protest in the well of the House and shout slogans against the JPC report on 2G scam.
The BJP plans to continue its protest in both the Houses of the Parliament until the draft report on the 2G spectrum scam has been withdrawn completely. A JPC meet later today might even adopt the report, which the BJP does not want.
Hundreds of protesters stand neck-deep inside the mystical Sarayu river in Uttar Pradesh demanding basic infrastructure. They demand that the worn-out old bridge be replaced by a new one at Belghat in Gorakhpur. Will this protest also go unheeded?
The women's wing of DMDK carry out a protest meet against CM Jayalalithaa who allegedly did not allow the MPs of the party to serve the public. The meeting also condemned the opening of several TASMAC shops in her reign.
Ladaki students protest in Jammu and Kashmir after Chinese intrusion into Indian territory. For the first time, Chinese army has come 18 kms into the Line of Actual Control.
There have protests outside the police headquarters in New Delhi demanding the resignation of police commissioner Neeraj Kumar over the inability of the police in curbing rising crimes, especially against women and children.
BJP is all set to take on the government in both Houses of the Parliament. BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Murli Manohar Joshi said that they would protest in the well of the House. BJP has accused the UPA government of tampering with the 2G report as well as th...
Reports are pouring in about crimes committed against young girls and children. The raging protests and an anti-rape law that is touted to be stronger have done nothing to reduce the crimes against women. Girl children are not safe even in their homes as in ma...
Even as the chorus for his ouster grows louder, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has been a picture of defiance, ruling out his resignation and lauding his force.
Following the rape of a five-year-old in the national capital, the protests against the police and government increase. In several places, the police and protesters clashed with one another. A five-year-old girl in Delhi was found brutally raped and injured. H...
Scores of people have taken to the streets of Delhi demanding justice for the five-year-old who was brutally raped. BJP leaders marched towards the Parliament today, seeking the resignation of Delhi CM Shiela Dikshit. Water cannons were brought to control prot...
Protests resumed outside the Delhi police headquarters over the horrific rape of a five-year-old child. The protesters demanded immediate resignation of the Commissioner, Neeraj Kumar.
BJP leaders in Delhi stage protest in the wake of the rape of a five-year-old girl, demanding answers from the Congress-led state government. The area surrounding the Parliament has been cordoned off and security has been beefed up as the protesters decided to...
Protesters gathered outside AIIMS -- where the five-year-old girl, who raped and brutalised, is being treated -- are demanding death penalty for rapists.
Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is expected to present the report on the recent brutal rape of a minor in Delhi's Gandhinagar area. But the Opposition seems in no mood to allow the proceedings in the House to happen as they shout slogans against the governmen...
Protests continued in Delhi over the horrific rape of a five-year-old girl. There was also uproar in the Lok Sabha. Speaker Meira Kumar said law and order alone can not do it and there is a need for a change in attitude too to end violence against women and ch...
Formula One has wrapped up in Bahrain amid anti-government protesters clashing with the police. Security forces stormed places were marches were to be held, suppressing most of them.
Even as there are raging protests in the streets of Delhi following the brutal rape of a five-year-old, there are allegations that political parties are attempting to gain political mileage from these protests. Both Aam Aadmi Party and BJP are allegedly compet...
Second accused in the Delhi rape case, Pradeep, has been arrested from Bihar's Darbhanga district after the first accused confessed to the Delhi police he had an accomplice. The first accused in the case, Manoj Kumar, has been sent to 14 days judicial custody....
Gaylord Nelson, known as the founder of Earth Day, started observing this day from 1970. On this day, several demonstrations take place across the world to show solidarity with the cause of protecting the environment.
Residents of Mylapore protest against an illegal TASMAC shop that seems to have cropped up again after a few months of shutdown. The shop was shut after it was found out that it had no license and that it was selling liquor late into the nights.
The ordeal of the five-year-old Delhi rape victim isn't her's alone. It is the story of many hapless girls who are subjected to sexual brutality from various parts of the nation. Has anything changed despite the raging protests and the new anti-rape law which ...
Protesters demand that the accused who raped the five-year-old be publicly disgraced to set a precedent. The Delhi police, who interrogated the accused, have revealed that he is a serial sexual offender. Although the accused claim that he had an accomplice, po...
Despite the raging protests against crimes against women and the strong laws passed in the Parliament to deter the crimes, there seems to be no end to the atrocities committed against women and children. The plight of the five-year-old Delhi girl is merely tip...
Delhi minor's rape | Protesters gather outside Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde's house and chant slogans against him. This even as demonstrations against the recent brutality on a five-year-old came to light, who is undergoing treatment at AIIMS.
The scene outside Delhi Police headquarters and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), brings back the memories of images from December 23, 2012, when the citizens of Delhi congregated at India Gate to protest the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old par...
Even as the Delhi Police struggles to keep protesters contained outside AIIMS, where a five-year-old victim of rape is being treated, the anger amongst the people is only growing over the authorities' lackadaisical attitude towards people's safety. While prote...
Police in Delhi struggles to keep protesters off the roads outside AIIMS, where a five-year-old girl, who was brutally raped, is currently being treated.
Protests continue to rage outside the police headquarters at ITO in Delhi over the rape of a five-year-old. Protesters are demanding the resignation of Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar.
The Punjab police is once again in the news for all the wrong reasons. A woman was beaten up in Amritsar by a police officer. Her ordeal did not end there. She also alleges that her clothes were torn. When action was not taken against the accused police office...
Protesting the attack on the house of BJP state vice president H Raja, the party workers carry out a demonstration demanding justice in Trichy. The leaders shouting anti-AIADMK slogans, demanded that the police take some action against such hooliganism.
Protests have started against 'Gauravam' as the movie is believed to be on honour killing. However, actor Prakash Raj has come out and said that he is not afraid of the protests and that the movie does not target any particular community.
The Makkal Jananaya Ilaingar Kazhagam in Chengalpet carries out a protest demanding a fast solution to the Sri Lankan Tamils. A demonstration was carried out, demanding a referendum for a separate Eelam and rehabilitation of all Tamils immediately.
Condemning the pothole-filled roads, increasing mosquitoes, and deterioration of law and order in the state, the DMK stages a massive protest. The DMK meet was called by Stalin and he spoke at the event, accusing the Chennai corporation of not doing their work...
Condemning the pothole-filled roads, increasing mosquitoes, and deterioration of law and order in the state, the DMK stages a massive protest. The DMK meet was called by Stalin and the party workers shouting slogans against the government. Dayanidhi Maran was ...
KPCC vice-president MM Hassan takes a dig at the Left, calling it a ship without a captain. He claims that all the protests led by the LDF against the government are failures. He also makes tall claims about the developments made by the UDF government under th...
Farmers in Maharashtra, who are reeling under severe drought, stage a unique protest against the government which has failed to take the necessary steps to counter the drought in the state. The farmers register their protest by begging to the authorities.
The CPI state secretariat meet, which is scheduled for today, is set to discuss the current political situation in the state. The meet will outline strategies to stage protest against the alleged anti-people policies by the government. The party is also likely...
In a bizarre twist to the Presidency college violence, the Kolkata police have now registered a case against two students based on a complaint by Trinamool Congress leader's complaint. The students surrender at a nearby police station after the complaint was f...
More than 80 human rights and anti-nuclear organisations will organise a protest march from Kanyakumari to Kudankulam to protest the opening of the nuclear power plant. This protest march headed by Kolathur Mani of the Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam, will take plac...
Despite clinching evidence of its involvement in violence at the prestigious Presidency College in Kolkata, the Trinamool Congress continues to remain defiant.
Left party cadres are now on a protest in Kolkata against the vandalism shown by Trinamool Congress workers yesterday. The leaders have questioned Mamata government for allowing her party workers to go on a rampage in Presidency College in Kolkata. TMC workers...
Police had to resort to use of force to disperse clashing cadres of the Left and Trinamool Congress, after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was heckled in the national capital in Siliguri. The political fighting spilled on to the streets, causing dam...
Miffed after she and her ministers were manhandled by SFI activists in the national capital, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to cancel her appointment with Finance Minister P Chidambaram. The TMC chief, who has appealed to her cadre not ...
Hours after the TMC activists went on a rampage, ransacking the CPIM offices and attacking the Left members over the assault on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state Fiance Minister Amit Mitra, the party holds a silent protest in the state. ...
After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was heckled in the capital yesterday by SFI activists, Trinamool Congress workers have called for nation-wide protest against the incident. In the meantime, security has been tightened outside TMC's headquarters...
Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was heckled and manhandled in the national capital, TMC workers in her state hold violent protests. Many of the CPI(M) offices in the state are ransacked and party workers, including the leaders, are attac...
A very angry Mamata Banerjee has a heated argument with Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Rajiv Shukla on why SFI protests were allowed outside the Planning Commission in Delhi. The West Bengal CM is on a five-day visit to the capital and was at the Yojna Bhavan to m...
Protests against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is happening in Delhi. The protest is against the attitude of the leader towards the death of SFI leader Sudipto Gupta.
Several social activists and women in Kolathur have expressed unhappiness over the opening of several TASMAC shops on the main roads of the area. Social activists and women are now trying to create awareness about the nuisance that these shops are creating, to...
The LDF meet is set to discuss the current political scenario in the state and form strategies to stage protest to corner the UDF government which is assailed by several problems. LDF plans to stage protest against the government both inside the Kerala Assembl...
Five environmental activists have sustained injuries after they were assaulted by members of land mafia. The activists were attacked for staging protest against levelling of paddy field for construction of houses.
The Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi, protests in front of the Ambika sugar mill, Cuddalore, on behalf of sugarcane farmers, whose dues have not been paid by the mill. Close to 60 crores in cash need to be paid to these farmers for their produce.
Union Minister of Shipping GK Vasan urges the Kudankulam protesters to give up their fight. He says that the plant is safe and Tamil Nadu is in dire need of power. He says that once the plant is open, it would solve a majority of power problems in the state.
Students of Kanpur's Krishi Vishwavidyalaya protested the cancellation of the registration of 14 students who hadn't paid the fees. The students went on a rampage and set the hostel warden's motorcycle on fire and threw stones at the Vice-Chancellor's car. The...
While the student fraternity in Tamil Nadu rose in rebellion against the Sri Lankan war crimes, Kollywood also did its bit. Several actors came together for a day and carried out a hunger strike. Was this a gimmick or a heartfelt protest?
A month-long campaign against United States' long standing use of drones for aerial attack has kicked off in mid-town Manhattan. Demonstrators have gathered to protest against Washington's usage of drones in targeted assassinations overseas, and for domestic s...
Following the death of SFI leader Sudipto Gupta at the hands of the police, the student wing of the CPI(M), as well other Left parties, have called for a complete bandh in the state, as anger against Mamata Banerjee-led state government is on the rise.
Kanchipuram and Vridhachalam students protest against Sri Lankan war crimes and demand that a permanent solution be arrived at. They demanded that Rajapaksa be branded a war criminal and an independent probe be ordered into the alleged war crimes committed on ...
Following the removal of TASMAC shops from the national and state highways, protests have begun against the relocation of these shops to populated areas. A group staged a road roko in Coimbatore, shouting slogans against TASMAC and the government.
Student activists protest the death of fellow SFI leader Sudipta Gupta at the hands of the police. The SFI activists were protesting against the West Bengal government's decision to shift the dates of college union elections.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tiwari says it is time we rise above politics and ensure justice in the death of SFI leaders' death in Kolkata.
Tweeting on the dead of student leader in Kolkata, Manish Tiwari slams the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, and says he's saddened by the incident.
Students expressed their anger at the death of Sudipta Gupta, a 24 year-old SFI student activist who in a march carried out to protest Mamata Banerjee's decision to postpone the college union elections. Fellow student activists allege that Gupta died due to th...
Achil Vandhavai | CM Jayalalithaa accuses the Centre of unnecessarily increasing the burden of the common man by increasing prices. Also discussed, Karunanidhi's blame game, DMK's walkout, and TASMAC protests.
Political passions are flaring in Kolkata over the death of a 22-year-old SFI student even as there are conflicting versions from the government, the police and the colleagues of the student leader.
There is massive outrage over the death of an SFI leader in Kolkata. The 22-year-old student, Sudipto Gupto, died after violent clashes broke out between the police and university students. The police claim the death was an accident, but a bitter political war...
Sol Pudhidu | Students rebelled all across Tamil Nadu for the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils for the last 15 days. However, now with the exams approaching and the government ordering all colleges to reopen, the protests might soon simmer down. What are the other p...
Sengundram, aka Red Hills, residents stage a protest after a TASMAC shop is all set to open in the locality. Following the Madras High Court's order of shifting all TASMAC shops, from the national/state highways, the shops are all set to re-open at other popul...
The Tamil Nadu film fraternity, including superstar Rajinikanth, went on a daylong hunger strike to protest against alleged war crimes against Tamils in Sri Lanka.