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11:34 AM
Rohingyas hold hunger strike at Saudi detention centre

Around 650 Rohingya refugees held in a Saudi detention centre on Wednesday went on hunger strike to protest against their indefinite detention in the Gulf country for the third time in recent months.

03:06 PM
Tamil Nadu: Villagers boycott LS polls to protest lack of basic amenities

The residents of Melasirupothu village on Monday took out a protest march to boycott Lok Sabha elections, alleging non-availability of basic facilities here.

04:50 PM
Teenager killed in Bihar for attending school

A girl was killed for attending school in Sanpura village of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

03:00 PM
Maha budget session begins, oppn boycotts Guv's address

Opposition parties on Monday boycotted Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao's address to the joint sitting of the to voice their protest against his recent remarks on the RSS.

01:51 PM
Curfew relaxed in entire Jammu city

Authorities Wednesday relaxed curfew in the entire Jammu city for the first time since its imposition on Friday last as the situation improved.

03:20 PM
IGMC doctors protest against bank guarantee policy in Shimla

Doctors of Resident Doctors Association on Monday observed two hours "pen-down strike" outside the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Shimla while protesting against the bank guarantee policy.

10:19 AM
Ruckus erupts in Nepal's Lower House

Ruckus erupted in Nepal after opposition parliamentarians from the Nepal Congress staged a protest over the bills which were to be presented.

11:27 AM
Central Trade Unions begin two-day nationwide strike

Central Trade Unions Tuesday began a two-day nationwide strike to protest against the government's alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms.

11:52 AM
Sabarimala row: Alphons hits out at Kerala govt, 68 people taken into custody

Union Minister K J Alphons Monday slammed the Kerala government for turning the Sabarimala Temple complex into a "war zone" and lack of facilities at the shrine.

04:36 PM
Rahul Gandhi: PM Modi can run but not hide from the truth

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi "stole" money from the country and can run but not hide from the truth.

12:12 PM
Amritsar Train Accident: Residents stage protest at accident site

Scores of people Saturday staged a sit-in on the railway tracks where 61 people were mowed down by a train during a Dussehra event.

10:42 AM
Woman journalist begins climbing Sabarimala hill

A woman reporter from Hyderabad began trekking to Sabarimala hill Friday, a day after a New Delhi-based reporter of a foreign media outlet made a failed bid to visit the shrine.

11:15 AM
Woman begins climbing Sabarimala hill amid protests

A woman began trekking to Sabarimala hill amid protests by devotees opposing the entry of girls and women of menstrual age into the hill shrine.

01:49 PM
Tension prevails in Nilackal ahead of Sabarimala's opening; police evict protesters

Tension prevailed Wednesday morning in Kerala's Nilackal, the main gateway to Sabarimala, after the police used force to disperse devotees opposing the entry of girls and women of menstrual age into the hill shrine.

11:32 AM
Protesting farmers end march in Delhi

Protesting farmers ended their march at the Kisan Ghat here early Wednesday after police allowed them to enter the national capital.

12:21 PM
Supreme Court issues guidelines to deter vandalism in name of protest

The Supreme Court on Monday issued guidelines to deter acts of vandalism and hooliganism carried out in the name of public protests.

05:31 PM
Opposition protest over Muzaffarpur, Deoria shelter home cases

The Opposition leaders staged a protest in Parliament over alleged rape cases and ill-treatment of girls in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and Uttar Pradesh's Deoria districts shelter homes respectively.

05:21 PM
Liquor shop shuts down after locals protest

A liquor shop had to down its shutters following protests by locals in a remote village in Rajasthan's Barmer district.

10:35 AM
Mumbai bandh over Maratha quota begins; buses attacked

Protesters attacked public buses in Mumbai, and the neighbouring Thane and Navi Mumbai as the bandh called by Maratha outfits over their demand for reservation began this morning.

10:38 AM
Maratha reservation stir continues in Aurangabad

The Maratha community has continued their protest for reservation in government jobs and education in Gangapur tehsil of Aurangabad district.

10:43 AM
UP: School shuts down after taking fees

A school owner in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad has shut down the school after allegedly taking fees.

01:12 PM
MK Stalin detained by police during protest

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president MK Stalin was detained by the police on Saturday, while he was protesting against Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

01:07 PM
Anti-Sterlite protests: TN CM to visit injured, kin of deceased

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami is slated to visit Thoothukudi on June 9 to meet the families of those killed by police firing during the anti-Sterlite protests.

03:28 PM
Farmers' protest continues on Day 2, Khattar tags it a non-issue

"They don't have any issue; they are just focusing on unnecessary things through this strike. Not selling produce will bring losses to the farmers only," Khattar said