political activism

Bhubaneswar, March 3 Members of the women's wing of the Congress staged protests in various parts of Odisha on Tuesday, demanding the removal of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri over his alleged connection to the Jeffrey Epstein files.The Mahila Congress activists, led by its state president...

Quetta, March 3 – Several families of detained leaders of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) were prevented by Pakistani police from holding a press conference at the Quetta Press Club, according to local media, citing family members.The families alleged that police cordoned off the press...

Jhapa (Nepal), March 2 – From the Bronx in the US to the streets of Nepal, rap has been a musical form that has served as a vehicle for social change.In Nepal, last year's Gen Z protests featured a large number of rappers who mobilized the masses, fueled by their enthusiasm. In Nepal...

Washington, March 2: Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last Shah, declared on Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "has been eliminated," calling him "the Zahhak of our time" and urging regime officials to surrender power.In a statement, Pahlavi described Khamenei as "the...

Washington, March 1 – Beneath fluttering flags depicting a lion and the sun, and a large banner that read “Thank You,” a jubilant group of Iranian Americans gathered outside the White House to celebrate President Donald Trump’s strikes against Iran, calling them a long-awaited blow against a...

New Delhi, February 28 The CPI(M) on Saturday paid tribute to former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad during the 2002 Gujarat riots.In a post on X, the CPI(M) also remembered the legacy of Ehsan's wife, Zakia Jafri, one of the prominent voices among...

Dhaka, February 28 – The Awami League of Bangladesh has begun to reassert its political presence in the country following the recent parliamentary elections, with over a dozen party offices reopened in the past two weeks, according to local media reports.In several locations, however, party...

New Delhi, February 28 The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday claimed that the Delhi Police has denied it permission to hold a rally at Jantar Mantar on March 1.However, Delhi Police officials stated that no decision has been taken so far."The matter is under consideration; the permission has...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan paid tribute to former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was killed in the Gulberg Society massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots.In a Facebook post, Vijayan stated that 69 people, including Jafri, were burnt to death in the...

Tokyo, February 28 – Large numbers of Japanese citizens gathered in Tokyo to protest Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's attempt to revise the country's pacifist Constitution.Nearly 1,000 people attended the demonstration in front of the Prime Minister's official residence on Friday evening...

Quetta, February 26 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, expressed grave concern on Thursday over the continued imprisonment of its chief organizer, Mehrang Baloch, and other leaders, citing what it described as a systematic pattern of "legal and procedural manipulation"...

Chandigarh, February 25 – The Haryana Congress staged a protest here on Wednesday against the BJP government over the alleged renaming and weakening of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), accusing it of attempting to undermine social security provisions for the...

Chennai, February 25 – Veteran Communist leader R. Nallakannu, one of the most respected figures in Tamil Nadu's political landscape and a lifelong member of the CPI, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 101.He passed away at 1:55 p.m. at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, where...

New Delhi, February 25 Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said the action taken against Youth Congress members for raising the voice of the people is "highly condemnable" and "shameful".She asserted that it is in the interest of 1.4 billion Indians to raise voice...

Bengaluru, February 24 – Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of neglecting the struggles of young people and playing with their lives, on Tuesday.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Vijayendra...

Dhaka, February 24 – The Awami League (AL) in Bangladesh is showing signs of revival, with grassroots leaders and activists recently reopening offices in several districts across the country, raising national and party flags, putting up party posters and banners, while facing no restrictions on...

Hyderabad, February 24 Top Maoist commander and the key "strategist" of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit, Thippiri Tirupati, also known as Devuji, surrendered to the Telangana police on Tuesday, after spending over four decades in hiding, police said.Devuji, a key member of the Central Committee...

New Delhi, February 24 – With a Delhi court sending the National President of the Youth Congress (IYC), Uday Bhanu Chib, to four days of police custody following his arrest in connection with the shirtless protest held during the India AI Impact Summit, opposition leaders on Tuesday criticised...

Theni (Tamil Nadu), February 24 Noting that he has worked for the party's welfare for over 46 years while enduring "all insults with patience", expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam offered to quit politics if his mistakes were proven.Without naming AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K...

Kolkata, February 23 Ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, a clash broke out between members of the TMC and the ISF in the Bhangar area of South 24 Parganas district on Monday evening, causing panic among locals, police said.A senior police officer said that both sides had filed...