political activism

Lahore, February 23 Pakistan's anti-cybercrime body has arrested a Canadian citizen, believed to be missing since last week in Lahore, for uploading social media posts critical of state institutions and officials.Canadian research scholar Hamza Ahmad Khan arrived in Pakistan on February 13 to...

Lahore, February 22 A Canadian national who came to Pakistan this month to conduct doctoral research on "anti-imperialist politics" has gone missing in Lahore city, police said on Sunday.Lahore police have registered a kidnapping case against "unidentified suspects" on the complaint of Yousuf...

New Delhi, February 22 The Congress announced new initiatives on Sunday, including setting up rapid legal response teams at the state and district levels, and raising its voice to reclaim the original RTI Act, as part of efforts to encourage the involvement of young people with the party...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 22 The Mahila Congress has announced a five-phase agitation against alleged price increases and anti-women policies of the Kerala government.As part of the first phase of the protest, a 24-hour-long hunger strike will be held in front of the state Secretariat here...

New Delhi, February 21 The IYC's protest at the AI Impact Summit was inspired by the violent Gen Z movement in Nepal that recently toppled the government there, the Delhi Police said on Saturday.Investigators are probing the financial trail behind the protest, including who funded the printing...

Mumbai, February 21 The Mumbai Youth Congress held a protest outside the BJP's 'Vasant Smruti' office in Dadar on Saturday to condemn the death threat recently issued to Rahul Gandhi.The protest, during which participants shouted slogans and threw flowers, was intended to send a clear message...

Srinagar, February 21 The Jammu and Kashmir government has "destroyed" the aspirations of unemployed youth in the Union territory by "outsourcing" approximately 23,000 jobs, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Sunil Sharma said on Saturday.The BJP leader urged the Omar Abdullah government to...

Jammu, February 21 Members of the BJP Yuva Morcha held a demonstration in Jammu on Saturday to counter the "shirtless protest" by Congress' youth wing workers at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi the previous day.Led by the president of Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM)...

Mumbai/Pune, February 19 NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule demanded on Thursday that the Maharashtra government provide security to her party MLA Rohit Pawar, noting that he has been raising concerns and questions in the wake of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's death in an air crash.In a post on...

Mumbai, February 19 The Congress will strengthen its organizational base in Mumbai and address civic issues affecting residents while intensifying its fight against the government, AICC general secretary in charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala said on Thursday.Addressing the media after a...

Mumbai, February 19 NCP (SP) working president Supriya Sule on Thursday demanded that the Maharashtra government provide security to her party MLA Rohit Pawar, noting that he has been raising concerns and questions in the wake of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's death in an air crash.In a post on X...

New Delhi, February 18 The Congress claimed on Wednesday that the Union Ministry of Culture funded an event last December where allegedly hate speech was directed against the Muslim community, and demanded that a law be enacted to curb hate speech.There was no immediate reaction from the...

Washington, February 18 – Reverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate who helped reshape American politics between the era of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, has died at the age of 84.His family said in a statement that he...

Guwahati, February 17 Suspended Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed joined the Raijor Dal on Tuesday, becoming the second legislator from Assam's main opposition party to switch to the Akhil Gogoi-led outfit in two days.Ahmed's move, weeks ahead of the announcement of assembly elections, came...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 17 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve said on Tuesday that the administration should not stop issuing caste certificates en masse in rural areas and should instead decide on a case-by-case basis after verifying complaints.He was reacting to a query...

Lucknow, February 17 Congress leaders and workers clashed with police on Tuesday as they attempted to march to the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha during the budget session to protest against issues such as the replacement of the rural employment scheme MGNREGA and misgovernance.The clash led to...

Patna, February 17 – On the 38th death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) National Working President Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said that Karpoori Thakur’s ideas and aspirations must be carried from Bihar to Delhi and reach every household in the country...

Kolkata, February 18 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described the Election Commission as a "Tughlaqi Commission," run by a political party, alleging widespread manipulation of voter lists in the state.By using the word 'Tughlaqi', Banerjee was alluding to the Delhi...

Lucknow, February 17 Police on Tuesday detained several Congress leaders and workers, and allegedly used force to prevent them from marching to gherao the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Bhavan (Legislative Assembly) over the scrapping of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) and...

Lucknow, February 17 – On Tuesday, Congress leaders and workers marched towards the Uttar Pradesh Assembly to stage a "Vidhan Sabha Gherao" ( घेराव), protesting what they described as the weakening of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the non-payment of...