political protest

Bengaluru, March 11. Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, has accused the Congress government in the state of misleading the public by claiming credit for recruitments carried out during the tenure of the previous BJP-led government.Speaking...

Bengaluru, March 11 Responding to the issue of a shortage of LPG cylinders due to the conflict involving Israel, the US, and Iran, BJP state President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on Wednesday that the Central government is taking the necessary steps to ensure the supply of LPG cylinders, and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 Tension gripped the Thampanoor bus depot here on Wednesday after a group of Youth Congress activists attempted to put up posters on state-run buses targeting Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar over certain allegations made by his wife.The activists, who arrived at...

Ranchi, March 11 – The alleged ban on DJ music during Ram Navami processions sparked a major uproar in the Jharkhand Assembly during the Budget Session on Wednesday. BJP legislators staged protests both inside and outside the House.As soon as the proceedings began, BJP MLAs raised slogans over...

Gairsain, March 10 The Congress held a march to the Uttarakhand Assembly in Gairsain on Tuesday to protest against alleged rising crimes against women, the Ankita Bhandari murder case, deteriorating law and order, and rising inflation, among other issues.They were stopped at Diwalikhal, not...

Kolkata, March 10 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, called off her indefinite sit-in protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, which began in the afternoon of February 6, at Esplanade in Kolkata.Announcing the withdrawal of the protest on...

New Delhi, March 10 Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, alleged on Tuesday that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a "fraudulent" exercise and is being carried out in different states to win elections.Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during the Zero...

Kolkata, March 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called off her protest against the "flawed SIR" on its fifth day, saying the demonstration would be temporarily suspended after the Supreme Court ordered the establishment of an appellate mechanism regarding voter list...

Kolkata, March 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called off her protest against the "flawed SIR" on the fifth day, stating that the demonstration was being temporarily suspended following the Supreme Court's order to establish an appellate mechanism regarding the revision of the...

Kolkata, March 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ended her protest against the "flawed SIR" on Tuesday, after five days, stating that the protest was being temporarily suspended following the Supreme Court's order to set up an appellate mechanism regarding the revision of the voter...

Kolkata, March 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday used "art" as a symbolic form of protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, painting the words "SIR" and "Vanish" on the fifth day of her sit-in demonstration, alleging the deletion of genuine...

Panaji, March 10 Goa Forward Party (GFP) MLA Vijai Sardesai apologized to the state assembly on Tuesday over a protest staged by a group of people in the visitors' gallery in the House, after his office issued entry passes to them.Four people were arrested on March 6 after they protested...

New Delhi, March 10 – The BJP intensified its attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, criticizing his support for and endorsement of the "shirtless stunt" performed by members of the Indian Youth Congress at the recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit, and comparing him to traitors...

Kolkata, March 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen on Tuesday symbolically drawing "SIR" and "Vanish" on a piece of paper during the fifth day of her protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, to express her opposition to the alleged deletion of...

New Delhi, March 10 Proceedings in the Lok Sabha were adjourned until noon on Tuesday as opposition members stormed into the well, raising slogans against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission, and protesting against "vote theft".As the Lok Sabha convened in the...

Hyderabad, March 9 Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha began an indefinite fast in Khammam on Monday night, demanding justice for families who were displaced from a land parcel in the town.Earlier in the day, she held a protest in Khammam, about 200 kms from Hyderabad, in support of the...

Latur, March 9 A BJP functionary from the Latur district in Maharashtra attempted suicide by setting himself on fire on Monday, after becoming frustrated with the party's decision to nominate another leader as a corporator in the municipal corporation.According to police, BJP general secretary...

Kolkata, March 9 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of threatening state officials during a meeting with the administration and warned that "false bravado" by constitutional authorities was unacceptable, escalating the...

Bengaluru, March 9 Terming the US waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil for 30 days as "deeply humiliating," Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi step down, accusing him of repeatedly demonstrating that he is "incompetent...

Kolkata, March 9 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday advised state bureaucrats and police officers not to succumb to pressure or disciplinary threats from the Election Commission of India (ECI) or Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.However, the Chief Minister...