political protests

Bhopal, April 9 The Congress staged protests outside collectorates in several districts of Madhya Pradesh over farmers' issues, with one of its leaders making controversial remarks against Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.During a protest at the collector office in the Shajapur...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 Polling across Kerala proceeded largely peacefully, but protests were reported at several booths on Thursday over allegations of fraudulent voting.A minor scuffle broke out between Congress and BJP activists in Manalur, Thrissur district, after UDF candidate T N...

Kolkata, April 5 – Tensions escalated once again during Congress candidate Adhir Chowdhury’s campaign rally in Berhampore, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on Sunday, where he encountered ‘go back’ slogans from Trinamool Congress supporters in three different locations.Incidentally, Chief...

Islamabad, April 4 – A sharp increase in fuel prices by the Pakistani government has triggered strong reactions from opposition parties and civil society groups, with calls for mass protests and demands for the removal of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, according...

Bhopal, April 3 – Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari launched a scathing attack on the Mohan Yadav government on Friday, accusing it of turning the "Year of Farmer Welfare" into a "Year of Farmer Exploitation".Addressing a press conference on Friday, Patwari said that farmers...

Kolkata, April 1 – Clashes erupted at the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters, 'Bidhan Bhavan', on Wednesday, as party workers clashed over the nomination of Rohan Mitra, the son of former state Congress president Somen Mitra. The situation quickly became chaotic within the...

Kathmandu, March 30 Protests continued in Nepal for the third consecutive day following the arrest of former Prime Minister K.P. Oli over the suppression of the Gen Z protests last year, even as authorities intensified their investigation against three former prime ministers over money...

Shahjahanpur (UP), March 29 The controversy over the demolition of statues of Kakori Train Action martyrs shows no signs of settling, as an organization has now written to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath opposing the reinstallation of the "damaged" figurines of the freedom fighters and demanding...

Kolkata, March 26 Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the RSS, celebrated Ram Navami at Jadavpur University and near the main campus of Calcutta University, amid tight security arrangements.At Jadavpur University, activists of the Revolutionary...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 21 – A 40-year-old visitor died in a freak elevator accident at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on Friday morning, raising concerns about administrative lapses and criminal activity that allegedly affect services at even West Bengal's reputable public...

New Delhi, March 20 Over 44 student organizations from more than 25 law schools across the country on Friday issued a statement condemning the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026, claiming that it "undermines the dignity, autonomy, and constitutional rights of...

Kolkata, March 18 Signs of simmering rebellion emerged within the ruling TMC a day after the party unveiled its candidate list for the West Bengal assembly polls, with several sitting MLAs and leaders openly expressing resentment over being denied tickets in what the party describes as a...

Dhaka, March 18 – Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed cabinet ministers and senior government officials to launch a nationwide campaign to address rape and violence against women across the country, warning that swift and concrete action is needed to curb the rising...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti briefly adjourned the House on Tuesday, expressing displeasure over the absence of ministers and ruling party members after lunch.This development came a day after Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and...

New Delhi, March 16 Former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha MP HD Deve Gowda wrote to Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday, expressing concern over disruptions inside Parliament and protests outside by her party members.In his letter, Deve Gowda told Gandhi that he has...

New Delhi, March 16: In a significant escalation of tensions between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission of India (ECI), Trinamool MPs staged a day-long walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, protesting the election body's decision to remove several top bureaucrats in poll-bound...

New Delhi, March 15: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said on Sunday that misinformation spread by political parties like the Congress and the AAP has created a misconception of a cooking gas shortage in the minds of some people, leading to panic bookings of LPG cylinders.Sachdeva...

On Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that he is confident that the BJP will return to power in Assam under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, with the "largest-ever mandate".Addressing the youth convention of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) here, Shah...

Kolkata, March 15 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced two key measures on Sunday, clearing arrears in salaries for state employees and increasing honorariums for priests and muezzins, just minutes before the scheduled announcement of the state assembly elections.Banerjee...

Chennai, March 15 DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday criticised the ruling BJP government at the Centre, stating that its "wrong decisions" have led to a severe shortage of LPG across the country.According to Stalin, the BJP government's lack of foresight or...