Mumbai Silent March

Farmers' fury has spilled onto the streets of Mumbai. Over 50, 000 distressed farmers lead by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) marched 180 km, braving the heat, from Nashik to Mumbai, in five days. Angry farmers are demanding answers from the government over several long pending demands. Farmers say they will put their demands directly before the l...

Mumbai was engulfed by a 'Maratha storm' as lakhs of the politically powerful community prepared for their first, biggest and final mammoth 'mook morcha' (silent procession) to demand reservations in jobs and education, here today.

Mumbai, especially South Mumbai, is likely to face a near shutdown as the 58th Maratha Kranti Morcha is scheduled to be held today. All schools in areas such as Dadar, Sion, Mahim will remain shut and the police have also put out advisories especially on traffic diversions. Schools in suburbs will stay open.

Exactly a year after the Maratha Kranti Morcha had organised its first silent march in Aurangabad, which was followed by other cities across Maharashtra, it is ready to hold its "biggest" rally in Mumbai tomorrow.

The Maratha community in has decided to hold its "biggest" silent march in Mumbai on August 9 to press for their various demands, including reservation.

Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam, who was supposed to lead a 'silent' march of his party workers at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai, the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting, today claimed that he has been placed under "house arrest" by police.

The man whose cartoon appeared in the Shiv Sena's newspaper and mocked the recent protests by the Marathas, has apologised for offending and hurting the powerful upper caste in Maharashtra, which forms as much as a third of the state's population.

Mumbai and New Delhi are holding silent protests today, seeking justice for Ansh Agarwal, the college student who was allegedly killed by his own friends in Mumbai on April 17. The protest rallies are being held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and Andheri's JB Nagar in Mumbai. 'Ansh was only 16'; 'Anger is no reason to kill'. 'Today its Ansh, tomorr...

Pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airlines will be staging a silent protest march at Mumbai airport today.

Farmers' fury has spilled onto the streets of Mumbai. Over 50, 000 distressed farmers lead by the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) marched 180 km, braving the heat, from Nashik to Mumbai, in five days. Angry farmers are demanding answers from the government over several long pending demands. Farmers say they will put their demands directly before the l...

Mumbai was engulfed by a 'Maratha storm' as lakhs of the politically powerful community prepared for their first, biggest and final mammoth 'mook morcha' (silent procession) to demand reservations in jobs and education, here today.

Mumbai, especially South Mumbai, is likely to face a near shutdown as the 58th Maratha Kranti Morcha is scheduled to be held today. All schools in areas such as Dadar, Sion, Mahim will remain shut and the police have also put out advisories especially on traffic diversions. Schools in suburbs will stay open.

Exactly a year after the Maratha Kranti Morcha had organised its first silent march in Aurangabad, which was followed by other cities across Maharashtra, it is ready to hold its "biggest" rally in Mumbai tomorrow.

The Maratha community in has decided to hold its "biggest" silent march in Mumbai on August 9 to press for their various demands, including reservation.

Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam, who was supposed to lead a 'silent' march of his party workers at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai, the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting, today claimed that he has been placed under "house arrest" by police.

The man whose cartoon appeared in the Shiv Sena's newspaper and mocked the recent protests by the Marathas, has apologised for offending and hurting the powerful upper caste in Maharashtra, which forms as much as a third of the state's population.

Mumbai and New Delhi are holding silent protests today, seeking justice for Ansh Agarwal, the college student who was allegedly killed by his own friends in Mumbai on April 17. The protest rallies are being held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and Andheri's JB Nagar in Mumbai. 'Ansh was only 16'; 'Anger is no reason to kill'. 'Today its Ansh, tomorr...

Pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airlines will be staging a silent protest march at Mumbai airport today.