Protest

Several Protests Break Out In Egypt, Several Arrested

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 21, 2019

Rare small protests broke out on Friday in Cairo and other Egyptian cities calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi but police quickly dispersed them, AFP journalists reported.

Thousands Of UP Farmers On Way To Delhi As Talks Over Demands Fail

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday September 21, 2019

A farmers' march to the national capital to protest against pending sugarcane dues was stopped near the Delhi border, this morning. The farmers, numbering over thousand, were stopped by police near the Delhi-Ghazipur border on National Highway 24.

Global Climate Strike: US Workers of Google, Amazon Join Protests

Reuters | Saturday September 21, 2019

Hundreds of workers from Google, Amazon and other technology companies on Friday joined climate-change marches in San Francisco and Seattle.

At Hong Kong Restaurant, Protest-Themed Menu Features "Eyeball" Mocktails

World News | Reuters | Saturday September 21, 2019

Pro-democracy protests that have roiled Hong Kong for more than three months are providing culinary inspiration for a restaurant that offers a themed menu with spicy wasabi-spiked "tear gas" eggs and a drink shaped like a bloodied eyeball.

Telugu Gangster Film's Name Changed After Protests By Valmiki community

South | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 21, 2019

With Boya Valmiki community threatening to disrupt the screening of Telugu film 'Valmiki', the makers changed the title 'Gaddhalakonda Ganesh' hours before the movie's release on Friday.

Watch: Hundreds Of Thousands Throng Australian Streets For Climate Strikes

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 20, 2019

Children across Asia and the Pacific kicked off what are set to be the largest global climate protests in history Friday, demanding adults act now to stop environmental disaster.

Germany Reaches 100 Billion Euro Climate Plan Deal As Protests Heat Up

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 20, 2019

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government reached a deal Friday on a broad climate plan for Germany, a coalition source said, as tens of thousands of protesters rallied demanding more environmental protection.

NCP's Supriya Sule Meets Devendra Fadnavis Over Felling Of Aarey Trees

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 20, 2019

Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule on Friday met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence in Mumbai and opposed the felling of trees at Aarey to build a metro rail car shed.

Striking Students Tell World Leaders "Do Your Jobs" On Climate

World News | Reuters | Friday September 20, 2019

Thousands of students took to the streets of Australia and other Asia-Pacific countries on Friday to kick off a global strike demanding world leaders gathering for a UN Climate Action Summit adopt urgent measures to stop an environmental catastrophe.

On Dharna Since 1996, UP Man Made To Call Off Protest

Muzaffarnagar News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 20, 2019

A man, who had been on a dharna here since the past 24 years to protest against land sharks who had encroached government-owned land in his village, was made to call off his protest on Thursday.

"Shirt Torn, Hair Pulled": Babul Supriyo Manhandled At Jadavpur University

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday September 20, 2019

Union Minister Babul Supriyo was pushed, manhandled and his shirt was torn when he went to Jadavpur University in Bengal on Thursday for an event organized by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the students' organisation linked to the BJP. "They pulled me by my hair and pushed me," said the minister, who is seen in videos surrounded by a huge ...

Watch: Akshay Kumar Takes Mumbai Metro "Like A Boss" Amid Aarey Protests

Mumbai News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday September 19, 2019

Mumbai Metro had a star commuter on Wednesday when actor Akshay Kumar decided to take the metro after a shoot. He tweeted a video from inside a coach, saying that he decided to use the metro to travel from Ghatkopar to Versova.

Amitabh Bachchan Criticised For Praising Metro In Wake Of #SaveAarey Campaign

Entertainment | Divya Goyal | Thursday September 19, 2019

Twitter users interpreted Amitabh Bachchan's tweet in the context of the deforestation of Aarey Colony.

Delhi Transport Strike Live Updates: Office-Goers Face Difficulties In Reaching Workplaces

Delhi News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Thursday September 19, 2019

Many schools in the national capital are closed today as a transport body, comprising 41 associations and unions, called for a one-day strike to protest against the steep hike in traffic fines under the amended Motor Vehicles (MV) Act.

Commuters Hit As Striking Delhi Transport Workers Stop Cabs: 10 Points

Delhi News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday September 19, 2019

Many cabs and autorickshaws in Delhi are being stopped on the roads by transport workers who are on a one-day strike to protest the steep hike in traffic fines. Several schools in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida are closed today and office-goers faced difficulties in getting public transport. 41 associations and unions of goods and passenger segments incl...