Protests

Resident Doctors of Government Hospital In Aurangabad Protest, Demand N95 Masks

Aurangabad News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 6, 2020

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, resident doctors of the Government Medical College and Hospital in Maharashtra staged a protest demanding personal protective equipment and N95 surgical masks for their own safety.

Ex-Pakistan Cricketer Javed Miandad Says Players Involved In Spot-Fixing Should Be "Severely Punished"

Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 4, 2020

Javed Miandad remarks follow player Mohammad Hafeez's protests over former opener Sharjeel Khan's return despite receiving a five-year ban in 2017 over a spot-fixing case.

Delhi Municipal Doctors Protest "Faulty" COVID-19 Protection, Get Warning

Delhi News | Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday April 2, 2020

A group of doctors and nurses working on contracts at a municipal hospital in Delhi have been warned of action after many of them refused to apply for their renewal allegedly over defective Personal Protective Equipment or PPEs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon Fires Employee Who Said Coronavirus Cases Working In Warehouses

World News | Agece France-Presse | Tuesday March 31, 2020

Amazon warehouse employees and Instacart delivery workers joined protests Monday to press safety demands, highlighting the risks for workers on the front lines of supplying Americans largely sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prohibitory Orders In Kerala District, Day After Migrant Workers Stage Protest

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 30, 2020

Prohibitory orders under section 144, CrPC were issued in Kottayam district on Monday, a day after a village near Changanassery saw a massive protest by hundreds of migrant workers, violating the 21-day lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Jailed Doctor Kafeel Khan Writes To PM, Offers Help In Fighting COVID-19

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday March 28, 2020

Kafeel Khan, the suspended pediatrician from Gorakhpur who was arrested during anti-CAA protest, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to order his release so that he can serve India by joining the fight against COVID-19.

Jamia Students Claim Cops Defaced Anti-CAA Graffiti On University Walls

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 25, 2020

The Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC) on Tuesday alleged that policemen defaced their anti-CAA graffiti on the walls of the university, a charge denied by police.

Shaheen Bagh-Like Anti-CAA Protests In Kolkata To Continue Amid Lockdown

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 24, 2020

On a day when the police removed anti-CAA protesters from Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, agitators at the Bengal version of the Shaheen Bagh in Kolkata's Park Circus on Tuesday agreed to the state government's request and decided that only a batch of seven will contiue the stir till the coronavirus crisis ends.

Bengal Corona Patient's Funeral Amid Protests As Family Fights Rumours

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday March 24, 2020

India's eighth coronavirus patient was cremated in Kolkata late on Monday night after the police pushed back local people who protested that the funeral at the neighbourhood crematorium may spread the infection.

Shaheen Bagh Anti-CAA Protesters Removed Amid Delhi Lockdown

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Mukesh Singh Sengar; Edited by Swati Bhasin | Tuesday March 24, 2020

Amid nationwide lockdown over highly contagious novel coronavirus or COVID-19, Delhi's Shaheen Bagh - heart of protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA - was cleared this morning after 101 days.

Lucknow's Ghantaghar Sanitised After Anti-CAA Protest Suspended Over Coronavirus

India News | ANI | Monday March 23, 2020

Area around the ghantaghar (Clock Tower) was sanitized on Monday after women who were staging an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) demonstration here called of their protest temporarily earlier today.

Parliament To Be Adjourned Tomorrow Amid Coronavirus Outbreak: Sources

India News | Written by Sunil Prabhu | Sunday March 22, 2020

As the country goes into a complete lockdown to check the march of coronvirus, one institution -- parliament -- had been functioning, raising much protest from a section of opposition members. But with the number of COVID-19 cases going up rapidly, the centre has decided to adjourn the session on Monday, top government sources say.

Petrol Bomb Thrown At Shaheen Bagh Protest Site, No Injuries

Delhi News | Reported By Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Tuesday March 24, 2020

A petrol bomb was thrown this morning near a police barricade at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, heart of protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA. Later a biker was seen throwing a crude bomb near Jamia University, about five km away from the protest site.

CAA Protests Will Continue On Janata Curfew Day: Shaheen Bagh Protesters

Delhi News | ANI | Saturday March 21, 2020

The protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) will continue even on Sunday, Shaheen Bagh protesters said today.

Climate Protesters Go Online Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 21, 2020

They walked out of class to fight climate change. Now, as coronavirus shuts schools around the world, they're starting their own.