Protests

What Is RTI Amendment Bill And Why The Opposition Is Against It: 5 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday July 22, 2019

The Lok Sabha today passed a bill to amend the Right To Information (RTI) Act amid allegations from opposition parties that it was being diluted. The opposition -- which wants the amendment bill sent to a select committee for further scrutiny -- plans to stall it in the Rajya Sabha, where the ruling BJP still lacks the numbers required. The move wa...

China Says Hong Kong Protests "Absolutely Intolerable"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 22, 2019

China reacted furiously on Monday to anti-government protesters vandalising the walls of its representative's office in Hong Kong and defacing the national emblem, branding their actions "absolutely intolerable".

45 Injured As Hong Kong Protest Escalates, Triad Gangs Seen On Streets

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 22, 2019

Anger soared in Hong Kong on Monday over a vicious assault against pro-democracy protesters by suspected triad gangsters that left dozens wounded, in a dramatic escalation of the political turmoil plaguing the Chinese city.

Hong Kong Protesters Egg China Office At End Of Massive Rally

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday July 21, 2019

Masked protesters daubed the walls of China's office in Hong Kong with eggs and graffiti Sunday night following another massive rally, focusing anger towards the embodiment of Beijing's rule with no end in sight to the turmoil engulfing the finance hub.

Hong Kong On Security Alert As Thousands March In Fresh Wave Of Protests

World News | Reuters | Sunday July 21, 2019

Tens of thousands marched in sweltering heat in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong on Sunday as anti-government protests show no signs of let-up, with anger over an extradition bill morphing into a fresh front against what many see as an erosion of freedoms.

This Is How Maryam Sharif Is Protesting Her Father Nawaz Sharif's Arrest

World News | ANI | Saturday July 20, 2019

Maryam Nawaz Sharif has found an unusual way to put forward her demand for the release of her father, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from jail.

Bill To Amend Right to Information Act Introduced In Lok Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 19, 2019

A bill which seeks to take away the stature of information commissioners from equivalent of election commissioners and give the Centre the power to set their salaries and service conditions was introduced in Lok Sabha today amid protests by opposition parties.

Priyanka Gandhi Stopped On Way To Visit Families Of 10 Shot Dead In UP

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday July 20, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was stopped in Uttar Pradesh on Friday on her way to a village in Sonbhadra where 10 people were killed in a shootout this week over a land dispute.

Congress Orders Dinner For BJP "Friends" On Karnataka Protest Sleepover

Karnataka News | NDTV News Desk | Friday July 19, 2019

Karnataka BJP lawmakers had dinner in the assembly and slept on its green carpeted floor at the end of a dramatic day at the Vidhana Soudha on Thursday. The BJP was protesting what it called the Congress-Janta Dal Secular coalition's refusal to take a trust vote at the earliest. Despite the political stand-off, political Deputy Chief Minister G Par...

Artiste Raghunandana Protests "Lynching", Rejects Sahitya Akademi Award

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 19, 2019

Eminent theatre personality from Karnataka, S Raghunandana on Thursday declined to accept the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in protest against incidents of "mob lynching and violence in the name of God and religion" and attempts to throttle voices of activists.

BJP Lawmakers Sleep Over At Karnataka Assembly To Protest "Bias"

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday July 19, 2019

Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa staged a night-long protest along with party lawmakers in the state assembly on Thursday, alleging that the Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) government was trying to delay a trust vote in which it was "sure to lose".

BJP Holds Protests In West Bengal Against Trinamool's Cut-Money Issue

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

The BJP held statewide demonstrations in West Bengal todayin protest against TMC leaders taking "cut" money from the beneficiaries of government schemes.

"Lost Majority": Governor's Deadline To Karnataka Coalition For Trust Vote

India News | Reported by Maya Sharma; edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday July 19, 2019

The ruling coalition in Karnataka, in danger of collapsing after multiple resignations, has been asked to prove majority on the floor of the house by 1:30 pm today, the Governor has written to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. "Prima facie you have lost majority", Governor Vajubhai Vala's letter reads. The governor, on a request from a BJP delegation,...

On Fast Against Maharashtra Firm, Employee To Get Married At Protest Site

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

A Maharashtra-run power company worker, whose wedding is scheduled for Friday, is sitting on a fast against his alleged illegal transfer and has refused to call off the protest, prompting his family members to hold all his marriage-related ceremonies at the protest site in Amravati.

Delhi University Officials Say No Controversial Content To Be Part Of Curriculum: Report

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 18, 2019

No "controversial" or "provocative" content will be part of the Delhi University's curriculum, officials said a day after the varsity's academic council referred back the syllabi of four courses following protests by some panel members over them being "anti-RSS".