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Sunday, November 3, 2024
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Topic: protest

Wrestlers stage protest against WFI President’s ‘dictatorship’, vow to fight till end

Wrestlers including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat were protesting against Wrestling Federation of India's 'arbitrary' laws & called for a boycott of its president at Jantar Mantar Wednesday.

How 86-day farmers’ protest at Bihar’s Chausa power plant turned violent after police raid

Farmers accused police of storming house of protester, 'beating up women'. Protesting farmers have been demanding fair compensation for land acquired for Chausa power plant.

Senior cop attacked, church vandalised during protest by tribals in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh

The tribals staged a demonstration to protest against a clash that took place between 2 communities over alleged religious conversion in Edka village on Sunday, police said.

How a Magsaysay awardee is leading fight against Azamgarh airport expansion in UP

Two days after being held ahead of a padyatra to protest the project, Sandeep Pandey Monday led an agitation in UP's Azamgarh against detention of activists by the police.

Crowds rush to Punjab liquor plant on farm leaders’ call as deadline to shift protest looms

Protesters camped outside liquor distilling plant in Ferozepur demanding its closure, alleging that it's causing pollution. HC told Punjab govt to shift protesters at least 300 m away.

Overseas Chinese nationals step up protests, call for ‘free China’ and Xi to step down

Chinese citizens and their supporters rallied in major cities like Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York and Toronto, with more protests planned in coming days.

What makes a good citizen? Voting, say 7/10 people in latest Pew survey. Religion, not so much

The study done by Pew Research Center across 19 advanced democracies found that taking steps to reduce climate change & getting a Covid-19 vaccine are also considered important.

French trade unions begin nationwide strike for higher salaries amid decades-high inflation

The strike is an extension of the weeks-long industrial action that has disrupted France's major refineries and put petrol stations' supply in disarray.

Chinese authorities remove rare protest banners calling for Xi’s ouster, end to Covid policies

This comes days before a twice-in-a-decade Communist Party congress. The banners had cropped in Beijing's northwestern Haidian district, home to several prestigious universities.

Britain sanctions Iran’s ‘morality police’ for using violence to dictate the country’s women

Citing the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and the subsequent protests, Britain said it had sanctioned the morality police, its Chief and the Head of the Tehran Division.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.