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- Middle East
Lebanon: Nationwide protest against long-term economic crisis
Beirut: Lebanese held a nationwide protest against soaring prices and deteriorating living conditions caused by the long-term economic crisis. Drivers and citizens took to the streets on Thursday in the capital Beirut,…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Protest over power, gas crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Kohat: Scores of people staged a protest against Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against the local authorities for power and gas crises in Kohat city, local media reported. The protesters including civil society…
- World
Explainer: Why are people protesting in Kazakhstan?
Over 160 people have died so far in Kazakhstan due to the ongoing crisis in the country. People are protesting over various issues including fuel price hike, inequality among others. Kazakhstan’s president…
- World
Nearly 8,000 detained in Kazakhstan amid unrest
Moscow: The authorities in Kazakhstan said Monday that nearly 8,000 people were detained by police during protests that descended into violence last week and marked the worst unrest the former Soviet nation…
- World
Turkey’s flag carrier to evacuate personnel from Kazakhstan
Ankara: Turkish Airlines will evacuate 75 flight personnel from Kazakhstan’s Almaty city amid the ongoing unrest, the flag carrier announced. The carrier said in a statement that a special flight would bring…
- World
Dozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests
Moscow: Dozens of protesters and 12 police died during extraordinarily violent demonstrations in Kazakhstan that saw government buildings stormed and set ablaze, authorities said Thursday. One police officer was found beheaded in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Chest hospital contract workers on protest demanding hike
Hyderabad: Contract workers at the Government Chest Hospital in Erragadda sat on a one day strike as part of the statewide protest of health employees that was led by Telangana United Medical…
- India
Allahabad HC turns to hybrid mode after lawyers protest
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has now decided that it will employ a hybrid system of hearing cases in which lawyers will have the option to appear either via video conference or physically.…
- Hyderabad
Trade unions protest against Central Govt’s bid to private PSUs
Hyderabad: The employees of public sector units have formed a Joint action Committee to protest against the government’s bid to privatize the public sector units (PSUs). The Committee of various trade unions…
- India
Indian Express slammed for Islamophobic front-page ad, contributors register protest
The Indian Express, a prominent nationwide English daily newspaper, is under fire for an ‘Islamophobic’ front page advertisement funded by the Uttar Pradesh government. The ad promoted the UP govt’s claim that…
- World
Afghan women protest against new restrictions
Kabul: In the wake of several new restrictions imposed by the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, several women staged a protest in Kabul calling for their right to education, employment and social freedom…
- Photos
In pics: Doctors protest in Delhi
New Delhi: Doctors stage a protest outside Maulana Azad Medical College over postponement of National Eligibility Entrance Test postgraduate (NEET PG) counselling 2021, in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. (PTI Photo/Kamal…
- Telangana
Citizens knock on NGT’s door to save Chevella banyans
Hyderabad: In an attempt to save over 9000 trees which include over 1000 majestic banyans, a collective of citizens knocked on the doors of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to stop the…
- Photos
In Pics: Protest rally against anti-conversion bill in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Members of Christian community and supporters hold placards during a protest rally against the ‘Anti-Conversion bill’, which was tabled yesterday during the Winter Session of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, in Bengaluru, Wednesday,…
- Photos
