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- Middle East
Iran: Violent clashes erupt, state TV blames ‘terrorist agents’ of US
Several cities in Iran, including its capital Tehran, have reportedly witnessed violent clashes between protestors and state forces. Videos on social media also showed protestors dragging the national flag out in the…
- Middle East
Internet, telephone cut off in Iran after protests erupt in Tehran
Internet access and telephone lines in Iran were cut out immediately after protesters took to the steets in Tehran on Thursday night, January 8, over economic conditions in the country. People in…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Ram given as option for dog’s name in exam, sparks outrage
Mahasamund: A multiple-choice question on the name of a dog in an English test paper in government schools in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district has triggered controversy and protests after “Ram” was listed as…
- Featured News
Vaishno Devi Institute row: From sons of soil to faith-based exclusion in India
The protests in Jammu against the admission of Muslim students to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir did not arise in a vacuum. They…
- India
After Kashmiri students qualify, permission withdrawn from Vaishno Devi college
New Delhi: Amid right-wing outfits protests against 42 Kashimiri Muslim students qualifying for the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi through the National Eligibility…
- India
Bareilly violence: Mob attacked police, raised beheading slogans, says chargesheet
Bareilly (UP): A mob attacked police teams and raised slogans of “sar tan se juda” (beheading) on the directions of cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan during the September 26 violence in Bareilly,…
- Top Stories
VHP, Bajrang Dal protestors clash with police at Bangladesh High Commission
New Delhi: Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal broke barricades…
- Pakistan
Protests against Imran Khan’s 17-year sentence magnify across Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers are holding rallies in various parts of the country, in protest against the court’s verdict sentencing PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi for 17…
- World
Bangladesh uprising leader’s death sparks nationwide protests, violence
Dhaka: Tension gripped Bangladesh on Friday after the death of prominent July Uprising leader Sharif Osman Hadi triggered protests and violence in various parts of the country. While no incidents of violence…
- World
Bulgaria’s government resigns after mass protests
Sofia (Bulgaria): Bulgaria’s government resigned on Thursday after mass protests gripped the country and just weeks before the European Union nation is due to join the eurozone. The resignation of the minority…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad witnesses protests against Raja Singh for remarks on Prophet
Hyderabad: Hyderabad witnessed protests against Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh on October 10 over his remarks on Prophet Mohammed. Following the Friday prayers, locals from Moula Ali held a protest demanding accountability…
- India
Markets re-open in Leh after week-long curfew
Leh: Authorities relaxed the curfew for almost the entire day on Tuesday in the violence-hit Leh town of Ladakh, allowing markets to gradually reopen and providing relief to the people who were…
- Hyderabad
‘Why not’: KTR says Gen-Z protests possible in India if governments fail
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) warned of a Gen-Z protest in India if governments continue to fail in fulfilling their promises. Speaking at NDTV Yuva Conclave on…
- World
Nepal’s next parliamentary election on March 5: President’s office
Kathmandu: Nepal’s next parliamentary elections will be held on March 5, President Ramchandra Paudel’s office has announced, following a week of violent protests that led to the resignation of K P Sharma…
- World
Ghaziabad woman on pilgrimage trip to Nepal dies trying to escape fire
Maharajganj (UP): She tried to escape the burning Kathmandu hotel by lowering herself from the fourth floor with the help of a curtain — and her husband’s helping hands. But it was…
