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- India
Outsider involvement suspected behind scribbling of anti-Brahmin slogans: JNU VC
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) VC Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday said “outsiders” might be involved in the scribbling of anti-Brahmin slogans on several walls inside the campus and that further inquiry…
- World
Peru’s new President hints at early polls amid protests
Lima: Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte acknowledged the possibility of holding the next elections earlier than scheduled amid protests. “If the situation warrants it,” the government will be in talks with the…
- Technology
Apple CEO ignores questions on protests in China
Washington: Apple CEO Tim Cook has ignored questions on violent protests in China which have hampered iPhone production at its key suppliers’ factories in the country. Fox Business asked Cook several questions…
- World
China plans crackdown after Covid protests
Beijing: China’s top security agency has called for a crackdown on “hostile forces” after rare protests against the government strict zero-Covid policy broke out across major cities during the weekend, the media…
- World
Chinese universities send students home after protests
Beijing: In the wake of the recent protests, Chinese authorities have ordered university students to leave campus and go back to their hometowns, the media reported. Beijing’s Tsinghua University, where thousands of…
- World
Police clampdown in China after days of protests
Beijing: China’s protests against Covid restrictions which erupted over the weekend appear to have died down, as authorities begin clamping down, the media reported. A heavy police presence has been reported in…
- India
Allahabad University students protesting fee hike gherao vice-chancellor
Prayagraj: Allahabad University students, who have been agitating for 83 days to demand rollback of the fee hike, on Monday gheraoed the varsity’s vice-chancellor. The protesters, led by student leader Ajay Yadav Samrat,…
- World
Protests erupt in China over harsh Covid curbs
New Delhi: Protests against Chinese government’s strict Covid measures have intensified with people taking to the streets against President Xi Jinping’s harsh zero-Covid policy. Thousands of protesters turned out in Shanghai, where…
- India
Tension in Kerala as protests against port project turn violent
Thiruvananthapuram: Tension prevailed at Vizhinjam area in Kerala capital on Sunday after a group of protesters — opposed to the Vizhinjam port project, overturned police jeeps and also injured two policemen. The…
- India
Mob protests in Kalyan against Maha Guv over Shivaji remarks
Thane: Several persons calling themselves ‘shivpremis’ protested in Kalyan in Thane district on Sunday against the remarks of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Koshyari, during a function in…
- Middle East
UN Human Rights Council to discuss situation in Iran
The UN Human Rights Council on Monday said it would hold a special session to discuss the crackdown on protestors in Iran which has left hundreds dead. The UNHRC will conduct a…
- Telangana
Protests flare up across Telangana as PM Modi visits state
Hyderabad: Several protests broke out across Telangana on Saturday against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. Youth of the city marked their protests against the PM’s visit at various locations…