Taxpayers stage road roko for water scarcity in Taramani
Several residents of Bharati Nagar in Taramani resorted to road roko, protesting against the city corporation and Chennai Metro Water for poor water supply to their area for months together.
The resid
Topless Ukraine activist grabs Euro soccer cup
A Ukrainian women's rights activist stripped to the waist and seized the Euro-2012 soccer trophy while it was on public display in Kiev on Saturday in a protest against the forthcoming month-long cham
Hardliner Maoist students protest against India
Pro-Maoist students close to the hardliner faction led by Mohan Vaidya 'Kiran' have staged a demonstration here against alleged Indian interference in the formation of a national government in Nepal.
Divided over A Report
The battlelines have been drawn up over the S. Balaraman committee report with nurses’ organisations seeking its immediate implementation and hospital managements threatening to shut down hospitals if
Stinging gas sends May Day protesters fleeing Oakland
Hundreds of activists across the US joined the worldwide May Day protests, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations against major financial institutions.
In Oakland,
Tear gas used as 25,000 rally for Malaysia reforms
Malaysian police fired tear gas and chemical-laced water on Saturday at thousands of demonstrators demanding an overhaul in electoral policies that they call biased ahead of national polls expected so
Police blocks church rally
Police on Sunday blocked a procession organised by the Malankara Orthodox Church to the Kings Church at Piravom, even as the crisis following the dispute between the two factions over services remaine
Bahrain Grand Prix to go ahead as protests flare
Bahrain was under tight security on Saturday after violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters overshadowed this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix race meeting in the Gulf state.
The
30 held for vandalising offices of 'The Week' magazine
30 people, including Shiv Sena corporator Kishori Pednekar, were on Thursday arrested for allegedly vandalising the office of 'The Week' news magazine here and injuring three employees over regularisi
AP BJP warns of statewide stirs over power tariff hike
Demanding a roll-back of the recent power tariff hike by the Congress-led government, BJP Andhra Pradesh unit has decided to organise agitations across the state from April 16.
Condemning the state