BJP protests petrol hike
About 500 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Tuesday held a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi to protest the recent hike in petrol prices. Police had to use water cannons to disperse the crowd.
Thousands march against Tunisia prez
Tunis: Thousands of Tunisians demanded the departure of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in marches in the capital and other towns on Friday, a day after he pledged to not seek another term to end gr
More talks to solve Gujjar issue
Jaipur: A cordial solution to the Gujjar agitation could be in the pipeline as further talks between representatives of the community, demanding five percent quota in government jobs, and the Rajastha
Gujjar stir on, rift among leaders
Jaipur: Ignoring repeated appeals by the Rajasthan government, Gujjars continued their agitation by blocking several key rail and road routes for the 10th consecutive day today even as cracks seem
Telangana strike warning against cases
Hyderabad: Expressing solidarity with the fasting Telangana Congress MPs, TRS President K. Chandrasekhara Rao today warned the Andhra Pradesh Government that the Telangana people will hit the street
T Cong MPs on indefinite hunger strike
Hyderabad: Ignoring appeals from leaders, including Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Congress MPs from Telangana on Monday began an indefinite hunger strike to demand withdrawal of
No reservation for Gujjars in jobs
Jaipur: In a setback to agitating Gujjars, the Rajasthan High Court today held that members of the community could not be given special reservation in government jobs.
A division bench of Chief Jus
Gujjars protests hit rail services
Bayana: Train services between Delhi and Mumbai were hit as Gujjars, demanding reservation for the community in government jobs, laid siege to a railway track near Bayana in Bharatpur district of Raja
Probe call in UK royal attack
London: A Tory backbencher has expressed shock over the recent student protest and attack on a Rolls-Royce carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, and demanded an independent inquiry into what h
Rosaiah, other Congress leaders hold anti-RSS protest
Andhra Pradesh chief minister K. Rosaiah, state Congress chief D. Srinivas, party MPs and other leaders on Friday participated in a massive protest here against RSS leader K.S.