Page 8 - Protest

RS suspends 19 opposition MPs from House for remaining days of week

Nineteen opposition MPs, including seven from the TMC and six from the DMK, were suspended on Tuesday from attending the sitting of the Rajya Sabha for the entire week for disrupting the proceedings

RS conducts Question Hour amid oppn sloganeering, protest over price hike

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday conducted Question Hour proceedings amid protests by opposition parties over various issues including price rise, and a brief adjournment

Protest over MGNREGA affect traffic movement between Manipur, Nagaland

Over 300 trucks, transporting essential items, were stranded for hours due to the economic blockade; all-important road was blocked near Mao Gate in Senapati district, throwing traffic out of gear

Anganwadi workers protest in Delhi against layoffs, demand honorarium hike

A representative body of anganwadi workers held a protest here, demanding the reinstatement of workers who were served termination notices by the Delhi govt for taking part in a strike

BJP slams Congress for protests ahead of ED's questioning of Sonia Gandhi

BJP criticised the Congress' protests ahead of the Enforcement Directorate's questioning of its president Sonia Gandhi as its "duragrah" (obstinate demand) for protecting the Gandhi family

Farmers, apple growers hold demonstrations in Himachal seeking GST rate cut

Farmer's organisations and apple growers, under the banner of Samyukta Kisan Manch (SKM), demonstrated at multiple locations in Himachal Pradesh and sought GST rate cut on boxes used for apple

Opposition protests on GST hike, raises slogans against govt in Parliament

Opposition parties on Wednesday staged a protest in Parliament premises against inflation and the hike in the Goods and Services Tax on certain commodities of daily use. Leaders of opposition parties including the Congress, NCP, DMK and Left raised slogans against the government demanding a roll back of the hike in GST rates on commodities like curd, bread and paneer. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and others were present during the protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament premises. The Congress and other parties have been seeking a discussion in Parliament on the issue of inflation and GST rates. Parliament has witnessed disruptions over the issue ever since the start of the Monsoon Session on Monday. The protesting opposition MPs also held banners and placards, saying "Gabbar Singh Tax Strikes again". The opposition has been describing the GST as Gabbar Singh Tax, referring to the Bollywood blockbuster Sholay's villain

AIADMK to protest on July 25 against proposed power tariff hike in TN

The opposition AIADMK will conduct protest marches across Tamil Nadu on July 25 against the proposed power tariff hike in the state. The protests will be held at all district headquarters

Yogi Adityanath pulls up Lucknow admin, police over Lulu mall protests

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has hauled up the district and police administration over the protests organised outside Lulu mall in state capital Lucknow

Anti-party activities in Goa Cong unit, protest held against defections

The Congress has removed Lobo as Leader of Opposition, alleging he is one who hatched a conspiracy with Kamat to split the Congress MLAs

Sri Lanka: Protesters to hand back iconic govt buildings to authorities

Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators on Thursday decided to vacate some of the iconic administrative buildings, including the President's House and the Prime Minister's Office

Sri Lanka: Wickremesinghe declares nationwide curfew until Thursday morning

Protests against the economic crisis have simmered for months and came to a head last weekend when hundreds of thousands of people took over government buildings in Colombo, blaming the Rajapaksas

DGCA hopes 'sick leave protest' at IndiGo, Go First will end soon

"We are closely monitoring the situation. As of now operations are normal. Hopefully, it will be resolved shortly," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement.

Sri Lanka: State-owned TV goes off air as protesters storm building

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) said that its engineers have suspended their live and recorded telecasts as the corporation premises are being surrounded by protesters.

China quells protest by people seeking life savings back: Report

Banks froze millions of dollars worth of deposits in April, telling customers they were upgrading internal systems

Security tightened, curfew imposed to block Sri Lanka's anti-govt protest

Ahead of the major anti-govt protest, an indefinite curfew has been enforced in entrance areas to capital Colombo from Friday night

Mumbai: Environmentalists protest to save Aarey forest; security increased

The city police have increased police deployment at the forest to avoid any untoward incident during the protest, the official said.

Ecuadoran president declares state of emergency in 4 provinces amid protest

Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso declared a 30-day state of emergency in four provinces of Azuay, Imbabura, Sucumbios and Orellana, citing an escalation of violence in the indigenous protest

Udaipur protest: Delhi Police detain nearly 70 members of VHP, Bajrang Dal

Nearly 70 members of right wing outfits Bajrang Dal and VHP were detained by the Delhi Police for protesting without due permission at the Jantar Mantar against the murder of a tailor in Udaipur

Youth thrashed by Congress protesters for supporting Agnipath scheme

A youth was roughed up by Congress workers for enumerating benefits of Agnipath scheme when the party was staging a protest against it in Jhunjhunu on Monday