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Did Hathras tragedy bring protests back on streets away from online activism and webinars?
For the past few months India had become used to webinars and other virtual gatherings on social media either to register a protest or push a campaign because of Covid-19. However, the Hathras tragedy has once again brought people out on…
Delhi Congress, Youth Congress protest police action on Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi
The Delhi Congress and the Youth Congress on Thursday staged a protest near India Gate and Shastri Bhawan over the alleged illegal detention of former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Uttar…
80 people detained over Hathras gangrape protest
Delhi Police on Wednesday detained at least 80 persons who staged a protest over the Hathras gangrape case. This includes 36 men and 44 women."Today around 11.30 pm, members of different parties - AIDWA, DSDU, AISA AIMSS - tried to reach UP…
Punjab Youth Cong workers set tractor ablaze near India Gate, 5 detained
A day after President Ram Nath Kovind signed the Agriculture Bills and made them laws, the Punjab Youth Congress workers on Monday set ablaze a tractor in the high security India Gate area to protest against the contentious legislation. The…
Bengal witnesses sporadic anti-farm Bill protests
As part of the nationwide stir, members of farmers' bodies belonging to the Left parties and West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress staged sporadic protests in various parts of the state demanding withdrawal of the 'anti-people' farm Bills…
Skulls in hand, TN farmers protest against agricultural Bills
Members of some farmers organisations and the two Left parties protested in various parts of Tamil Nadu on Friday against the three farm Bills passed by the Parliament.Led by the Tamil Nadu Farmers' Association President P. Ayyakannu,…
Punjab to Karnataka, Punjab to Tripura — India witnesses farmer’s angst
Rail roko in Punjab, blockades in Haryana, agitations in Maharashtra and scattered protests in Uttar Pradesh -- India saw farmers question the recently passed three agricultural Bills that they perceive as 'anti-farmer' which the Centre…
Cong, Left stage protests in Telangana over new farm laws
The Left parties and Congress on Friday staged protests in Telangana as part of the nation-wide agitation against contentious farm bills passed by the Parliament.The CPI and CPI-M, their affiliated organisations, All India Kisan Sabha…
Communist Party of India Marxist cadres protest farm bills across Andhra Pradesh
Hundreds of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPM) workers in Andhra Pradesh are protesting the new farm bills which the Parliament cleared recently, accusing them of being anti-farmer and in favour of business corporations."The farm bills…
Farmers block roads, hold rallies against farm Bills in Karnataka
Thousands of farmers blocked roads, held huge rallies and staged demonstrations in cities and towns across Karnataka on Friday against the farm Bills of the Centre and the Bills the state government has proposed to amend the APMC Act and…