Three Bangladeshis sentenced to life, 53 others to 10 years in prison and one to 11 years for protesting against their government, state media say. A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has jailed 57 Bangladeshi nationals for staging protests in the Gulf country against their own government, according to the state media. Three …
Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday (June 26) declined to sign the contentious Finance Bill 2024 into law, sending it back to parliament. He said that the bill would be ‘withdrawn’. The bill, which aimed to raise taxes by $2.7 billion, sparked nationwide protests that turned violent, leading to at least 23 deaths and extensive …
The BJP will stage protests across Karnataka against the hike in petrol and diesel prices on June 17, the party’s state unit president B Y Vijayendra said on Sunday. BJP to stage protests across Karnataka against fuel price hike {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Karnataka government on Saturday hiked sales tax on fuel which will …
The Quint speaks to several Indian citizens on what it’s like to be an international student in the US right now. Meghnad Bose & Fahima Degia South Asians Published: 04 May 2024, 9:11 PM IST The Quint speaks to several Indian citizens on what it’s like to be an international student in the United States …
Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) has voiced his support for pro-Palestine protests looming in US campuses, and blasted President Joe Biden over his backing of Israel. Appearing in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Friday, Sanders compared Biden’s situation with former President Lyndon Johnson, who decided against seeking reelection in 1968 due to student protests …
In a move likely to stoke further controversy, Columbia University has doubled down on its stance regarding Israel. University authorities made their position clear on Monday, stating that they ‘wont’ divest from Israel’ and will only permit on-campus protests that follow specific guidelines. The president stated that protests must be conducted with advance notice of …
NOIDA: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has deployed its dedicated teams in the Rajput-dominated villages in Gautam Budh Nagar Lok Sabha constituency as they are faced with protests from a section of the community that is said to be feeling ignored this time in terms of inadequate tickets given to them. Leaders have been deployed …
A day after protests erupted across Assam following the Centre’s notification for the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he will be the first to resign even if one person, who has not applied for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state, gets citizenship, …
A day after the Uttar Pradesh government ordered the cancellation of the police constable recruitment examination over instances of cheating, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’on Sunday said that injustice done to youth is a national sin. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.(File) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} “Injustice done to youth is a national sin. …
Last Updated: February 11, 2024, 14:01 IST Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif speaks, flanked by his daughter and politician Maryam and his brother and ex-PM Shahbaz, at the party office of PML-N at Model Town in Lahore, February 9. (Reuters) The political scene in Pakistan intensifies as PTI vies for power amid crackdowns and army …