Protests

Agenda for Change: Has anything changed for Indian women after anti-rape protests in Delhi?

On International Women's Day, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts. ...

B'desh oppn calls for nationwide shutdown tomorrow

Bangladesh's main opposition BNP called for a nationwide shutdown on Thursday after police fired tear gas shells and rubber bullets to break up anti-government protests, injuring scores. Police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells at a BNP demonstration after being attacked by activists of Jamaat-e-Islami at Nayapaltan. ...  

J&K: Army orders time-bound inquiry into Baramulla firing

Army on Tuesday night ordered a time-bound Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the firing incident in Baramulla district of Kashmir in which a youth was killed. ...  

'Political turbulence in Bangladesh their internal issue'

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the current political turbulence in Bangladesh was an "internal political issue" and the rival factions of that country need to resolve it in a manner that is acceptable to all. ...  

Full text: Indian Army's statement on Baramulla firing

A 25-year-old man was killed and four were injured in firing allegedly by security forces during protests in Baramulla town of north Kashmir on Tuesday. ...  

J&K: PDP to bring adjournment motion on Baramulla firing

Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said it would bring an adjournment motion in the state assembly on Wednesday to discuss the Baramulla firing incident. The adjournment motion would seek suspension of normal business to discuss the situation arising out of the killing of a youth in Baramulla, a PDP spokesman said here. ...  

The Last Word: How should we understand the momentous political developments in Bangladesh?

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday night sent a strong message to Bangladesh, rocked by violence, counselling that political differences be resolved through dialogue and communal peace and harmony maintained. ...

News 360: Raja Bhaiya claims innocence in DSP murder case

In an interview to Rajdeep Sardesai on CNN-IBN, the Kunda MLA said that he was a victim of political conspiracy. ...

J&K: CM Omar Abdullah breaks down in Assembly

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah broke down in the Assembly on Tuesday evening after opposition PDP confronted him over the killing of a youth in Baramulla during protests earlier in the day. Baramulla witnessed protests on Tuesday over the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and the killing of a youth in Pulwama. ...  

Protest over student's death turns violent in Ghaziabad

Students protesting the death of a second year BCA student went on a rampage at their private institute, smashing window panes of five cars besides blocking an arterial road in Ghaziabad. ...  

Pranab Mukherjee asks Bangladesh parties to stick to democratic values

As Bangladesh reeled under a violent political stand-off between ruling Awami League and opposition BNP and its fundamentalist ally Jamaat-e-Islami, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday sent a strong message to the country's political parties to stick to democratic values and rule of law. ...  

Bangladesh: 3 more killed in fresh clashes, toll crosses 80

Violence continued unabated on the second day of the 48-hour nationwide strike in Bangladesh on Monday as the death toll rose to 83 in clashes that erupted after the conviction of three top Islamist leaders for 1971 war crimes. ...  

President's meeting with Zia called off due to security concerns: Ranjan Mathai

Bangladesh's key Opposition leader Khaleda Zia cancelled a plan meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday even as fresh violence marred his first foreign trip since taking over presidency. "We had fixed a time for Khaleda Zia to call on the President. The President was in fact looking forward to this meeting. An experience shows that during such hartals, the meeting with the President will not be suitable," said Indian ...

Bangladesh: 21 killed during nationwide strike

Twenty one more people have been killed in clashes between Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) supporters and police taking the toll to about 80 after a tribunal awarded death penalty to Islamist leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee for 1971 war crimes. A two-day strike called by JI that started on Sunday coincided with President Pranab Mukherjee's maiden visit to the country. ...  

Pranab Mukherjee's Bangladesh trip begins on Sunday

President Pranab Mukherjee is visiting Bangladesh on March 3-5, 2013 in a trip that is expected to take bilateral relations between the two neighbours to new heights. ...  

Portuguese march against austerity, demand govt step down

Hundreds of thousands of Portuguese poured into the streets of Lisbon and other cities on Saturday to demand an end to austerity measures dictated by an international bailout and for the centre-right government to resign. ...  

Bhandara rape: Girls' mother threatens of protest

The mother of three minor girls, who were raped and murdered in Maharashtra's Bhandara district in February, has threatened to return the compensation amount of Rs 10 lakh she received from the government and hit the street in protest if police failed to arrest the culprits in the next two days. ...  

MNS workers bought the car burnt by them during protests, reveals probe

The interrogation of four MNS workers has revealed that the car which was set on fire by MNS workers belonged to them. This new development comes following the police probe on four MNS workers. ...  

Govt taking crimes against women seriously, have given strict instructions to police: Shinde

A 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside an MCD school in Mangolpuri on Thursday leading to violent protests in Delhi. "I have given instructions to the police. I said in Parliament yesterday in relation to the Bhandara case in Maharashtra that such cases need to be treated seriously. The government is currently prosecuting a case strongly, and has introduced an ordinance calling for the death penalty for heinous crimes in ...