Tag: Protests
Myanmar's 'Black Wednesday' Stirs Global Reactions
Britain has called for an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss the fast-worsening situation in Myanmar after at least 38 protesters were killed in firing by security forces on Wednesday. ....
Scores Of Funerals Held Across Myanmar
Scores of funerals were held across Myanmar on Sunday after the daily death toll resulting from clashes between protesters and the military junta rose to its highest-ever level. ....
Railways Cancels 19 Trains In View Of Farmers' Protest In Punjab
The Indian Railways said on Saturday that it has cancelled 19 trains in view of the farmers' protests at several locations in Punjab.....
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau Declares Emergency To End Truck Blockades
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared a public order emergency for the first time in the country's history to support provinces in ending the ongoing blockades caused by the ongoing anti-Covid truckers protests. ....
Massive Pro-Imran Protests Staged Across Pakistan
Massive protests were staged across major cities of Pakistan against the ouster of former Prime Minister Imran Khan through a vote of no-confidence called by the country's opposition. ....
Sri Lanka Ex-PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, Family Flee To Naval Base, Surrounded By Protesters: Sources
Former Sri Lanka prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has sought refuge at a naval base in the southern town of Trincomalee, Bloomberg reported Tuesday afternoon, hours after security forces evacuated him from Colombo from the clutches of furious protesters who set fire to military vehicles and stormed the gates of his residence. Bloomberg cited local reports that said a mob had gathered outside the base on speculation the ex-PM and his family were inside. ....
Oppn Lacks Decorum, Doesn't Follow Rules: Piyush Goyal On RS Disruptions Over China Issue
Amid continuing protests in the Rajya Sabha by the Opposition, which has been demanding discussion on the India-China border clash, leader of the House and Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Opposition lacks decorum and doesn't believe in following rules. ....
Complaint Filed Against AAP Legal Cell's Court Protests Over CM Kejriwal's Arrest
A complaint has been lodged with the acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court regarding a protest called by the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) legal cell in the vicinities of courts against the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.....
UK Calls For UN-led Probe Into B'desh Crisis; No Mention Of Asylum To Hasina
The UK government called for a United Nations-led probe into the unrest that led to the resignation of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. ....
Haryana On Alert As Jats Resume Agitation
With bitter memories of large-scale violence fresh in the minds of people, Haryana was on high alert on Sunday as a section of the Jat community started fresh protests in some districts.....
