Jaipur: A ‘zameen samadhi satyagraha’ at Ninder village, which has farmers squatting neck-deep in pits to protest land acquisition by the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA), entered its third day on Wednesday as talks with government officials remained inconclusive. The JDA has been acquiring agricultural land for a housing project, drawingContinue Reading

Darjeeling: A police officer was today stabbed by protesters during fresh clashes that erupted in Darjeeling after the son of a lawmaker was arrested and a senior Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader’s house was allegedly vandalised last night. Both protesters and security personnel were injured in the clashes. A policeContinue Reading

Mumbai: Members of the Christian community Wednesday staged a protest against the local civic body for demolishing a holy cross in suburban Bandra last week. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) razed the holy cross at Bazar Road on Saturday after the Bombay High Court directed the civic body to removeContinue Reading

Pune: To protest gender discrimination, , about 400 women would be entering the inner sanctum of the popular Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on Republic Day. The management of the Shani temple adheres to an age-old tradition of not allowing women in the inner precincts, which has drawn flakContinue Reading

Kokrajhar — Protest wave continued in Assam against BJP leader and Member of Parliament Dr Subramaniam Swami’s remarks mixing religion and politics while visiting Assam. The Kokrajhar district committee of All Assam Minority Students Union (AAMSU) and All Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Minority Students Union (ABMSU) protested and burnt effigy of Dr Swami,Continue Reading