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  Rajasthan's jat community to join Haryana agitation on quota

  India | February 21, 2016 17:37 IST

  Jaipur: A section of Jat community in Rajasthan today warned that they would hold a march to Harayana if the quota demand of the agitators in the neighbouring state is not fulfilled.A few Jat organisations

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  Students to continue protest against scrapping of non-NET fellowship

  India | October 24, 2015 20:45 IST

  New Delhi: Though the UGC has assured the agitating students of reviewing the decision of scrapping the non-NET fellowship, the protesters from universities across Delhi have decided to continue with their agitation.Hundreds of students from

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  Nepal's Madhesi agitation turns violent again, several hurt

  World | October 24, 2015 20:03 IST

  Kathmandu: Several people were injured today when supporters of Madhesi parties turned violent and attacked buses and other vehicles being escorted by security forces in southern Nepal near the Indian border where they have been

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  Agitation seeking removal of Madurai Kamaraj University VC to be intensified

  India | August 21, 2014 13:12 IST

  Madurai:  Agitation would be intensifed seeking removal of Madurai Kamaraj University Vice-Chancellor Kalyani Mathivanan from the post, a representative of the association pressing the demand today said.The agitation would be intensified by holding fasts, demonstrations

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  Ghaziabad lawyers' agitation turns violent

  India | April 18, 2014 7:34 IST

  Ghaziabad: The two-day-old Ghaziabad lawyers' agitation turned violent on Thursday after the police failed to act against allegedly erring constables who Sunday manhandled the former bar association secretary inside a police station.The lawyers who were

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  Sanjay Nirupam sings AAP tune on power, threatens agitation

  India | January 02, 2014 10:36 IST

  Mumbai: Taking a cue from Delhi government's decision to slash power tariffs, Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam yesterday threatened to launch an agitation if Maharashtra government did not reduce electricity charges for consumption of less than

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  Major Protest Sites of the World- A Series (Part-I)

  India | July 17, 2013 6:30 IST

  New Delhi: Whenever, citizens of any country becomes unhappy with any factor they protest and agitate against it. One person or a group starts the protest and then more people joins.In every country there is

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  Agitation to press for implementation of ILP in Manipur

  India | May 11, 2013 17:59 IST

  Imphal, May 11: Stepping up the agitation for implementation of the Inner Line Permit in Manipur by May 31, a powerful local committee today said no non-Manipuri would be allowed to enter the state between

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  Agitation for drinking water in Berhampur town

  India | April 13, 2013 16:59 IST

  Berhampur (Odisha), Apr 13: Demanding immediate steps to solve the acute drinking water problem in the south Odisha town, activists of Berhampur Nagarika Committee have launched an indefinite agitation here.The agitators led by BJP leader

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  Kejriwal supports agitating Maharashtra farmers

  Politics | November 13, 2012 9:05 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 13:  Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal today demanded hike in sugarcane procurement prices for Maharashtra farmers and immediate release of their leader independent MP Raju Shetty.Kejriwal tweeted: "We strongly condemn Mahrashtra goverment action

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  Ramdev gets permission to hold agitation at Ramlila ground

  India | July 24, 2012 21:39 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 24: Yoga guru Ramdev today got the permissions from Delhi Police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to hold an agitation at the Ramlila ground here from August 9 in support of

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  Timeline of Ramdev's movement against black money

  India | June 03, 2012 8:25 IST

  New Delhi, June 3: It was on September 3, 2010  on Janmashtami Day that Swami Ramdev, who had been focusing on the propagation of yoga among thousands of his followers, raised the issue of thousands

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  Kingfisher Employees Withdraw Threatened Agitation

  April 03, 2012 13:46 IST

  Mumbai, Apr 3: The standoff between Kingfisher Airlines management and employees, agitating over delayed salaries, ended today with the protestors accepting the assurance given by the beleaguered carrier's promoter Vijay Mallya and deciding to withdraw

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  Over Strike Threat, AI Says There Will Be No Disruption Of Flights

  March 25, 2012 21:47 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 25: Faced with a strike threat from a section of pilots from April 2, Air India today claimed there will be no disruption in operations even as its largest union, ACEU, distanced itself

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  PM Did Not Call Me During My Agitation, Says Mamata

  India | January 30, 2012 22:08 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 30: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not call her during her anti-land acquisition agitation at Singur because he did not want to annoy the CPI(M).“During

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  Togadia Threatens Stir Against Muslim OBC Quota

  Politics | January 06, 2012 15:35 IST

  Kanpur, Jan 6: Opposing the 4.5 per cent reservation to Muslims within the OBC quota, Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia today accused the UPA government and the Congress party of ignoring the interests of

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  Hegde Deprecates Black Flag Protests Against PM In Amritsar

  India | January 01, 2012 21:08 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 1: Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde today condemned the protest against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Amritsar and suggested that the agitation did not have the blessings of Anna Hazare.Hegde, a

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  Anna To Go Ahead With Fast From Dec 27

  India | December 20, 2011 22:22 IST

  Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 20: Accusing the UPA of ignoring the voice of people, Anna Hazare today said he will go ahead with his fast and ‘jail bharo' agitation from December 27, alleging that a “weak”

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  Medvedev Orders Probe Into Vote Rigging In Russian Polls

  World | December 11, 2011 22:46 IST

  Moscow, Dec 11: President Dmitry Medvedev today ordered a probe into allegations of vote rigging that sparked the biggest anti-government agitation in post-Soviet Russia by tens of thousands of protestors who called for an end

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  Delhi Police Equipped To Deal With Hazare's Agitation : Home Secy

  India | December 01, 2011 18:55 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 1: With Anna Hazare threatening to renew his protest on Lokpal, the Centre today defended the handling of the Gandhian's agitation four months ago and stressed that any future stir will also