The police on Saturday detained the Sarpanches (village heads) who were protesting at the Chandigarh-Panchkula border, over their demands regarding the government's e-tendering policy.
Mumbai Police on Wednesday detained the state Congress president Ashok Jagtap, senior leader Charan Singh Sapra and a few party supporters for protesting over the Hindenburg-Adani row here in Mumbai.
YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) chief YS Sharmila on Monday lashed out at Chief Minister Chandrashekar Rao and said women are not respected during his rule in the state.
Following the incident, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) staged a sit-in protest in the district against YS Sharmila for her alleged derogatory remarks against Mahabubabad MLA.
Acting on a tip-off, Railway Protection Force personnel recovered 150 turtles from a sleeper class bogie of the North East Express at Uttar Pradesh's Deen Dayal Upadhyay junction and detained nine people in this connection.
Alleging that there is "Gunda Raj" in Jammu and Kashmir, People's Democratic Party Chief Mehbooba Mufti was detained on Wednesday in the national capital during a protest against the administration's anti-encroachment drive in the Union Territory.
Aizawl battalion of Assam Rifles in an operation under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) on Sunday recovered illegal weapons at Hmuifang village and detained four people.
Taliban on Friday detained an Afghan professor for protesting against the organization's hardline regime which banned education for women in the country, Al Jazeera reported.