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CITU's 3-day protest against Centre ends in Shimla
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Thousands of labourers and farmers from Himachal Pradesh participated in the three-day mass protest. On the third day of the mass protest, hundreds of outsourced and contract labourers from hospitals, municipal corporations, Panbijli projects, hotels, tourist guides, rehri fadi vendors, Vis
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Iran 'secretly executes' man convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards o
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Iran secretly executed a man on Thursday after convicting him of killing a member of the security forces amidst mass protests that swept the country last year.
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Teachers in South Korea hold mass protests over high-pressure on education
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Hundreds of thousands of teachers are demonstrating in South Korea following the suspected suicide of a teacher, which has been widely blamed on the load placed on educators in the country, CNN reported.
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Mass protests erupt over unjust tax hikes, electricity bills, inflation in
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Protesters expressed frustration over unjust tax hikes, an unprecedented surge in electricity bills despite prolonged power cuts, and against a state-manufactured crisis of essential services in the region.
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Poor infrastructure fuels massive protests in PoK’s Palandri
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A large number of local residents carried out a mass protest as the government has failed to construct Tangi Gala Road and improve other infrastructure in the area.
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Kerala doctor death: Medical students stage mass protest in Trivandrum, do
Updated : 3 years ago IST
After the shocking incident on Wednesday, the doctors in the state launched an emergency 24 hour-strike which will continue on Thursday also. The strike will be observed by various medical associations including the students unions in the state.
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Protesters take to streets in Israel after Netanyahu fires Defence Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Protesters gathered on streets in Israel's capital Tel Aviv after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for challenging his judicial overhaul plan, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron's govt fa
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The French President on Thursday pushed the unpopular pension reform scheme which proposed to raise the retirement age for most workers to 64 from 62 without a vote of lawmakers in the National Assembly, defying mass protests throughout the country, The New York Times reported.
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France President Macron pushes pension Bill without full vote, prompting m
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Macron's decision prompted raucous protests inside the assembly chamber, where Opposition lawmakers sang the French national anthem and banged on their desks.
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Islamabad Police reaches Lahore to arrest former Pak PM Imran Khan in Tosh
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad Police arrive at former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's residence at Zaman Park, Islamabad to arrest him in the Toshakhana case, reports Pakistani Media. PTI threatens nationwide mass protests as police attempt to arrest Imran from Zaman Park residence. Islamabad Police alo
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PoK's residents' cries are unheard beyond Gilgit-Baltistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Gilgit-Baltistan region are now asserting themselves against the hegemony of Pakistan with mass protests against electricity shortages, reduction in the wheat quota, taxation, and land grabbing, however, their cries are unheard beyond the moun
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Hong Kong plans to regulate crowdfunding
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The regulations recently released for public comment would mandate that individuals and organizations submit plans to a new department for review before soliciting donations, to ensure no funds go toward activities that could pose national security risks.
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