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Caretaker cabinet row sparks youth-led protests across PoGB
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Protests erupted across Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan against the caretaker government's composition, with youth groups, opposition parties and civil society alleging lack of neutrality ahead of elections. Demonstrators criticised politically affiliated appointments, staged sit-ins, and
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Nepal's Madhesh on high alert after tensions erupt over TikTok video
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Security has been tightened across Nepal's Madhesh province after religious tensions linked to a TikTok video sparked protests and clashes in Birgunj and Janakpur. Police arrested three people, used tear gas to control unrest, and deployed additional forces to prevent further violence.
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Left Parties denounce US "kidnapping" of Venezuelan Dictator Maduro, call
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a joint statement, five Left Parties, Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, All India Forward Bloc (AIFB), and Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), termed the US operation as a blatant violat
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"Victory belongs to you": Reza Pahlavi urges Iranians to sustain protests
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Iran saw continued protests over economic distress as former crown prince Reza Pahlavi backed demonstrators, while Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that "rioters must be put in their place". The unrest has drawn international attention, including warnings from US President Don
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Himachal: CPI(M) protests over Dharamshala college student's death, demand
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The death of the second-year college student has triggered protests and calls for justice, with the family alleging harassment.
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"Protests not due to sanctions but due to domestic economic mismanagement"
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking with ANI, the expert said, "The basic grievance is economic mismanagement and corruption, structural inefficiencies that have brought Iran to where it is today. It has nothing to do with sanctions or with the 12-day war with Israel, as others believe. That is a misperception. It is
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Medical students' body flags safety concerns of 3,000 Indian students in I
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a letter addressed to Jaishankar, Mohammad Momin Khan, Vice President of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the All India Medical Students Association, expressed concern over the safety of Indian students amid a rapidly deteriorating security situation.
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"Youth should take to streets like in Nepal": SP leader Mehrotra echoes Aj
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Mehrotra said public anger was growing due to unemployment, inflation and poverty, while those in power remained indifferent to people's suffering.
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"Iranian regime's whining to UN ignores decades of terror," says US Ambass
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US Ambassador to the UN Michael Waltz criticised Iran's appeal to the United Nations, saying Tehran ignores its history of terrorism and repression, and said the US stands with Iranians seeking freedom.
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Erstwhile Iranian royal family calls on "security forces to join people mo
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Pahlavi wrote, "President Trump, thank you for your strong leadership and support of my compatriots. This warning you have issued to the criminal leaders of the Islamic Republic gives my people greater strength and hope--hope that, at last, a President of the United States
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Iran presses UN to condemn Trump's 'provocative' warnings amid nationwide
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Iran urged the UN to condemn what it called unlawful threats by US President Donald Trump amid nationwide protests over rising costs. Trump warned the US was "locked and loaded" if protesters were killed, while Iranian leaders vowed to defend sovereignty and warned against US interference
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Iranians seek end to "reign of chaos": Reza Pahlavi thanks US president fo
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Pahlavi said, "President Trump, thank you for your strong leadership and support of my compatriots. This warning you have issued to the criminal leaders of the Islamic Republic gives my people greater strength and hope--hope that, at last, a President of the United States
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