Azad Maidan Rally

Thousands of people hit the streets in Karnataka's capital Bengaluru in show of support for protesting farmers in Delhi, where one person died as clashes erupted after the Republic day tractor rally took a chaotic turn.

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Nana Patole today told the hundreds of protesting farmers at Mumbai's Azad Maidan that the three new contentious agricultural laws passed by Parliament last September will not be implemented in the state. The farmers, mostly from Nashik district, have gathered in the state capital for the past two days in solidarity wit...

Police have made tight security arrangements at the venue of a farmers' rally in Mumbai and protesters are not allowed to march from south Mumbai to the Raj Bhavan, a senior police official said on Monday.

Actor Sushant Singh, who participated in a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Saturday said that the Centre will have to withdraw the controversial law.

Two peaceful protests are taking place in Mumbai today over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, not very far from each other.

The massive protest by Dalits in Mumbai has ended after Prakash Ambedkar addressed a gathering at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Dr BR Ambedkar's grandson and Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar had transformed his "Elgar March" protest into a demonstration at Azad Maidan, after the police denied permission for the rally citing traffic and log...

The ex-servicemen would be taking out a rally at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on October 31 to press for their demands regarding the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.

The Mumbai Police on Friday formally charged 80 people for the rioting at an Azad Maidan rally held on August 11 that claimed two lives, an official said.

Organisers of the protest rally at Azad Maidan could face a stiff bill for the riots that broke out three weeks ago. A preliminary report compiled by the Crime Branch estimates that property worth Rs 2.12 crore was damaged in the fracas, and the investigating team will now submit a letter to the collector's office, which will then forward it to the...

One of the two alleged rioters, who had vandalised the iconic Amar Jawan memorial during the August 11 violence here, was today arrested, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 54, police said today. "Abdul Quadir Mohammed Younus Ansari (19), an unemployed youth, was picked up from Sitamarhi in Bihar yesterday. Ansari, who had damaged t...

Every rose has its thorn. Police naik Pramod Tawde learnt this the hard way yesterday. The cop - who climbed the podium and gifted Raj Thackeray a yellow rose on Tuesday in front of an applauding crowd, after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief spoke about how policemen, especially the constabulary, had faced the brunt of the mob on August 11 at A...

Find Bangladeshis, get Rs 2 crore. That was Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Asim Azmi's singular challenge to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray yesterday. While blaming 'illegal immigrants' to the city for the August 11 violence at Azad Maidan, Raj had alleged during his rally on Tuesday that Azmi - a Maharashtra MLA - had won th...

Driving down the picturesque Marine Drive right up to Churchgate is a smooth and breezy ride on any given day. However, the rally called by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray yesterday had the Queen's Necklace in knots. Bumper-to-bumper traffic caused chaos for motorists along the 5-km stretch from Girgaum Chowpatty to Azad Maidan...

The same Azad Maidan that bore a deserted look during an agitation by Team Anna a month ago was yesterday packed to capacity. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was on stage, spreading his political net wider. Despite restrictions imposed, cops say 63,000 had gathered - 43,000 inside the ground and 20,000 in the vicinity. Raj supp...

While Raj Thackeray and his loyal party men were busy making a point, the service sector in South Mumbai was being dealt a heavy blow. MNS's protest march from Girgaum Chowpatty to Azad Maidan forced many establishments to down shutters, while those that remained open suffered losses owing to low footfalls.

Thousands of people hit the streets in Karnataka's capital Bengaluru in show of support for protesting farmers in Delhi, where one person died as clashes erupted after the Republic day tractor rally took a chaotic turn.

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Nana Patole today told the hundreds of protesting farmers at Mumbai's Azad Maidan that the three new contentious agricultural laws passed by Parliament last September will not be implemented in the state. The farmers, mostly from Nashik district, have gathered in the state capital for the past two days in solidarity wit...

Police have made tight security arrangements at the venue of a farmers' rally in Mumbai and protesters are not allowed to march from south Mumbai to the Raj Bhavan, a senior police official said on Monday.

Actor Sushant Singh, who participated in a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Saturday said that the Centre will have to withdraw the controversial law.

Two peaceful protests are taking place in Mumbai today over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, not very far from each other.

The massive protest by Dalits in Mumbai has ended after Prakash Ambedkar addressed a gathering at Mumbai's Azad Maidan. Dr BR Ambedkar's grandson and Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar had transformed his "Elgar March" protest into a demonstration at Azad Maidan, after the police denied permission for the rally citing traffic and log...

The ex-servicemen would be taking out a rally at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on October 31 to press for their demands regarding the One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme.

The Mumbai Police on Friday formally charged 80 people for the rioting at an Azad Maidan rally held on August 11 that claimed two lives, an official said.

Organisers of the protest rally at Azad Maidan could face a stiff bill for the riots that broke out three weeks ago. A preliminary report compiled by the Crime Branch estimates that property worth Rs 2.12 crore was damaged in the fracas, and the investigating team will now submit a letter to the collector's office, which will then forward it to the...

One of the two alleged rioters, who had vandalised the iconic Amar Jawan memorial during the August 11 violence here, was today arrested, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 54, police said today. "Abdul Quadir Mohammed Younus Ansari (19), an unemployed youth, was picked up from Sitamarhi in Bihar yesterday. Ansari, who had damaged t...

Every rose has its thorn. Police naik Pramod Tawde learnt this the hard way yesterday. The cop - who climbed the podium and gifted Raj Thackeray a yellow rose on Tuesday in front of an applauding crowd, after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief spoke about how policemen, especially the constabulary, had faced the brunt of the mob on August 11 at A...

Find Bangladeshis, get Rs 2 crore. That was Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Asim Azmi's singular challenge to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray yesterday. While blaming 'illegal immigrants' to the city for the August 11 violence at Azad Maidan, Raj had alleged during his rally on Tuesday that Azmi - a Maharashtra MLA - had won th...

Driving down the picturesque Marine Drive right up to Churchgate is a smooth and breezy ride on any given day. However, the rally called by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray yesterday had the Queen's Necklace in knots. Bumper-to-bumper traffic caused chaos for motorists along the 5-km stretch from Girgaum Chowpatty to Azad Maidan...

The same Azad Maidan that bore a deserted look during an agitation by Team Anna a month ago was yesterday packed to capacity. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was on stage, spreading his political net wider. Despite restrictions imposed, cops say 63,000 had gathered - 43,000 inside the ground and 20,000 in the vicinity. Raj supp...

While Raj Thackeray and his loyal party men were busy making a point, the service sector in South Mumbai was being dealt a heavy blow. MNS's protest march from Girgaum Chowpatty to Azad Maidan forced many establishments to down shutters, while those that remained open suffered losses owing to low footfalls.