Ban On Public Rallies

The Andhra Pradesh government issued an order late on Monday night prohibiting conduct of public meetings and rallies on roads, including National Highways, citing public safety but all opposition parties vociferously decried the move.

The Andhra Pradesh government has prohibited public meetings and rallies from being held on roads, including national highways, citing public safety.

Imran Khan had addressed the rally in Islamabad's F-9 park on Saturday to show solidarity with his close aide Shahbaz Gill who was arrested 9 for passing remarks against the army.

The Election Commission will meet today to decide if the ban imposed by it on public rallies and road shows should continue.

The Election Commission will meet on Saturday to take a call on whether to extend beyond January 15 the ban on public rallies, roadshows and corner meetings in five poll-bound states in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public gatherings and demonstrations have been banned in a section of Kerala's Kannur district after a few BJP workers allegedly raised communal slogans during a rally on Wednesday.

Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone, the three most prominent politicians from Jammu and Kashmir, were placed under house arrest after midnight on Sunday in an unprecedented lockdown that follows a massive security build-up and a first-ever government advisory asking Amarnath pilgrims and tourists to leave Kashmir immediately. Mobile inter...

Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone - the three most prominent politicians from Jammu and Kashmir - were placed under house arrest late Sunday. Mobile internet and landline phone connections have been blocked in many places and public meetings or rallies have been banned. The moves come at a time when the state has plunged into uncertainty...

The Supreme Court today barred media organisations and law-enforcement agencies from revealing the identity of sexual assault victims, even if they are dead, and laid down a number of guidelines aimed at safeguarding their dignity. It also said that their names cannot be disclosed at public rallies or on social media platforms.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a 'Parivartan rally' in Agra, spoke at length on demonetisation. He cautioned people holding Jan Dhan accounts not to allow themselves to be used for laundering the money of the rich by depositing their ill-gotten wealth as they could unnecessarily get into problems with law.

One of Paris's favourite sites for protests, almost empty in the immediate wake of bloody attacks on Friday, filled up again on Sunday despite a ban on public rallies and a tense atmosphere among the thousands of French demonstrators.

Sri Lanka on Sunday announced a ban on public meetings and rallies which promote hatred among religions.

BJP leader Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party's senior minister Azam Khan, who have been banned by the Election Commission from addressing public meetings and rallies in Uttar Pradesh, were today booked under different cases for violating model code of conduct while campaigning in the state.

The Andhra Pradesh government issued an order late on Monday night prohibiting conduct of public meetings and rallies on roads, including National Highways, citing public safety but all opposition parties vociferously decried the move.

The Andhra Pradesh government has prohibited public meetings and rallies from being held on roads, including national highways, citing public safety.

Imran Khan had addressed the rally in Islamabad's F-9 park on Saturday to show solidarity with his close aide Shahbaz Gill who was arrested 9 for passing remarks against the army.

The Election Commission will meet today to decide if the ban imposed by it on public rallies and road shows should continue.

The Election Commission will meet on Saturday to take a call on whether to extend beyond January 15 the ban on public rallies, roadshows and corner meetings in five poll-bound states in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public gatherings and demonstrations have been banned in a section of Kerala's Kannur district after a few BJP workers allegedly raised communal slogans during a rally on Wednesday.

Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone, the three most prominent politicians from Jammu and Kashmir, were placed under house arrest after midnight on Sunday in an unprecedented lockdown that follows a massive security build-up and a first-ever government advisory asking Amarnath pilgrims and tourists to leave Kashmir immediately. Mobile inter...

Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone - the three most prominent politicians from Jammu and Kashmir - were placed under house arrest late Sunday. Mobile internet and landline phone connections have been blocked in many places and public meetings or rallies have been banned. The moves come at a time when the state has plunged into uncertainty...

The Supreme Court today barred media organisations and law-enforcement agencies from revealing the identity of sexual assault victims, even if they are dead, and laid down a number of guidelines aimed at safeguarding their dignity. It also said that their names cannot be disclosed at public rallies or on social media platforms.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a 'Parivartan rally' in Agra, spoke at length on demonetisation. He cautioned people holding Jan Dhan accounts not to allow themselves to be used for laundering the money of the rich by depositing their ill-gotten wealth as they could unnecessarily get into problems with law.

One of Paris's favourite sites for protests, almost empty in the immediate wake of bloody attacks on Friday, filled up again on Sunday despite a ban on public rallies and a tense atmosphere among the thousands of French demonstrators.

Sri Lanka on Sunday announced a ban on public meetings and rallies which promote hatred among religions.

BJP leader Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party's senior minister Azam Khan, who have been banned by the Election Commission from addressing public meetings and rallies in Uttar Pradesh, were today booked under different cases for violating model code of conduct while campaigning in the state.