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Huge Protests In Kolkata, Chennai After Waqf Bill Clears Parliament
Thousands of protesters gathered on the streets of Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad Friday afternoon - after weekly prayers by the Muslim community - to protest the Waqf Amendment Bill passed by Parliament this week.
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"Murderer": Protest As Quake-Hit Myanmar Junta Chief Joins Bangkok Summit
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
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Actor Vijay's Party To Hold Protest Against Waqf Bill In Tamil Nadu Tomorrow
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by Tamil superstar Vijay, has announced a statewide protest on Friday, demanding the repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
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Female Staff's Suspicious Death At Hospital Sparks Protests, 3 UP Cops Injured
A group of locals vandalised a private hospital here on Friday following the death of a 22-year-old female staff, officials said.
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Bangladesh's Yunus Meets Xi, Calls For China To Play "Greater Role" In Ensuring Peace
China and Bangladesh on Friday signed nine agreements after Muhammad Yunus' meeting with President Xi Jinping during which the Bangladesh Chief Adviser highlighted student protests that led to regime change in Dhaka.
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2 Dead As Cops Use Tear Gas, Sticks To Break Up Pro-Monarchy Rally In Nepal
Nepali riot police lobbed tear gas, fired water cannon and used rattan sticks on Friday to break up a protest rally demanding the restoration of constitutional monarchy, and at least two people were killed in the violence, police said.
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Muslim Law Board Urges To Protest Waqf Bill By Wearing Black Armband
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has urged Muslims to wear a black armband on their right hand when they go for Juma prayers on the last Friday of Ramzan as a mark of their protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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US Immigration Officials Ask Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student To Surrender
U.S. immigration officials on Friday sent an email to the legal team of Momodou Taal, a Cornell University student who has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, asking him to turn himself in, Taal's attorneys said in a court filing.
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"Held My Thighs, Grabbed Neck": NIT Professor Arrested For Sexual Harassment
An Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam's Silchar was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing a female student, police said.
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Bill Providing 4% Muslim Reservation In Public Contracts Passed In Karnataka Assembly
Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a Bill to provide 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts, with strong protests by opposition BJP.
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Video: Suspended Amid Honey Trap Row, Karnataka MLAs Carried Out By Marshals
Dramatic scenes played out at the Karnataka Assembly complex on Friday after 18 BJP MLAs were suspended following protests over alleged honey trap attempts against nearly 50 leaders, including ministers.
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Both Houses In Parliament Adjourned Till Friday Over DMK's Delimitation Protest
Proceedings in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were disrupted on Thursday after DMK MPs entered the Houses wearing T-shirts with slogans opposing delimitation, and the uproar led to repeated adjournments.
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"Eye-Wash...": BJP Slams Tamil Nadu Budget, Its 4 MLAs And AIADMK Walk Out
The BJP's four Tamil Nadu MLAs walked out of the Assembly Friday, as the budget was being read out, to protest the currency symbol swap and allegations of corruption in TASMAC, the state-run liquor sales agency.
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Explained: Bus Conductor's Assault Deepens Maharashtra-Karnataka Dispute
Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have come to a standstill after tensions flared up on Friday when a bus conductor was beaten up in Belagavi for allegedly not responding in Marathi.
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Huge Protests In Kolkata, Chennai After Waqf Bill Clears Parliament
Thousands of protesters gathered on the streets of Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad Friday afternoon - after weekly prayers by the Muslim community - to protest the Waqf Amendment Bill passed by Parliament this week.
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"Murderer": Protest As Quake-Hit Myanmar Junta Chief Joins Bangkok Summit
Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.
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Actor Vijay's Party To Hold Protest Against Waqf Bill In Tamil Nadu Tomorrow
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by Tamil superstar Vijay, has announced a statewide protest on Friday, demanding the repeal of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
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Female Staff's Suspicious Death At Hospital Sparks Protests, 3 UP Cops Injured
A group of locals vandalised a private hospital here on Friday following the death of a 22-year-old female staff, officials said.
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Bangladesh's Yunus Meets Xi, Calls For China To Play "Greater Role" In Ensuring Peace
China and Bangladesh on Friday signed nine agreements after Muhammad Yunus' meeting with President Xi Jinping during which the Bangladesh Chief Adviser highlighted student protests that led to regime change in Dhaka.
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2 Dead As Cops Use Tear Gas, Sticks To Break Up Pro-Monarchy Rally In Nepal
Nepali riot police lobbed tear gas, fired water cannon and used rattan sticks on Friday to break up a protest rally demanding the restoration of constitutional monarchy, and at least two people were killed in the violence, police said.
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Muslim Law Board Urges To Protest Waqf Bill By Wearing Black Armband
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has urged Muslims to wear a black armband on their right hand when they go for Juma prayers on the last Friday of Ramzan as a mark of their protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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US Immigration Officials Ask Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student To Surrender
U.S. immigration officials on Friday sent an email to the legal team of Momodou Taal, a Cornell University student who has participated in pro-Palestinian protests, asking him to turn himself in, Taal's attorneys said in a court filing.
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"Held My Thighs, Grabbed Neck": NIT Professor Arrested For Sexual Harassment
An Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam's Silchar was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing a female student, police said.
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Bill Providing 4% Muslim Reservation In Public Contracts Passed In Karnataka Assembly
Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a Bill to provide 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts, with strong protests by opposition BJP.
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Video: Suspended Amid Honey Trap Row, Karnataka MLAs Carried Out By Marshals
Dramatic scenes played out at the Karnataka Assembly complex on Friday after 18 BJP MLAs were suspended following protests over alleged honey trap attempts against nearly 50 leaders, including ministers.
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Both Houses In Parliament Adjourned Till Friday Over DMK's Delimitation Protest
Proceedings in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were disrupted on Thursday after DMK MPs entered the Houses wearing T-shirts with slogans opposing delimitation, and the uproar led to repeated adjournments.
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"Eye-Wash...": BJP Slams Tamil Nadu Budget, Its 4 MLAs And AIADMK Walk Out
The BJP's four Tamil Nadu MLAs walked out of the Assembly Friday, as the budget was being read out, to protest the currency symbol swap and allegations of corruption in TASMAC, the state-run liquor sales agency.
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Explained: Bus Conductor's Assault Deepens Maharashtra-Karnataka Dispute
Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have come to a standstill after tensions flared up on Friday when a bus conductor was beaten up in Belagavi for allegedly not responding in Marathi.
