Opposition Countrywide Protest

Twelve major opposition parties, including the Congress, Trinamool Congress, Left parties, SP, NCP and DMK on Sunday extended their support to a countrywide protest call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on May 26, marking six months of the farmers

An indefinite relay hunger strike starts today against the government's new agricultural laws as farmers harden stand amid protests that began late November around Delhi borders. After five rounds of negotiations failed, the government on Sunday asked the protesting farmers to choose a date for the next round of talks. The relay hunger strike is th...

Procurement of rice and paddy will begin two days ahead of time, the government said today in a signal to agitated farmers, who held a countrywide protest against the new farm laws today, backed by the opposition Congress. The usual date of procurement of monsoon crops is October 1 across the country.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has extended vocal support to the contentious farm bills of ally BJP that has created huge turbulence among farmers and drawn opposition criticism. Breaking his self-imposed boycott of electronic media, Mr Kumar told reporters on Thursday that the countrywide farmers' protest called on Friday is "completely unneces...

Leaders from 15 political parties are attending a meeting of the opposition in parliament to discuss the contentious citizenship law, National Register of Citizens and the countrywide student protests that are gathering momentum.

Top opposition leaders In Bihar, including RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, have been booked in connection with the bandh organised here on the previous day in protest against the amended Citizenship Act and a proposed countrywide (NRC), police said on Sunday.

The opposition parties came together today against the alleged police excesses at the Jamia Milia Islamia and the new citizenship law, which had triggered countrywide protests. The opposition has demanded a judicial inquiry into the police action at the university, pointing out that the Delhi police were taking orders from the BJP. They also said ...

After a week of acrimony in parliament, the opposition has planned countrywide protest on Monday against what they call the government's "mishandling" of the currency ban. Only the Left Front, which has a presence in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, has called for a strike or 'Bharat Bandh' in the three states.

200 opposition lawmakers walked in a single line in the parliament complex this morning to show solidarity with the people having to queue up at banks amid a cash crunch after the government banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes.

Stepping up its opposition to the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and the recent hike in diesel prices, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Saturday decided to hold a countrywide protest on September 20.

BJP-led NDA will hold a country-wide protest on September 20 protesting against the central government's decision to hike diesel price and allow FDI in multi-brand retail.

Twelve major opposition parties, including the Congress, Trinamool Congress, Left parties, SP, NCP and DMK on Sunday extended their support to a countrywide protest call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on May 26, marking six months of the farmers

An indefinite relay hunger strike starts today against the government's new agricultural laws as farmers harden stand amid protests that began late November around Delhi borders. After five rounds of negotiations failed, the government on Sunday asked the protesting farmers to choose a date for the next round of talks. The relay hunger strike is th...

Procurement of rice and paddy will begin two days ahead of time, the government said today in a signal to agitated farmers, who held a countrywide protest against the new farm laws today, backed by the opposition Congress. The usual date of procurement of monsoon crops is October 1 across the country.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has extended vocal support to the contentious farm bills of ally BJP that has created huge turbulence among farmers and drawn opposition criticism. Breaking his self-imposed boycott of electronic media, Mr Kumar told reporters on Thursday that the countrywide farmers' protest called on Friday is "completely unneces...

Leaders from 15 political parties are attending a meeting of the opposition in parliament to discuss the contentious citizenship law, National Register of Citizens and the countrywide student protests that are gathering momentum.

Top opposition leaders In Bihar, including RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, have been booked in connection with the bandh organised here on the previous day in protest against the amended Citizenship Act and a proposed countrywide (NRC), police said on Sunday.

The opposition parties came together today against the alleged police excesses at the Jamia Milia Islamia and the new citizenship law, which had triggered countrywide protests. The opposition has demanded a judicial inquiry into the police action at the university, pointing out that the Delhi police were taking orders from the BJP. They also said ...

After a week of acrimony in parliament, the opposition has planned countrywide protest on Monday against what they call the government's "mishandling" of the currency ban. Only the Left Front, which has a presence in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, has called for a strike or 'Bharat Bandh' in the three states.

200 opposition lawmakers walked in a single line in the parliament complex this morning to show solidarity with the people having to queue up at banks amid a cash crunch after the government banned 500 and 1,000 rupee notes.

Stepping up its opposition to the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and the recent hike in diesel prices, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Saturday decided to hold a countrywide protest on September 20.

BJP-led NDA will hold a country-wide protest on September 20 protesting against the central government's decision to hike diesel price and allow FDI in multi-brand retail.