Protests In Bangalore

Karnataka Bandh News Live Updates: The Karnataka Police have detained over 50 members of pro-Kannada organisations protesting over the Cauvery River water dispute near Bengaluru to maintain law and order amid the state-wide Bandh call.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien has invited stand-up comedian Vir Das to Kolkata, a day after his show in Bengaluru was cancelled at the last minute following protests by right-wing groups.

Chaos broke out at the Asansol railway station in West Bengal this morning when a shramik special train from Bangalore made a technical halt there and passengers hopped off, complaining of no food, dirty toilets and because the train was headed for north Bengal while half the 1,500 odd passengers needed to go home in south Bengal.

A nationwide strike has been called by trade unions today against "anti-labour policies of the government, along with other issues", the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said on Tueday.

After protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act by leaving slippers on the pavement, the students and faculty members of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) have found another unique way to express their dissent against a controversial law that they believe is undermining the country's secular and democratic credentials.

Students of the Indian Institute of Management in Bengaluru had been 'cautioned' that their presence at such a protest should not affect their placements.

Bharat Bandh Highlights: Central Trade Unions or CTUs have launched a two-day nationwide bandh in protest against the government's alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms. As many as 10 CTUs with at least 20 crore workers affiliated to them have joined the strike.

The Karnataka government today decided not to permit Bollywood actress Sunny Leone's New Year eve show in Bengaluru and elsewhere in the state following protests from Kannada outfits.

The killing of a prominent journalist and government critic outside her home in Bangalore prompted protests in major Indian cities Wednesday and a national uproar about the shrinking space for free speech in the world's most populous democracy.

Congress today demanded the resignation of RBI Governor Urjit Patel over the bank's "loss of autonomy" and said the party will protest outside RBI offices in Mumbai, Nagpur, Bangalore and Ahmedabad on January 18 over the issue of demonetisation.

Petrol pumps across the country have decided to postpone till at least January 13 their protest against the banks' decision to levy an extra charge on credit and debit card transactions. The late evening turnaround came after the government stepped in. The petrol dealers had announced earlier that starting midnight, they would not accept the debit ...

Hundreds of workers of the BJP and its ideological mentor the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS who had marched towards the police commissioner's office in central Bengaluru today have called off their protest over the gruesome murder of an RSS activist Rudresh R after the police assured them of action.

The economic impact of the violent Cauvery protests in Bengaluru was underlined today as many companies advised their employees to work from home or leave early.

A bride in her wedding sari and her extended family walked several kms on Tuesday as public transport was missing from the roads and vehicles were stopped between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, a day after violent protests over the Cauvery water dispute.

One person died and another received injuries after police opened fire on protesters in Bengaluru's Rajgopalnagar area on Monday evening. Arson and vandalism was seen on the streets of Bengaluru and on a highway to Mysuru as anger boiled over on a Supreme Court order that meant that Karnataka would have to release more water from the river Cauvery ...

Karnataka Bandh News Live Updates: The Karnataka Police have detained over 50 members of pro-Kannada organisations protesting over the Cauvery River water dispute near Bengaluru to maintain law and order amid the state-wide Bandh call.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien has invited stand-up comedian Vir Das to Kolkata, a day after his show in Bengaluru was cancelled at the last minute following protests by right-wing groups.

Chaos broke out at the Asansol railway station in West Bengal this morning when a shramik special train from Bangalore made a technical halt there and passengers hopped off, complaining of no food, dirty toilets and because the train was headed for north Bengal while half the 1,500 odd passengers needed to go home in south Bengal.

A nationwide strike has been called by trade unions today against "anti-labour policies of the government, along with other issues", the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said on Tueday.

After protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act by leaving slippers on the pavement, the students and faculty members of the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B) have found another unique way to express their dissent against a controversial law that they believe is undermining the country's secular and democratic credentials.

Students of the Indian Institute of Management in Bengaluru had been 'cautioned' that their presence at such a protest should not affect their placements.

Bharat Bandh Highlights: Central Trade Unions or CTUs have launched a two-day nationwide bandh in protest against the government's alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms. As many as 10 CTUs with at least 20 crore workers affiliated to them have joined the strike.

The Karnataka government today decided not to permit Bollywood actress Sunny Leone's New Year eve show in Bengaluru and elsewhere in the state following protests from Kannada outfits.

The killing of a prominent journalist and government critic outside her home in Bangalore prompted protests in major Indian cities Wednesday and a national uproar about the shrinking space for free speech in the world's most populous democracy.

Congress today demanded the resignation of RBI Governor Urjit Patel over the bank's "loss of autonomy" and said the party will protest outside RBI offices in Mumbai, Nagpur, Bangalore and Ahmedabad on January 18 over the issue of demonetisation.

Petrol pumps across the country have decided to postpone till at least January 13 their protest against the banks' decision to levy an extra charge on credit and debit card transactions. The late evening turnaround came after the government stepped in. The petrol dealers had announced earlier that starting midnight, they would not accept the debit ...

Hundreds of workers of the BJP and its ideological mentor the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS who had marched towards the police commissioner's office in central Bengaluru today have called off their protest over the gruesome murder of an RSS activist Rudresh R after the police assured them of action.

The economic impact of the violent Cauvery protests in Bengaluru was underlined today as many companies advised their employees to work from home or leave early.

A bride in her wedding sari and her extended family walked several kms on Tuesday as public transport was missing from the roads and vehicles were stopped between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, a day after violent protests over the Cauvery water dispute.

One person died and another received injuries after police opened fire on protesters in Bengaluru's Rajgopalnagar area on Monday evening. Arson and vandalism was seen on the streets of Bengaluru and on a highway to Mysuru as anger boiled over on a Supreme Court order that meant that Karnataka would have to release more water from the river Cauvery ...