Spain’s King Felipe VI speaks with people amidst angry Spanish flood survivors in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, Sunday November 3, 2024. (AP) During their first visit on Sunday to Spain‘s flood-ravaged areas, king Felipe VI and senior government officials faced a hostile reception from survivors who threw mud at them in protest.In Paiporta, one of…
A video of a woman strolling around at an Iranian university campus in her undergarments is going viral across social media. In the video security guards at a branch of the Islamic Azad University are seen detaining the unidentified woman. University spokesperson Amir Mahjob said on X that “at the police station, it was determined…
HYDERABAD: Tension gripped Secunderabad after a bandh call by VHP and Bajrang Dal Saturday to protest the desecration of an idol of a deity in Muthyalamma temple at Kummariguda took a violent turn. Protesters resorted to stone pelting, prompting cops to respond with lathi-charge when the mob attempted to march towards a place of worship…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged the junior doctors on Saturday to withdraw their fast unto death. She asserted that everyone has the right to protest but it should not affect healthcare services. Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee interacted with the agitating doctors over the phone when state chief secretary Manoj Pant and…
NEW DELHI: Protesting junior doctors in Kolkata began fast unto death on Saturday as they said that their demands were not fulfilled by the Mamata Bengree-led West Bengal government.The doctors had called off their “total cease work” on Friday with a 24-hour ultimatum to the state government to fulfill their demands.“Like we said yesterday, we…
Junior doctors take out a torch rally in Kolkata on Sunday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Junior doctors in West Bengal have resumed their indefinite strike demanding better safety and security at medical facilities. The strike, which began on October 1, follows an earlier partial return to work on September 21 after a 42-day protest. The…
NEW DELHI: A group of protestors gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in New York to demonstrate against Bangladesh chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. The protestors raised slogans of ‘terrorist, minority killer, Hindu killer Yunus, go back, step down’ outside the office. “He (Yunus) took the power illegally. He threw a constitutionally elected legal government…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh on Monday lodged protest with New Delhi over Union home minister Amit Shah‘s recent remarks on Bangladeshi nationals during his visit to Jharkhand.“Through the protest note handed over today [23 September] to the Deputy High Commissioner of India in Dhaka, the ministry conveyed its serious reservation, deep sense of hurt and extreme…
Thousands on Sunday protested across more than 130 cities in 25 countries to demand justice for the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered last month at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.The demonstrations began in various groups throughout Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and Singapore before expanding to cities in several…
KOLKATA: Parents of the 31-year-old RG Kar victim joined protesters Sunday on the eve of a scheduled Supreme Court hearing, vowing to stand by them in their joint quest for justice, reports. “We won’t get justice easily. We have to snatch it. This will not be possible without everybody’s help. You all standing beside us…
