Kolkata: The fast-unto death demonstration by junior doctors against the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has entered the 11th day on Tuesday. A crucial hearing on rape and murder is scheduled at the three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, … Read more
2 min read Last Updated : Aug 27 2024 | 12:59 PM IST The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) concluded their 17-day hunger strike, which began on August 11, after the university administration conceded to several of their major demands. JNU agrees to reinstate entrance exam The JNUSU’s Charter of Demands … Read more
Their demands also include a caste census, lifting the ban on protests on campus and withdrawal of proctorial inquiries initiated against students for participating in protests | Photo: Shutterstock 2 min read Last Updated : Aug 21 2024 | 2:49 PM IST JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree D Pandit on Wednesday met the students protesting against … Read more
Manoj Jarange emphasised his commitment to the cause of Maratha reservation. (PTI File) In his speech, Manoj Jarange underlined the need to mobilise efforts towards identifying and supporting poll candidates who would fight for their cause, as well as campaigning against those who opposed them Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil ended his hunger strike … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi minister Atishi was taken to hospital early on Tuesday after her health deteriorated due to hunger strike. She has been on hunger strike over Haryana’s refusal to release Delhi’s “rightful share of water.”This came after the doctors advised her getting hospitalised after significant decline in her health on the fourth day of … Read more
Mathura: A 66-year-old social worker on hunger strike for the last four months in protest against alleged corruption in rural development works here has died at the district hospital, officials said on Thursday. Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Mant, Adesh Kumar, said Devki Nand Sharma had earlier lodged complaints with the rural development department alleging corruption in … Read more
The United States has raised “deep concerns” over the disappearance of Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen journalist who was expected to be released from prison on Monday. Zhang, a former lawyer, was arrested in May 2020, about a year after she began reporting on Covid-19 from Wuhan, the epicentre of the initial coronavirus outbreak in … Read more
“The 18-year-old blonde wife of a British soldier here has gone on a hunger strike because she claims the Army is not providing them with proper accommodation,” reported the South China Morning Post from Singapore on March 26, 1962. “Mrs Cynthia Mitchell, of Durham, mother of a 15-month-old daughter, has lost 14lbs [6kg] since she … Read more
