Riddhi Patel, Indian-American pro-Palestine protester, arrested for calling 'Navratri a festival of oppressors', threatening to 'murder' lawmakersA protester in Bakersfield, California, threatened council members and the mayor for not supporting a cease-fire resolution against Israel....
13 Apr, 2024, 11.41 AM IST
COP28 climate deal 'stab in the back', activist Greta Thunberg saysThe COP 28 climate deal, reached in Dubai, has been criticized by activists as a stab in the back for nations most affected by global warmi...
15 Dec, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
Report says United Arab Emirates is trying nearly 90 detainees on terror charges during COP28 summitThose on trial face charges of "establishing a terrorist organization, supporting and financing it," the center said in a statement. The ce...
11 Dec, 2023, 09.24 PM IST
China protests calls to include Taiwan in climate talksChina on Saturday lodged a protest after calls at the UN climate talks in Dubai to include Taiwan, the self-governing democracy claimed by ...
09 Dec, 2023, 06.01 PM IST
As UN climate talks near crunch time, activists plan 'day of action' to press negotiatorsProtests intensify on Global Day of Action at UN-led talks in Dubai and worldwide, urging decisive action to stop climate change. Reports r...
09 Dec, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
As UN climate talks near crunch time, activists plan 'day of action' to press negotiatorsIf activists needed any additional energy, they may have gotten it with reports that OPEC's chief had urged its oil-producing members to re...
09 Dec, 2023, 10.55 AM IST
As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept outParticipants at the United Nations' COP28 climate talks were met with an unusual sight as they arrived for another day of discussions in th...
03 Dec, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
As Dubai prepares for COP28, some world leaders signal they won't attend climate talksDubai is getting ready to host the COP28 climate talks this Thursday, despite indications from global leaders, including US President Joe B...
28 Nov, 2023, 05.15 PM IST
Climate protesters in New York and across the globe send message to United NationsThousands of protesters kicked off "Climate Week" and filled the streets of Midtown, Manhattan, on Sunday ahead of the UN General Assembly ...
18 Sep, 2023, 01.35 AM IST
UAE vows to allow 'peaceful' assembly of climate activists at COP28The choice for it to host COP28 has sparked criticism from environmental groups which warn that the involvement of a major oil exporter cou...
01 Aug, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
COP28 chair urges tripling of renewables capacity by 2030Campaigners from the Last Generation group have caused widespread disruption in the city by sticking themselves to the road surface to stop...
02 May, 2023, 06.32 PM IST
Comic Munawar Faruqui denied permission by cops for Delhi showOfficials say a central district report showed that the comedy show - scheduled to be held at Delhi's Kedarnath Sahni Auditorium - might af...
27 Aug, 2022, 03.39 PM IST
BASIC nations play hardball, EU comes up with new ‘Green Deal’It is learnt that the BASIC joint statement, saying "the progress on the pre-2020 agenda will be the benchmark of success for this COP", so...
12 Dec, 2019, 03.51 AM IST
Unprecedented security in Sabarimala, Trupti Desai held up at Kochi airport due to protestsPolice in large numbers were present in the domestic terminal of the airport to deal with the situation.
16 Nov, 2018, 01.11 PM IST
Centre sends 10 BSF units to PunjabCongress criticised the Punjab government for seeking paramilitary forces, saying "it will put additional financial burden on the already i...
21 Oct, 2015, 10.32 AM IST
Srinagar voter turnout up, Jharkhand logs 61% votingParticipation in city’s eight seats remained in single digit in 2002 and improved in 2008. In 2014, however, new records in post-militancy ...
15 Dec, 2014, 10.03 AM IST
Court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal, four othersThe court granted them bail on a personal bond of Rs 5,000 each and fixed the matter for further hearing on October 28.
08 Aug, 2014, 03.17 PM IST