Vive la bloodless revolution? Data shows non-violent movements can resolve conflictsHistorical data reveals non-violent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts. Analysis of global campaigns from 1900 to 2...
17 Oct, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
Gandhi Jayanti speech topics: From non-violence to Swachh Bharat, themes that inspire in 2025India will observe Mahatma Gandhi's 156th birth anniversary on October 2, 2025, celebrating his enduring principles of truth, non-violence,...
01 Oct, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
Bangladesh on the brink: how student protests became a mass movementIn Bangladesh, student-led protests against government hiring rules turned violent, resulting in over 260 deaths. Escalating tensions saw c...
04 Aug, 2024, 09.49 PM IST
Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedienceStudent leaders in Bangladesh have called for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign in response to a deadly police crackdown on protests...
03 Aug, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
UN chief Antonio Guterres demands immediate halt to Myanmar 'repression'"Release the prisoners. End the violence. Respect human rights, and the will of the people expressed in recent elections," he said, insisti...
22 Feb, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
Huge anti-coup rallies in Myanmar after junta threatMassive street demonstrations have taken place since Myanmar's military staged a coup on February 1 and detained civilian leader Aung San S...
22 Feb, 2021, 12.20 PM IST
Myanmar military promises new election; Aung San Suu Kyi faces additional chargeSince she was ousted from power, she has already been charged under the country's import and export law for having walkie-talkies in her ho...
17 Feb, 2021, 12.14 AM IST
Myanmar junta warns public not to hide fugitive protestersPolice are now hunting seven people who have lent vocal support to the protests, including some of the country's most famous democracy acti...
14 Feb, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coupInternet users said the disruption began late Wednesday night, and mobile service provider Telenor Myanmar confirmed in a statement that mo...
04 Feb, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
Hong Kong protesters write petition to Chinese President Xi JinpingThe letter, issued by two student groups leading protests, said Hong Kong Chief Executive Chun-ying was responsible for a civil disobedienc...
11 Oct, 2014, 09.12 PM IST
Crisis in Pakistan deepens; government's talks with protesters stalledAfter briefly relenting late last night, opposition leader Imran Khan withdrew from talks and declared that he would continue the protest "...
21 Aug, 2014, 09.22 PM IST
Pakistan government forms committees to hold talks with Imran, QadriThe decision to hold talks with the protest leaders Imran Khan and Tahir-ul Qadiri - came hours after Khan launched a civil disobedience mo...
18 Aug, 2014, 02.12 PM IST
Imran Khan calls for 'civil disobedience movement' to oust Nawaz SharifIn the polls, Sharif's PML-N had won 190 out of 342 seats. Khan's PTI got 34 seats, the third largest bloc in the legislature.
17 Aug, 2014, 10.28 PM IST
Democracy most alive in rural India: Aruna RoyNoted social activist Aruna Roy has said that rural India, which suffers the worst aspects of democracy, is also where democracy is most al...
01 Nov, 2013, 09.35 AM IST
- Digvijay questions off-shore funding of Arvind Kejriwal's NGO
Stepping up his attack against Arvind Kejriwal, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh posed a number of questions to him raising doubts...
20 Oct, 2012, 04.07 PM IST
Piya & PanditHis raga Kafi unveils the riotous roots of the festival of colours that's being celebrated on the streets outside with great gusto that mat...
14 Mar, 2012, 04.24 AM IST
- 'Salt Satyagraha' among most influential protests
Gandhi-led 'Salt Satyagraha' has been named among the 'Top 10 Most Influential Protests' in the world by the prestigious Time magazine.
29 Jun, 2011, 12.37 PM IST