Govt would be responsible if I suffer health issues during fast under blazing sun: Manoj JarangeMaratha quota activist Manoj Jarange announced an indefinite hunger strike starting May 30, vowing to protest directly under the summer sun...
28 May, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
Resurgent political risk derails rallies across emerging marketsEmerging markets are experiencing a fresh wave of political turmoil, impacting Latin America and Eastern Europe. Upcoming presidential elec...
25 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
22 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
India's monthly household basket may feel the heat of rising fuel costsConsumer goods prices may rise soon. Higher fuel costs from the West Asia conflict will increase shipping and production expenses. Companie...
16 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
What Noida's factory protests mean for India's wage debateFactory workers' protests in Noida have reignited India's minimum wage debate. Rising inflation erodes real wages, impacting workers' purch...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.47 AM IST
The McDonald’s boycott explained: Who’s leading it, what they’re demanding, and when it’s happeningMcDonald's faces a boycott led by The People's Union USA. The group cites tax loopholes and high prices as reasons. They also allege poor l...
24 Jun, 2025, 03.56 AM IST
Six junior Bengal doctors start fast until deathThe West Bengal Junior Doctor's Front (WBJDF) members have announced a fast unto death after the government failed to respond to their dema...
05 Oct, 2024, 10.25 PM IST
As protests become part of our lives, perhaps a supportive eco-system is also here to stayIn 10 years, it feels like the protests have never stopped and even Covid hasn’t ended them. From Belarus to Brazil, Hong Kong to Kenosha, ...
04 Sep, 2020, 11.46 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to fast over session washout, work during periodModi will also videoconference with all BJP MPs and MLAs at 11 am on Wednesday, when BJP celebrates the birth anniversary of social and ant...
11 Apr, 2018, 01.08 PM IST
AIADMK workers hopeful, as Jayalalithaa's bail plea comes up tomorrowIn Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts, tourists suffered without proper food and beverages today, following a bandh observed in these distri...
06 Oct, 2014, 06.13 PM IST
AP govt seeks MHA help to get Andhra Bhavan vacatedAndhra Pradesh government has asked the Union Home Ministry to help it vacate the premises of Andhra Bhavan, where Chandrababu Naidu is on ...
09 Oct, 2013, 05.48 PM IST
Sharmila charged with attempting suicide during 2006 fastDelhi court frames charges against Irom Sharmila Chanu for allegedly attempting to commit suicide during her 'fast until death' in 2006.
04 Mar, 2013, 01.37 PM IST
- Seer fasting for Ganga cause force-fed
Save Ganga activist Swami Poornanand, who had been on an indefinite fast since December 10 to protest resumption of quarrying and stone-cru...
29 Dec, 2012, 01.57 PM IST
- Ramdev ends fast, calls for defeat of Congress in next polls
Camping with thousands of his supporters at Ambedkar Stadium, Ramdev added that there will be no more fasts till the next Lok Sabha polls i...
14 Aug, 2012, 02.20 PM IST
- Delhi Police appeals to Baba Ramdev, supporters to vacate Ambedkar Stadium
Delhi Police appealed to Baba Ramdev and thousands of his supporters to vacate the stadium due to security arrangements ahead of Independen...
14 Aug, 2012, 11.47 AM IST
Baba Ramdev to end fast before noon on sixth day of protest against blackmoneyYoga guru Ramdev said he will end his fast before noon and declared that he will launch a big movement against Congress before Lok Sabha el...
14 Aug, 2012, 07.58 AM IST
Jan Lokpal Bill: Health reasons spell end to fast at Azad MaidanMany of those on fast at Azad Maidan in support of Anna Hazare have agreed to discontinue their protest on the request of India Against Cor...
23 Aug, 2011, 07.37 AM IST