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Portland protesters set fire to police union building, cops arrest 25

Protesters in Portland repeatedly set fire to a police union headquarters building and were repelled by officers spraying tear gas, officials said

Nagaland: NIDA calls for complete shutdown of medical services for 24 hours

The Nagaland In-Service Doctors Association has called for a complete shutdown of all medical services throughout the state for 24 hours to protest alleged assault of doctors by police personnel

Belarus president Lukashenko brandishes a rifle as protests flare up

Demonstrators marched towards Lukashenko's residence at the Independence Square on Sunday, brandishing red and white flags to symbolise their opposition to the president

Massive protest rally in Minsk keeps up pressure on Belarus president

More than 100,000 protesters demanding the resignation of Belarus' authoritarian president rallied Sunday in a vast square in the capital

To-do lists, clear goals: How Telegram is driving protests in Belarus

Every day, like clockwork, to-do lists for those protesting against Belarus' authoritarian leader appear in the popular Telegram app

Signals from Shaheen Bagh: Not all battles are fought in electoral arena

The Shaheen Bagh protest lasted 101 days, inspired many similar protests across India, and drew parallels with the Khilafat movement of a century back

Swiggy denies their delivery partners are underpaid

Food delivery service company Swiggy on Thursday put out a statement clarifying that most of their delivery partners have made Rs 45 per order in the last week.

Tens of thousands gather in central Minsk in protest against Lukashenko

A huge crowd of demonstrators assembled near the WWII memorial stele before marching to Independence Square, where Lukashenko addressed a rival rally

Belarus police crush protests as ruler claims landslide win in polls

About 3,000 people were held by law enforcement including 1,000 in the capital, Minsk, the Interior Ministry said Monday

Here's how you can be part of YouTube's global documentary of 2020 memories

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the year 2020 has not been easy for anyone. YouTube Originals' global documentary will record your day and make you part of the meory of this historic year

Fuel prices: After 22 hikes, petrol now costs Rs 80.43, diesel Rs 80.53

Petrol price in the national capital was increased for the 22nd day by 5 paise to Rs 80.43 and diesel price by 13 paise to Rs 80.53.

The trouble with cities

With an election looming in November, President Donald Trump's response is of a leader cornered by cascading public anger

The Black Lives Matter protests and the swift change they are triggering

Remarkably, the protests have had an impact across borders. In the United Kingdom, the statue of a slave trader was uprooted and dumped in the river

Anti-racism protests in UK 'subverted by thuggery': Boris Johnson

"People have a right to protest peacefully and while observing social distancing but they have no right to attack the police," said Johnson

World marches for George Floyd as outrage grows; EU 'shocked, appalled'

Chanting Black Lives Matter and I can't breathe," about 3,000 protesters held an impassioned but peaceful march through central Sydney on Tuesday demanding fundamental change in race relations.

Anger over police killings shatters landscapes in dozens of US cities

People set fire to police cars, threw bottles at police officers and busted windows of storefronts, carrying away TVs and other items even as some protesters urged them to stop

Petrol bombs hurled near Jamia and Shaheen Bagh protest site, says police

The incident took place at around 9.30 am. A police team has found five-six petrol-filled bottles at the site

Young lawyers are taking up the cudgels for detainees and riot victims

A group of young lawyers is educating protesters about their rights, assisting detainees, and now helping Delhi's riot victims rebuild their lives, all services pro bono

Anti-CAA protests: Heavy police deployment in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh

The police deployment has come after a fringe right-wing group, Hindu Sena, gave a call to clear the Shaheen Bagh road on March 1

Delhi's riot-hit areas: Provoked, poor, young, and significantly Muslim

Northeast Delhi's socio-economic profile shows it was a communally sensitive area where sparks lit by some irresponsible statements led to one of the worst riots in the city's post-1950 history