'We are a young nation. But I wanted to explore the conflict between the young and the old.' 'The cynicism of people who have lived it versus the optimism and naivete of the young.'
The public transport system in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh bore the brunt on the second day of the 48-hours strike called by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in support of a separate state.
The pro-united Andhra employees on Thursday decided to temporarily suspend their agitation following an assurance from Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on rules governing their service among others.
An engineering student was hit by a tear smoke shell fired by the police to disperse a stone-pelting mob near his residence.
The decision, set to be implemented from August 1, had met with fierce opposition from pump owners.
The officers said that they would not attend those meetings which they feel would be "unsafe".
The C-17 Globemaster can airlift around 230 passengers in one go and takes less time to fly between different places.
Lakhs of employees of the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday took out rallies and staged 'dharna' across state protesting against the bill seeking to provide reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotion in government jobs.
Hit hard by lack of supply of fabric due to the strike by powerloom units and transporters, readymade garment exporters apprehend losing orders worth Rs 700-1000 crore (Rs 7-10 billion).
Trump returned to the briefing room minutes later, confirming a shooting near the White House and assured the reporters that things were under control.
Protests erupted in Kashmir Valley against Charlie Hebdo cartoons.
Srinagar city along with the rest of Kashmir was buzzing with activity on Saturday with offices, shops and other business establishments opening in the Valley which saw return of normalcy after 133 days of shutdown as separatists suspended their stir for the weekend.
Though the workers have not gone on strike, they moved the labour department for not receiving any wage hike since 2015.
While Jain went on indefinite fast at the LG's office on Tuesday, Sisodia had been on a hunger strike since Wednesday.
The teenager was injured in clashes between protesters and security forces in Harwan on Friday.
Basit Mukhtar was injured by a tear gas shell in clashes on September 5.
'I don't think I can go back home before the lockdown is lifted because Nitishji has said he will not allow students from Kota to return.'
Transporters on Thursday said they will surrender about 700 truck permits in the National Capital with the government toughening its stand and refusing to meet their demands as the strike entered the fourth day.
Normal life in Tamil Nadu was affected due to the 12-hour dawn to dusk state-wide general strike called by the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue demanding immediate steps for a ceasefire.
Recalling the 2016 surgical strikes, he said Indian troops gave a befitting reply to the "audacity of a proxy war" under the "garb of terrorism".
For the first time in the last three decades, state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses on Tuesday did not operate its services on the hill routes leading to the Lord Venkateswara shrine following indefinite strike by transport unions across the state demanding reversal of the Centre's decision to carve out Telangana from Andhra Pradesh.
A group of terrorists struck the house of PDP Kishtwar district president and escaped with the service rifle of his PSO early Friday.
Curfew was on Friday extended to several areas of Kashmir to foil a planned march by separatists to Eidgah in old city area as normal life continued to remain paralysed for the 49th consecutive day in the Valley in the wake of violence following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani last month.
In a related development, protests continued for the second day in north Kashmir's Kangan town, where protesters shutdown markets and blocked the highway leading to the Baltal base camp of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra.
The street-fighter attitude is what keeps Rane going even at 69. The expectation is -- at least in the BJP camp -- that he will be itching for a battle royale with the Shiv Sena in its bastions.
Kerala Union of Working Journalists decided to boycott the press meets called by the BJP after saffron party workers attacked mediapersons.
Lt Gen Naravane is currently serving as Vice Chief of the Army. In his 37 years of service, Lt Gen Naravane has served in numerous command and staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.
Shops, business establishments and fuel stations were open and markets witnessed huge rush.
Desperate people waiting for a lift or walking on foot has become a common sight in the trouble-torn Kashmir Valley where public transport has remained suspended for the past 80 days.
Soon you will meet cricket legend Kapil Dev at Madam Tussaids in Delhi
The finance ministry is considering meeting a key demand of truckers by easing procedural issues and raising the abatement on service tax.
Banks witnessed thin business in the nation's financial capital on Thursday following the nationwide bandh called by NDA and Left parties against the steep hike in petrol prices last week.
A machete-wielding man who stabbed three men at London Underground train station on Saturday has been charged with attempted murder.
AITA said last week they had written to International Tennis Federation (ITF) asking them to shift the tie to a neutral venue
'Yogiji is saying he is doing good work, but when you go on the ground you will see the reality.'
Restrictions on the assembly of people would remain in force across the Valley to maintain law and order.
'Since I felt there could be more, I had told the local authorities to screen every hostage carefully, since we felt that some could have been staying as guests.'
Clashes were reported from a number of places in Srinagar city and parts of Budgam district but nobody was hurt in these incidents, police said.
Curfew was on Monday lifted from the entire Valley except three police station areas 51 days after it was clamped to maintain law and order.
Pakistan is inching towards a decision on reopening North Atlantic Treaty Organisation supply routes, which were closed following a cross-border air strike in November, though it is expected to impose "tough conditions" like a hefty transit fee for the movement of container trucks and oil tankers. The issue of allowing the United States and its allies to resume using Pakistani routes for transporting supplies to foreign troops in Afghanistan figured at a meeting of leaders.
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