Latest reporting on Protests (topic): 86 stories, most recently on 17 October 2026. Source-linked and updated as new reports are published.
Finance ministers, central bank governors and other top policymakers gathered this week in the Thai capital for the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, as decision-makers tackle an inflation crisis fuelled by the US war on Iran and other economic shocks.
World · France 24 · World ·
The protesters raised slogans against the Union government and demanded the immediate release of Rahul Gandhi
Courts & Constitution · The Hindu · National ·
CPI, CPI(M), Congress and local groups march to toll plaza, demand that collection be deferred until pending works are completed
National Politics · The Hindu · National ·
With the rallies promising a fraught six month run-in to the country's presidential election, Paris authorities banned protests in the heart of the capital. The country's Yellow Vest movement, which eight years ago staged street protests against Macron's government, called Saturday's "yellow and…
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The Election Commission of India has responded to the INDIA bloc’s protest in Delhi, saying the Opposition’s request for a meeting outside the Commission’s headquarters was unusual and could not be accepted under established procedures.
Elections · The Hindu · National ·
Rahul leads sit-in at Akashvani Bhawan after protest march to ECI headquarters stopped; LoP says PM Modi “stole votes to hijack the country”; Opposition leaders demand CEC’s removal, scrapping of SIR and restoration of deleted voters in rolls
Elections · The Hindu · National ·
Girls wearing headscarves have been turned away from schools in Azerbaijan, triggering unusual protests involving children. The government rules do not mention hijabs. Why are schools enforcing unwritten rules?
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10 MPs among those detained after protesters breach police barricades; Gandhi siblings later removed from Akashvani Bhawan sit-in
Parliament · The Hindu · National ·
Kampala traders warn that delays in cargo clearance are tying up working capital, disrupting restocking and threatening sales ahead of Christmas, with KACITA threatening protests unless the Uganda Revenue Authority resolves the bottlenecks.
Africa · Nile Post · Latest (Uganda) ·
Argentine demonstrators clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei's higher education spending. The main demonstration outside parliament by thousands of university students and staff, trade unionists and opposition activists…
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Says INDIA bloc will continue to protest over electoral roll issues; rules out UCC in J&K, opposes deportation of Rohingyas
Elections · The Hindu · National ·
Empty lecture halls, burning buildings and demands for change: Albanian students are spearheading a protest movement that has become the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Edi Rama in years.
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More than 300 people, including children as young as seven, joined the ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march in Delhi’s Connaught Place to demand accountability, defying police curbs on protests.
National Politics · ThePrint · Politics ·
A year after four protesters were shot dead in Leh, the Centre has yet to share a draft of its offer, and Ladakh’s leaders say distrust is growing.
State Politics · Frontline · Politics ·
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) The Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon organisers on Friday announced that runners at this year’s edition will not pass through Rail Bhawan, Sansad Marg and Patel Chowk as they unveiled a revised route amid ongoing protests against the Election Commission of India.
Sports · ThePrint · Sport ·
YSRCP leaders protest against the government order excluding mandals of the district from the list of drought-affected, despite the prevalence of severe rainfall deficit conditions
Science & Climate · The Hindu · National ·
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) PGTI president Kapil Dev on Friday requested authorities to facilitate the movement of golf fans who want to witness the star-studded D P World India Championship amid police restrictions to manage ongoing protests in the city while urging Gen Z to “take the time to listen…
Sports · ThePrint · Sport ·
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 16: French papers look ahead to Saturday's call for mass protests, which will bring together a number of social movements. Next, climate change has devastating consequences on communities in Afghanistan.
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Hundreds of protesters, many wearing straw hats and colourful scarves, had hoped to reach the main conference centre but were stopped by a line of police more than a kilometre away, the road blocked by shipping containers.
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Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal condemn the CJP founder's detention; DMK chief M.K. Stalin says the Union govt. must immediately release Dipke and Neha
National Politics · The Hindu · National ·
The Defence Minister said the “sole agenda” of the protests is to “create unrest and instability in the country”, adding that India’s democracy and constitutional institutions cannot be “sacrificed at the altar of political interests”
Policy & Governance · The Hindu · National ·
Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner sharply criticised Formula One's plans to hold an African Grand Prix in Rwanda, saying it would help “polish the image of an authoritarian leader.”
Africa · Africanews · Latest ·
Protesters in Buenos Aires demanded the government implement a law to boost university funding.
World · Al Jazeera · Latest ·
Pune’s 11-day sit-in ended with the MPSC chairman on leave. With a campus elections panel and a BMC fellowship, the BJP appears to be trying a new approach to young protesters.
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