Dangerous, misleading, say LGBTQ activists on RSS’s survey on same-sex marriage

Dangerous, misleading, say LGBTQ activists on RSS’s survey on same-sex marriage

[ad_1] New Delhi: Several LGBTQ rights activists have called the survey on same-sex marriage by an RSS body “dangerous and misleading” and accused the organisation of “spreading disinformation”. According to the survey by Samwardhini Nyas, an affiliate of the Rashtra Sevika Samiti (a women’s organisation which parallels the RSS), many doctors and allied medical professionals believe … Read more

Hyderabad: Bajrang dal, BJP activists recite Hanuman Chalisa at Cong office; detained

Hyderabad: Bajrang dal, BJP activists recite Hanuman Chalisa at Cong office; detained

[ad_1] Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) activists who were a part of Bajrang Dal gathered outside the Congress party office in the city on Friday and recited Hanuman Chalisa following which they were detained by the cops. The crowd were protesting against the Congress’s manifesto mentioning the ban on Bajrang Dal, while they cried out … Read more

UP: 183 encountered since Mar 2017, activists pose questions

UP: 183 encountered since Mar 2017, activists pose questions

[ad_1] Lucknow: With the killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad’s son Asad and his aide in Jhansi, the number of alleged criminals gunned down in police encounters in Uttar Pradesh has risen to 183 in the six years of Yogi Adityanath’s government, officials said. The UP Police data showed that more than 10,900 police encounters have … Read more

TMC’s Abhishek warns party activists against violence during rural polls

TMC’s Abhishek warns party activists against violence during rural polls

[ad_1] Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday warned party activists against resorting to strong-arm tactics during the upcoming panchayat elections in West Bengal and said there should not be a repeat of the 2018 rural polls, during which widespread violence was reported, a party leader said. Banerjee, who held a two-hour organisational … Read more

Nandini vs Amul: Kannada activists throw products on street in protest

Nandini vs Amul: Kannada activists throw products on street in protest

[ad_1] Bengaluru: The members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike on Monday staged a protest by throwing Amul products on a street here to oppose the direct sale of milk by Amul in the state. The Vedike also warned against the direct selling of Amul products in the state. The protest was staged near the Mysuru … Read more

MP: Rightwing activists hold protest after IMC action at Indore temple

MP: Rightwing activists hold protest after IMC action at Indore temple

[ad_1] Indore: A day after Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) removed illegal construction from the Beleshwar Jhulelal Mahadev Temple where 36 people were after the roof of a stepwell collapsed on Thursday last, a group of Rightwing activists on Tuesday late night reached Dhakkanwala Kuan in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore and demanded the removal of ‘Dargah’ from … Read more

DeSantis signs Florida gun bill as activists demand more

DeSantis signs Florida gun bill as activists demand more

[ad_1] Florida becomes the 26th state to allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit. The new legislation gives DeSantis another victory to tout as he gears up for an expected presidential campaign. “Here in the free state of Florida, government will not get in the way of law-abiding Americans who want to defend … Read more

Midnight March: AISA claims 15 activists detained, police deny charge

Midnight March: AISA claims 15 activists detained, police deny charge

[ad_1] New Delhi: All India Students’ Association (AISA), a students’ group on Monday claimed that around of its 15 activists were detained from outside the Indraprastha College for Women, where they had gathered to stage a protest against the alleged harassment of girl students during a fest last week. Delhi Police, however, has denied the charge. … Read more

Delhi HC allows activist’s intervention in plea on employment of transgenders

Delhi HC allows activist’s intervention in plea on employment of transgenders

[ad_1] New Delhi: A transgender rights activist, Grace Banu has filed an “Intervention Application” before the Delhi High Court, seeking permission to support the court in a plea seeking hiring of transgender people in public appointments. Representing Banu, Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari submitted that she wanted to assist the court in the present case. The … Read more

Congress activists stage protest in Delhi against Rahul’s disqualification, detained

Congress activists stage protest in Delhi against Rahul’s disqualification, detained

[ad_1] New Delhi: Scores of Indian Youth Congress activists staged a protest at the Jantar Mantar here on Monday against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha and were detained when they tried to march towards Parliament. Indian Youth Congress activists from across the country gathered here to show solidarity with Gandhi and criticised the central … Read more