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Uganda Protest Over New Social Media Tax Turns Violent

Ugandan police on Wednesday used tear gas and bullets to break up a street protest against a new tax targeting social media users. Two protesters were arrested in downtown Kampala, the capital, after a scuffle in which some policemen were assaulted, said Luke Owoyesigire, a spokesman for Kampala police. The protest was organised by a popular lawmaker, Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, a ... Read More »

HBO’s ‘Confederate’ project is target of social media protest

David Benioff, left, and D,B. Weiss, creators of “Game of Thrones” (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) “Confederate,” HBO’s controversial alternate history series, which will include dramatizations of modern-day slavery and has come under firesince its announcement earlier this month, will be the target of a social media protest during Sunday’s episode of “Game of Thrones.” April Reign, the activist behind #OscarsSoWhite is one of ... Read More »

Bihar Students Continue Protest Over Poor Intermediate Result

Bihar Students Continue Protest Over Poor Intermediate Result (File Photo) PATNA: Hundreds of Class 12 students in Bihar who have failed in their exams continued their protests here for the second consecutive day on Thursday demanding re-checking of their answer sheets, police said. More than 8 lakh of over 12 lakh students who appeared for the Class 12 exams, conducted ... Read More »

safety Tightened In Delhi As Jats Protest Over Quota In Haryana: 10 information

CHANDIGARH: The Delhi Police has declared segment a hundred and forty four, banning large gatherings in border districts this night as the Jats carried on protests for quota in jobs and education in neighbouring Haryana. here are the ten modern-day tendencies on this tale: The decision of the Delhi Police became taken in view of the violence at some stage ... Read More »

JNU college students Protest outside education Ministry, 36 Detained

Kanhaiya Kumar and other 25 college students were detained. (file image) NEW DELHI: JNU students led by way of their union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday staged a protest outside the training Ministry traumatic that reservation to the OBC applicants be granted for appointments at associate professor level, following which 36 of them were detained. the students had on Wednesday ... Read More »

Delhi college instructors keep Protest March Over New Norms, 600 Detained

the academics are protesting in opposition to amendments to UGC rules that, they argue, will causeactivity-cuts to the tune of 50 in keeping with cent. (report photograph) NEW DELHI: Delhi college teachers who’ve been agitating against the new UGC criteria to envision theirinstructional overall performance today marched to the schooling Ministry however had been stoppedmidway by means of police which ... Read More »