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The nationwide strike in India today called by farmers organizations continued, with participation from farmer unions and various opposition parties. The ongoing strike has witnessed multiple new developments as detailed below: Bengaluru, Karnataka: People are advised to avoid the rally route ‘Town Hall – NR Square – Police Corner – KG Road – Mysore Bank – ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit in West Bengal has called a 12-hour bandh (shut down) in North Bengal today. This is to protest over the death of a party worker during a protest rally in Siliguri yesterday. Workers and supporters of BJP and the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) held a protest against the ...

Pro-democracy protests are scheduled to take place outside the Muang Nonthaburi Police Station in Bangkok today. Student union leader and pro-democracy activist, Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, announced the protest details through social media. She urged participants as well as supporters to gather outside the police station at 10:00 AM (local time). They plan to protest against the ...

Protesting farmers have called for a nationwide shutdown today against the new farm laws passed by the central government. The nationwide shutdown will run between 11:00 AM (local time) to 3:00 PM (local time), affecting transport services, offices and shops in some states and cities. The central government issued an advisory directing states and union ...

Cyclone Burevi made landfall near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, yesterday. It is expected to cross the Gulf of Mannar and enter the Indian coast. It was located approximately 60 km from Trincomalee and 180 km from Pamban in India earlier today. It is likely to weaken by some measure as it crosses the Gulf of Mannar ...

The depression formed over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm yesterday. Cyclone Burevi was named by Maldives. It is the second cyclone formed in the southwest region of the Bay of Bengal within a week. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Burevi was located 400 kms East-Southeast of Trincomalee in Sri ...

A protest is scheduled to take place outside the Ministry of Education building in the Dusit district in Bangkok today. Participants are being urged to gather at the protest site at 4:00 PM (local time). The protest is organized by the “Bad Students” group to push for bringing about reforms to the education system. The ...

A depression formed over the Bay of Bengal yesterday and it is likely to intensify further into a storm in the next few days. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), it is predicted to bring widespread rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from today. Similarly, coastal areas of Sri Lanka ...

There are several pro-Papuan independence protests scheduled across Indonesia today. Today marks the anniversary of the Papuan independence movement. Protest details are as follows: In Jakarta, there is a protest at the US Embassy and Presidential Palace from 8:00 AM (local time). In Yogyakarta, there is a protest at the Kamasan Dormitory from 8:00 AM ...

The Mt. Ile Lewotolok volcano in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province erupted yesterday, spewing ash and smoke as high as 4 kms into the sky. Around 2,780 people from at least 26 villages near the volcano were forced to evacuate their homes, although no casualties were recorded so far. Meanwhile, the Volcanology and Geological Hazard ...