International
During the 80th UN General Assembly in New York, supporters of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina protested outside the United Nations headquarters. They chanted slogans such as “Yunus is Pakistani” and “Go back to Pakistan” aimed at Muhammad Yunus, the interim Chief Adviser of Bangladesh. Accusations by Protesters Protesters accused Yunus of political bias
Business
Seven protesters, including current and former employees, entered Microsoft’s Building 34 and occupied the office of company president Brad Smith. The group, linked to the activist collective “No Azure for Apartheid,” staged a sit-in demanding Microsoft end its ties with the Israeli government. Security Breach Prompts Building Lockdown The demonstrators live-streamed the
National Politics
Dozens of opposition lawmakers, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, were briefly detained during a protest in New Delhi on Monday. The demonstration was organised to oppose a major revision of the electoral roll in Bihar, with opposition parties alleging the move could disenfranchise millions of poor and minority voters. Protest Over Electoral Roll Changes Protesters
National
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday accused Congress and other opposition parties of staging protests over Bihar’s voter roll revision as a “well thought out strategy to create anarchy and instability in the country.” He called their “vote theft” allegations against the BJP and the Election Commission baseless and politically motivated. Protesters
International
A group of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia’s capital on Friday to oppose the nomination of Nick Adams as the next American ambassador to the country. Adams, a conservative commentator originally from Australia and now a U.S. citizen, has drawn criticism for past remarks perceived as anti-Islamic and for strongly backing Israel’s […]