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264 Garment Factories Closed in Ashulia, amid protest

Authorities declared a general holiday at 264 garment factories in Ashulia, Dhaka, on Monday after garment workers staged work stoppages, protests and road blockades demanding higher minimum wages and safeguards against layoffs and blacklisting. At least 12 police personnel were injured in clashes,

India's education minister resigns after countrywide protests

India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after mass youth-led protests demanded his ouster in anger over a string of irregularities in potentially life-changing exams. "I have sent my resignation letter to the prime minister," Pradhan said in a statement posted on social me

Student protests keep up pressure on Modi government

Crowds of supporters of India's online "cockroach" movement grew on Wednesday at a New Delhi protest site, while their demands for accountability and reform following examination scandals echoed in rallies across the country. The protests, led by the social media-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) m