Protests  

Zomato delivery agents staged protests in Kolkata stating that they were “uncomfortable” handling food with beef. Muslim delivery agents stated that they did not want to deliver food containing pork.

 

Hindu organisations, including Brahmin outfits, protested as Hotel Milagu in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, named its dish - Kumbakonam Iyer Chicken - in relation to their caste ‘Iyer’, who, according to principles are pure vegetarians
 

Doctors and students across the country held protests on Wednesday (July 31) against the National Medical Commission Bill 2019 passed in the Lok Sabha. A hospital in Bengaluru had doctors to attend to emergency cases
 

The BJP government in Karnataka issued a notice to cancel Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Karnataka. Congress reacted expressing disbelief and called the BJP an “anti-minority party”.
 

 The Uttar Pradesh government is now apparently ready to face the CBI in the case pertaining to accident of the rape survivor who had accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Meanwhile, Jaya Bachchan has held protests outside the parliament in front of the Gandhi statue. The woman is undergoing treatment and is currently on ventilator.
 

Earlier on Tuesday (July 23) UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi alleged that the Modi government is "hell-bent on completely subverting" the RTI Act and wants to "destroy" the independence of the Central Information Commission amid loud Opposition protests

According to sources, the Congress is planning further protests nationwide over Priyanka Gandhi’s detention in Sonbhadra. In Fatehabad, Haryana Congress workers burnt an effigy of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
 

Proceedings of the Rajya Sabha were adjourned thrice during the pre-lunch period after repeated protests by Tamil Nadu parties led by the AIADMK over their demand that the exam for postmen be held in Tamil language. The World Bank will extend a $250 million loan for the Resilient Programme in Kerala, which was left devastated after one of the worst floods in nearly a century last August. Watch the top headlines of the day from across the country on MyNation in 100 seconds.

Just days ago, activist Mugilan, who was vocal in expressing that senior police officers had orchestrated the violence during the Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, had been taken into custody. People’s Watch, an NGO now questions Mugilan’s whereabouts.

A Delhi court framed charges against chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and AAP MLA Somnath Bharti. This after an advocate appearing for Kejriwal and Sisodia pleaded not guilty

Led by activist Joey Johnson, a group from the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, linked arms and set an American flag on fire outside as they chanted, "America was never great"

Miffed students of Government Boys Higher Secondary School staged protests in Cuddalore district after they alleged that they didn’t get a laptop each, as promised by the government.

 

The march on Monday to protest the government’s attempt at reforming extradition laws, which would result in suspects being sent to China to face trial, was disrupted when a group of combative protesters attempted to break into the Hong Kong legislature
 

39 people who staged protests, opposing the Bihar government after 152 deaths due to acute encephalitis syndrome (brain fever) occurred in the state, were booked. 
 

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief MK Stalin and party workers have taken to the streets in Chennai against the government’s alleged inaction in tackling the water crisis that is rampant in the state as well as the city