The protesters said the 2013 land law guarantees higher compensation and rehabilitation for rural land acquisition, provisions they claim have not been followed in their case.

Delhi recorded one of its coldest mornings of the season as the minimum temperature dipped to 4.6 degrees Celsius, with light rain and cold winds intensifying the cold wave.

As Iran intensified efforts to crack down on anti-government protests, a video of an elderly woman protestor defying the Islamic regime went viral, becoming a symbol of nationwide agitation driven by economic hardship and growing public anger.