Security forces were met by resistance while attempting to clear highway barriers, amid unrest over the government's economic policies.
Former State Congress chiefs Nana Patole and Balasaheb Thorat alleged that the government was suppressing people's anger instead of addressing issues faced by the youth, poor and unemployed
Protesters in Venezuela have clashed with police at a rally for political prisoners.
Several people have been killed in protest violence in Kenya where transport workers blocked roads.