New Delhi: Around 150 protesters, including AISA national president Neha Bora, activist Yogendra Yadav and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, were detained on Saturday as they marched from Patel Chowk towards Jantar Mantar to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demand his resignation, an official said. AISA members said senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Nitya…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention in the drought affecting Karnataka. In his 11-page letter to the prime minister, Kharge made six specific requests seeking immediate assessment and compensation for the state’s small and marginal farmers. Sharing the letter on X, Kharge said he has…
New Delhi: India is looking at finalising the much-awaited multi-role fighter aircraft (MRFA) deal by this financial year provided things go as per plan, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, said on Saturday. In its largest-ever defence acquisition push, India in February cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter…
Mumbai: The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai on Friday put up a billboard in the city hailing flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, who foiled his co-pilot’s attempt to allegedly crash an Israel-bound flight. “India has a new hero, and Israel will never forget his name: Captain Smit Machchhar! Thank you, Captain Smit! Recover quickly. Israel…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday appointed former Indian hockey captain Pargat Singh the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee after Amarinder Singh Raja Warring resigned from the post. Warring had earlier in the day met party leader Rahul Gandhi and formally submitted his resignation. He called his departure a victory for former chief…
New Delhi: Parts of central Delhi were gripped by protests again, with thousands of opposition activists marching towards Jantar Mantar on Friday demanding Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, but were thwarted by police, who detained about 1,000 people. The protest involved the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the All India Students’ Association (AISA), the…
Nandigram (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday reached out to the minority community voters of Nandigram, stating that the bypoll on October 6 was the “most auspicious occasion to build a friendship” with the BJP. Addressing a rally at Birulia Bazar in Nandigram, an area traditionally considered to be a vulnerable area…
Mumbai: Thousands of people attended the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Shivaji Park here on Friday seeking the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as party leader Abhijeet Dipke warned of “Jantar Mantar 2.0” if he did not step down. Dipke also targeted the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit…
New Delhi: Delhi Police detained more than 700 people, including AAP leaders and members of various student organisations, at Jantar Mantar and in surrounding areas on Friday, during a protest against the CEC. Prohibitory orders were imposed and additional security personnel deployed to prevent any unauthorised gathering at the site, officials said. Political parties and…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday launched the expanded ‘Vettri Payanam’ – free bus travel for women – coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti. Over 84 lakh women will benefit daily from free bus scheme expansion and the beneficiaries may use services, including ‘deluxe’ and ‘express’ categories as well, the government said. There…
