New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday (Jul 23) agreed to hear an urgent Public Interest Litigation (PIL) tomorrow seeking an investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the July 20 protest organised by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the NEET paper leak. The petition alleges that the protest was not an isolated…
New Delhi: Amid raging student protests in the Capital and a showdown in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning sent out a big message to the youth of the country. “Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth!” the Prime Minister posted on X, adding that the government has…
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Wednesday alleged that internet services had been suspended in the vicinity of Jantar Mantar, where its supporters have been staging a sit-in, and questioned whether the government was preparing for another police crackdown on the protest. In a post on X, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke wrote, “Internet…
Mumbai: The Mumbai police have registered 13 first information reports (FIRs) between July 18 and July 22 in connection with the ongoing protests on charges of unlawful assembly and violation of prohibitory orders, booking 400 people, officials have said. Cases have been registered at different police stations, and notices were issued to those named in…
Dubai/Washington: The U.S. military has announced another night of strikes on Iran on Wednesday as both sides are increasingly targeting civilian infrastructure. The U.S. Central Command once again said the strikes are designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters.” Earlier Wednesday, President Donald Trump warned Iran…
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police launched one of its biggest crackdowns across the Union Territory on Wednesday after the killing of a policeman in a targeted terrorist attack in Anantnag. Officials said around 2,000 suspected Over Ground Workers (OGWs) – a term for those working or supporting terrorist groups – have been taken into…
New Delhi: Even as the Opposition MPs protested and raised slogans against the government outside Parliament on Wednesday, a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office has raised political eyebrows. NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and his daughter and MP Supriya Sule met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office on Wednesday. In pictures from the…
New Delhi: A day after Rahul Gandhi and senior Congress leaders staged a sit-in protest outside Prime Minister Modi’s residence over the NEET row, the Congress came under fire from its INDIA bloc allies for not taking all members into confidence before the protest. The issue came up at the INDIA bloc meeting on Wednesday…
New Delhi: Calling paper leaks a serious issue that should not be politicised, Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday said the Centre was ready for a comprehensive discussion on the NEET-UG paper leak in Parliament. He said the Narendra Modi government was “responsible and responsive” and prepared to discuss all aspects of the issue….
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