New Delhi: Forces resorted to a baton charge near Parliament Street after thousands of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters allegedly tried to breach barricades while marching towards Parliament on Monday. At around 11.25 am, protesters attempted to push through multiple barricades erected in the high-security zone, sources said. A scuffle-like situation ensued, in which some…
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday requested the medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital to allow him to leave “even if temporarily” to participate in the Cockroach Janta Party’s Parliament march, asserting that he was feeling “very fine” and that his health parameters were normal. In a handwritten letter addressed to the medical superintendent, Wangchuk…
New Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo on Monday moved the Delhi High Court to appeal against an order refusing to interfere with the fasting activist’s ongoing treatment at Safdarjung Hospital. In her appeal, Angmo contended that the single judge’s Sunday order illegally confines Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital without any arrest and effectively directs…
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah left for Delhi on Monday to join the National Conference’s protest there demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The demonstration coincides with the commencement of the Monsoon Session of Parliament and will be led by the National Conference president Farooq Abdullah. “Under the leadership of our president, the…
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu): The opposition DMK’s Vilathikulam MLA, G V Markandeyan, was arrested on Monday for making defamatory speech against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, police said. The legislator was picked up by a police team from his residence amidst protests by his supporters who raised slogans condemning the police action. He was…
Iran: New violence shook the Middle East early Monday as the United States announced another wave of attacks on Iran, Kuwait said it was intercepting drones, and Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed to have hit an “enemy command centre” in Syria. Bahrain’s interior ministry also said that its air raid sirens had sounded and urged citizens…
Online Sports Desk Spain finally broke Argentina’s dogged resistance in extra time to win the men’s World Cup for the second time with a 1-0 victory. The Barcelona winger Ferran Torres scored the only goal of a disjointed game that was almost ruined by Argentina’s deliberate spoiling tactics, which backfired when they were reduced to…
London: India captain Shubman Gill blamed his team’s inability to stem the flow of runs at the death after England amassed 388, saying the hosts’ late assault ultimately proved decisive in the visitors’ 27-run defeat in the series-deciding third ODI here on Sunday. Reflecting on the turning point, Gill said India remained firmly in the…
Dubai: India on Sunday advised its nationals to postpone travel to Iran until the security situation improves and urged those already in the country to consider leaving through available commercial flights amid rising instability and conflict. In a revised travel advisory, the Indian Embassy in Tehran underlined that “recent days have seen an increase in levels…
New Delhi: Security has been further intensified across the New Delhi district ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament and the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) proposed “Chalo Sansad” march. The Delhi police deployed additional personnel, strengthened barricading and is conducting intensive vehicle checks at key entry points, sources said on Sunday. Police sources mentioned that…
