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…
MS Shanker There is an old saying in politics: leaders deliver the speeches, but it is often the nameless faces in the crowd that pay the price. A few hours of slogans can sometimes become a few years of litigation. That is perhaps the most uncomfortable truth that thousands of young Bharatiyas are never told…
When every controversy becomes a reason to sack Modi Every Opposition has the right – even the duty – to hold the government accountable. It must question, protest and expose wrongdoing wherever it finds it. But accountability and resignation are not synonymous. For LOO (Leader of the Opposition) Rahul Gandhi, however, they increasingly seem to…
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…
Politics is not merely about winning elections. It is equally about managing relationships, accommodating differences and building trust among allies. The Congress party seems to have forgotten this fundamental principle. The visible cracks appearing in the INDIA alliance today are perhaps less about the BJP’s political dominance and more about the Congress party’s inability to…
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…
