Jantar Mantar
- India
From NEP to resignation, Dharmendra Pradhan’s rise and fall
New Delhi: From becoming the Bharatiya Janata Party’s go-to election manager for difficult states and handling key ministries in three tenures of the Modi government to resigning as Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan’s…
- Videos
Ask them to arrest me: Sonam fumes after being stopped at hospital
New Delhi: A video of social activist Sonam Wangchuk being prevented from leaving Safdarjung Hospital has come to light. He and his wife, Gitanjali Angmo, got furious when a police officer and…
- India
27,000 kg waste cleared from Jantar Mantar amid protests
New Delhi: The New Delhi Municipal Council cleared around 27 metric tonnes of mixed waste from the Jantar Mantar protest site and surrounding areas on July 24, up from around 15 metric…
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Want him to come home: Dipke’s parents as relief replaces anxiety
Mumbai: Relief and joy replaced months of anxiety for the parents of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday, July 25, after the extraordinary campaign led by him culminated in Union minister Dharmendra…
- Hyderabad
Dharmendra Pradhan resigns: Telangana politicans react
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, on Saturday, July 25, said Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation reflects BJP’s philosophy of “nation first, party next, self last”. Under…
- India
President accepts Pradhan’s resignation, Pralhad Joshi succeeds him
New Delhi: After 36 days of sit-ins, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has formally called off its protests at Jantar Mantar. Spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka told the media that the government has assured them…
- India
Delhi orders 8 PM closure for liquor shops amid NEET protest
New Delhi: Liquor shops across Delhi will shut two hours earlier than usual, at 8 pm instead of 10 pm, until the weekend ends in view of the the ongoing student protests…
- India
Video-recording CJP protest in state interest: SG to Delhi HC
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday, July 24, told the Delhi High Court that video-recording of the ongoing CJP-led protest against NEET paper leak at Jantar Mantar here was in…
- India
NEET paper leak: NTA terminates 47 officials
New Delhi: In a major crackdown in the NEET paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency terminated 47 officials and is set to pursue legal and criminal action against some, officials said…
- Delhi
Social media posts made during July 20 clash under police scanner
New Delhi: Delhi Police is examining thousands of videos, social media broadcasts and mobile phone records to identify those involved in the July 20 clashes and establish whether the July 20 violence…
- India
RAF probes ‘excessive force’ used by personnel against students
New Delhi: The Rapid Action Force (RAF) has initiated an inquiry into allegations of its personnel using disproportionate force and firing pellet guns during the ongoing student protests in Delhi, officials said…
- India
Press body FPC condemns attacks on journalists during protests
Hyderabad: The Federation of Press Clubs (FPC) has strongly condemned the alleged attacks on journalists and incidents of intimidation during the ongoing student protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and other parts…
- India
Gen Z to Boomers: CJP protest draws support across generations
New Delhi: As the protest over NEET paper leak at Jantar Mantar entered its seventh week on Friday, July 24, the movement that began with students is increasingly drawing support from an…
- Hyderabad
Modi messed with the wrong people: KTR on Gen Z protests
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) has demanded the Centre to immediately sack Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and bring education reforms in the country by discussing…
- India
Rahul Gandhi slams DU over Jantar Mantar protest advisory
New Delhi: With the Delhi University urging students to “stay away” from Jantar Mantar protests, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, July 24, slammed the varsity and asked how dare it “threaten”…