Jantar Mantar
- Opinions
Amit Shah’s call for humble policing must translate into action
Union Home Minister had some advice to trainee Indian Police Service (IPS) officers at their passing out parade in Hyderabad on October 17, which, prima facie, is laudable. Once in service, he…
- India
Tiger Shroff firing case: Dipke attacks police over student protest
New Delhi: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday, October 18, sought to capitalise on the recent firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff to criticise the police, and hinting that while…
- India
CJP alleges delay in release of Das, Ranka; four sureties rejected
New Delhi: The bail hearing of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka was “delayed” on Sunday, October 18, as the Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) did not arrive at…
- India
‘Jantar Mantar to Jail’: CJP protests inspire online video games
New Delhi: What if marching towards Jantar Mantar meant earning ‘points’ by gathering crowds, dodging tear gas and water cannons, and trying to avoid detention? Scenes that unfolded on the streets of…
- Delhi
SC panel opens portal for CJP July 20 violence complaints
New Delhi: A Supreme Court-appointed panel probing the July 20 violence during Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protests has launched an online portal inviting complaints, statements and evidence from affected persons and witnesses,…
- Delhi
Did Delhi Police apply mind denotifying Jantar Mantar? SC to examine
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, October 15, issued notice to the Delhi Police based on a writ petition challenging an order denotifying Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site while…
- Delhi
Home secy, Delhi top cop apologise to SC over CJP protest curbs
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan has tendered an unconditional and unqualified apology to the Supreme Court in a contempt case linked to the alleged violation of the top court’s direction that…
- Delhi
Casteist remarks: Delhi IPS officer files FIR against woman
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against an independent journalist and others on a complaint by one of its officers alleging casteist remarks, public humiliation, and defamation during a…
- India
Be proud of our flag: Dipke calls on supporters to gather at CP
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has called on “patriots” to gather on Friday at Central Park in Delhi’s business hub, Connaught Place, with the national flag, alleging that CJP…
- Hyderabad
Anti-CEC protest: Owaisi questions arrests of CJP leaders
New Delhi: Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has questioned the arrest of three activists in connection with an alleged attempt to enter Jantar Mantar, after Delhi…
- Opinions
When reporter becomes story: Jantar Mantar, the ensuing silence
A democracy can survive bad weather, bad policies and even bad governments. What it cannot survive for long is the absence of people willing to tell it the truth. That is the…
- Featured News
From Dharna Chowk to Azad Maidan: India’s historic protest sites
New Delhi: Touching history, past and contemporary, virtually every urban centre, be it Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, or smaller towns such as Jaipur and Panaji, has its own protest site. Over…
- India
FIR against Dipke, Ranka, Das after Jantar Mantar breach
New Delhi: Protests have continued across India on Tuesday, October 13, calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over irregularities during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.…
- Delhi
Ramlila Maidan comes at a price, free part holds only 150 people
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has de-notified Jantar Mantar as a protest site, telling demonstrators to turn to other designated venues in the national capital instead. However, protesting at Ramlila Maidan, one…
- India
Harvard University condemns mass student detentions in Delhi
Hyderabad: Harvard University on Monday, October 12, backed fellow alumni Shadan Faeasat and Mehr Pasricha, the Cockroach Janta Party’s policy head, while strongly condemning Delhi Police action against peaceful protesters. The university…
