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Arrested for his support to CJP protest, Junaid’s family let off
New Delhi: The family of Muhammad Junaid, who had alleged that he was targeted by the Uttar Pradesh Police for providing meals to NEET paper leak protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, has been…
- India
Assam Police arrest 3 Muslim men over bid to organise CJP protest
Lakhimpur (Assam): The Assam Police arrested three Muslim men on July 23 on charges of attempting to organise a protest in support of the nationwide student movement. Monjur Rahman (23), Ashraful Islam…
- India
Jantar Mantar silent as 36-day CJP protest ends, leaders recover
New Delhi: The chants fell silent and calm descended on Jantar Mantar on Sunday, a day after the 36-day agitation over irregularities in exams and the NEET paper leak ended with the…
- Opinions
You cannot delete Bluetooth: India’s war on Bitchat’s code
Hyderabad: Late on July 23, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), an arm of the Union Home Ministry, sent GitHub an ultimatum: remove three repositories of the messaging app Bitchat within…
- India
Agitation has entered new phase, time for reforms now: Wangchuk
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday, July 25, welcomed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as “a victory of democracy”, but stressed that “accountability” must now be followed by reforms in…
- Videos
Make us police for a day: Hindutva groups on Delhi police brutality
New Delhi: Amid inspiring videos of youth protesting at Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak were videos depicting the other side of demonstrations — Hindutva outfits calling for violence, gundagardi against…
- 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…
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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…
