New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk Wednesday said he would end his indefinite hunger strike if the Centre gives an unequivocal assurance that no punitive or retaliatory action would be taken against students and youth who participated in the protest against alleged examination irregularities. He also...
New Delhi: An assistant commissioner of police was reportedly injured in a stone pelting incident by protesters near Jantar Mantar Wednesday evening, police said. He was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where he was undergoing treatment. His condition is stated to be stable, police...
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday accused the Modi government of destroying India's education system and expressed full support for the protesting students, saying their demands, including Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, are fully legitimate and non-negotiable. The protesting students are not terrorists and...
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day Wednesday after the government accused the Opposition led by the Congress of bringing in new conditions to not allow a discussion on the NEET paper leak issue. Soon after the Upper House met at 3...
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and the city police on two pleas alleging excessive use of force against protesters during the July 20 march to Parliament. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia directed...
New Delhi: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Trust was holding a crucial meeting in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday to appoint a new General Secretary, fill three vacant positions in the Trust and deliberate on shortlisting and finalising the name of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). However,...
Srinagar: A policeman was killed in an attack by terrorists in Anantnag town of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, officials said in Srinagar. The firing took place around 12.30 pm Wednesday at Lal Chowk in Anantnag. They said one head constable, Ashiq Hussain, posted on Amarnath...
Agartala: The Tripura Police will conduct a forensic analysis of all electronic gadgets used by DGP Anurag Dhankar in connection with its investigation into the police officer's death, an official said Wednesday. Dhankar, an IPS officer of the 1994 batch, was found hanging in the...
New Delhi: Supreme Court Wednesday declined a request for urgent listing of a plea challenging the police action against students during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march in Delhi, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant asking the petitioner not to waste time. The matter...
Washington: US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced plans to onshore drug manufacturing by keeping tariffs on imported generic medicines at zero per cent for two years before raising them to 100 per cent in August 2028 and 200 per cent thereafter -- a move that...
By Aakar Patel There was a remarkable exchange in the Delhi High Court this week. The government was asked why...
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By Dilip Cherian How an Education Ministry worthy wins a new post will be a tale told later. But for...
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The Centre is courting yet another controversy by introducing a Bill in the Lok Sabha that seeks to fundamentally alter...
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Change rarely arrives announced. But when a popular movement stirs, transformation can sweep in like a tide. The recent by-election...
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