National

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his indefinite hunger strike after the government assured him that his demands would be met. He announced the end of his fast after Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh met him at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram around...

New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Thursday gave a nationwide call for peaceful protests July 24 and urged people to hold demonstrations in every district as it rejected the government's offer for talks, insisting any dialogue should be held only at a neutral venue....

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry ordered the suspension of mobile internet services for eight hours starting 4 pm Thursday around Jantar Mantar – the venue of students’ protest against exam irregularities – to maintain public order, an official said. The Ministry issued the order...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Thursday said there is no plan of a crackdown on the ongoing protest at Jantar Mantar, dismissing claims made by former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal that security personnel could take such steps against the protesters. "There is no plan...

Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan Thursday appealed to students protesting over the NEET paper leak to return home, saying he was confident that the government will take strict action against the culprits. In a fresh post on X, the actor said the safety and education of...

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Thursday termed "completely wrong" the behavior of a police driver seen in a viral video threatening student protesters with false narcotics charges, adding that immediate disciplinary action has been initiated against him. Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio,...

New Delhi: The BJP slammed the Congress Thursday over its protests on the NEET paper-leak row, saying the government is ready to discuss the issue in Parliament but it is the opposition that is running away from a debate. Talking to reporters in the Parliament...

New Delhi: People found directly involved in violence during the ongoing CJP protest may face cancellation of their passports, police sources said Thursday. The sources said the Delhi Police had begun identifying, through CCTV footage, video recordings and other technical evidence, the individuals who were...

Namchi: The bodies of all 25 workers have been retrieved from an under-construction NHPC hydropower project tunnel that had collapsed in Sikkim's Namchi district, officials said Thursday. The labourers were inside the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydropower Project tunnel under construction, which collapsed following an...

New Delhi: Every student deserves a system that is fair, transparent, and built on merit, said actor R Madhavan Thursday, stressing that incidents of examination paper leaks undermine trust in the system. In statement posted on Instagram, Madhavan voiced support for students protesting against alleged...