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New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Wednesday appealed to activist Sonam Wangchuk to end his hunger strike, saying his sacrifice had inspired students across the country and also assured him that the agitation over alleged examination irregularities would continue until its demands were met. In...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Wednesday conveyed to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov India's concerns over the safety of seafarers in the Black Sea region against the backdrop of the killing of four Indian crew members of a merchant vessel off the coast...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Wednesday condemned the police action on students and lawyers, and called for an impartial and time-bound inquiry into the incident. The SCBA headed by its president and senior advocate Vikas Singh, in its resolution, said the police...

New Delhi: A delegation of opposition MPs will visit Sonam Wangchuk at Gurugram's Medanta Hospital to persuade him to end his 25-day fast, and assure him that issues relating to the alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and accountability in the education sector will be raised...

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...

New Delhi: Amid the Opposition offensive over the NEET paper leak issue, the government Wednesday said it was willing to hold a detailed discussion in the Lok Sabha on the matter while making it clear that street protests won't yield any results. As soon as...

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...

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Wednesday as government agreed for a discussion on NEET paper leak in the Lok Sabha. According to officials, Pradhan met Birla in Parliament soon after government told the Lok Sabha that it...

New Delhi: Sixteen Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, Mandi House, ITO and Khan Market, were closed Wednesday morning due to security reasons, the DMRC said. The closures come amid the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar. "Due to security...