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New Delhi: Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), joined the planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi Saturday, organised amid heavy security. Hundreds of people, mostly young individuals, turned out for the demonstration, many of whom were wearing cockroach masks...

Washington: India and the United States held the 29th edition of Army-to-Army Staff Talks in Hawaii, discussing ways to deepen bilateral defence cooperation while reaffirming their commitment to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries. According to the Indian Army, the talks were...

Chandigarh: At least eight people, comprising women and children, were killed and 11 suffered grievous injuries Saturday in a head-on collision between an overcrowded pick-up (a commercial vehicle usually used for transporting people) and a heavy-duty truck in Punjab’s Ferozepur district, police said. Nearly 25...

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced an extension of the deadline for Class 12 students seeking verification and re-evaluation of their answer sheets. The last date, which was earlier set as June 6, has now been extended by a day...

New Delhi: Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), arrived in Delhi Saturday ahead of a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar, and urged supporters to maintain discipline and ensure that the protest remains peaceful. Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has also expressed...

New Delhi: Amid heavy security arrangements, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) announced Saturday that it has received permission to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The Saturday protest has been organised by the CJP, a youth-led online movement that has been demanding accountability...

Kolkata: Barely days after losing control of its legislature party in the West Bengal Assembly, the TMC is now staring at an even bigger political nightmare -- the possibility of the rebellion spreading to its parliamentary ranks. What began as a revolt by dissident MLAs...

New Delhi: As many as 1,076 Indian nationals have been deported from the US this year so far, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Friday, noting that that the two sides are committed to act against illegal migration. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said a...

New Delhi: India Friday launched E85 fuel, a high-ethanol blend designed for flex-fuel vehicles, at Rs 20 a litre discount to normal petrol. The fuel will initially be available at select petrol pumps and can be used only in vehicles with flex fuel engines. Union...

Hingoli: Ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)'s proposed protest in Delhi June 6, party founder Abhijeet Dipke's friends and acquaintances here feel the agitation called by him is for a serious cause and it should not go off track. They also want the government...