New Delhi: Centre Monday reached out to the agitating Cockroach Janta Party, with Union Minister JP Nadda assuring a two-member CJP delegation that the government leadership will hold internal discussions on their demands and get back to them, after thousands of protesters tried to march to...
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday, as thousands tried to march to Parliament as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest call to demand the former's resignation over alleged examination irregularities. Officials said Pradhan met Shah...
New Delhi: Forces resorted to a baton charge near Parliament Street after thousands of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters allegedly tried to breach barricades while marching towards Parliament Monday. At around 11.25 am, protesters attempted to push through multiple barricades erected in the high-security zone,...
New Delhi: Thousands of protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar Monday morning despite heavy rain and unprecedented security arrangements across central Delhi, as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) pressed ahead with its proposed Sansad Chalo march demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities. Delhi Police sealed several...
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was stable Sunday but needed round-the-clock medical care and close monitoring due to the physiological stress and systemic effects of his prolonged hunger strike, Safdarjung Hospital authorities said. A health bulletin issued by VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital said Wangchuk's vital...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Sunday refused to interfere with activist Sonam Wangchuk's treatment at Safdarjung Hospital here. Justice Mini Pushkarna said no interim order was required at this stage on a petition by Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, seeking permission to shift him...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Sunday agreed to hear on an urgent basis a petition by activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife seeking permission to shift him from Safdarjung Hospital to a private facility. The petition by Gitanjali J Angmo is expected to be heard by...
New Delhi: The entire Opposition Sunday staged a symbolic walk out from the all-party meeting convened here ahead of Parliament's Monsoon Session to protest against the invitation extended to rebel TMC MPs. The Opposition also protested against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's decisions on the...
New Delhi: Citing medical advice and Delhi High Court directions, police whisked away activist Sonam Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital Saturday morning on the 21st day of his hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar here, drawing sharp condemnation from opposition parties which accused the government of...
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to a government hospital by Delhi Police Saturday after his health deteriorated on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here, with the police citing medical advice and directions of the Delhi High Court....
As Parliament prepares to convene for the Monsoon Session on Monday, 20 July, the Modi government stands accused of shrinking...
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By Aakar Patel A few thoughts on the Cockroach Janata Party’s protest come to mind. The hunger strike by activists,...
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Governments are quick to invoke the rule of law but are less good at living by it. The Department of...
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With the retail inflation in India climbing to 4.38 per cent, tell tale signs of the global economic crisis have...
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