New Delhi: On Saturday a special judge took charge of the designated court to deal with criminal cases arising from paper leaks as well as the use of other unfair means in public examinations, court sources said.They said special Judge Anu Grover Baliga took charge of a specially designated Fast Track Court to try offences…
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Saturday ended its agitation after central govt broadly accepted its three key demands.During the third round of talks that CJP’s representatives had with two Union ministers, it emerged that two demands — of withdrawing cases filed against protesters and compensating the families of the students who died by suicide…
New Delhi: A police officer firing a tear gas shell; another swinging a baton at a woman protester; men in plain clothes wielding sticks; a protester trapped in the middle as policemen close in from all sides, raining blows; photographs of senior cops placed alongside references likening them to General Dyer, who ordered the Jallianwala…
New Delhi: Delhi Police Saturday said it had identified around 180 more social media handles allegedly involved in spreading misinformation related to the Jantar Mantar protest.Addressing a news conference, DCP Rohit Rajbir Singh said that during the weeks-long protest, police observed a surge in social media posts, many of which were manipulated, fabricated or designed…
As celebrations continued, authorities supervised the peaceful winding down of the protest, urging demonstrators to disperse calmly NEW DELHI: Jubilant scenes unfolded at Jantar Mantar on Saturday as chants of “Hum Jeet Gaye” (We have won) echoed through the protest site after Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following weeks of demonstrations over alleged examination…
A student died after his car plunged into a water-filled drain in Vasant Kunj NEW DELHI: An eyewitness to the fatal road accident in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj has alleged that the lack of a protective safety wall at the accident site makes the stretch dangerous and urged the authorities to take corrective measures before…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday was given additional charge of the Ministry of Education after President Droupadi Murmu accepted Dharmendra Pradhan‘s resignation from the Union Council of Ministers. Pradhan stepped down following weeks of nationwide student-led protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and examination irregularities.Who is Pralhad Joshi? Pralhad Joshi is…
CJP saw significant youth participation, unlike previous agitations. Observers note differences in issues and leadership compared to Anna Hazare’s movement. NEW DELHI: With the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) calling off its 37-day agitation following the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, comparisons have inevitably been drawn with Anna Hazare’s landmark anti-corruption movement of 2011.Political…
NEW DELHI: Actress Shweta Tiwari on Saturday reacted to Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan‘s resignation by questioning the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) next move, asking, “When is the Punjab Education Minister resigning?”Taking to the stories section of her Instagram account, Tiwari shared a video of CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke and questioned the outfit’s next course…
Young protesters feel disconnected as internet services are suspended around protest sites. NEW DELHI: For a generation that has grown up online, the internet is more than a convenience – it is how they communicate, organise, document events and make their voices heard.So, when internet services were suspended around Connaught Place and Jantar Mantar during…
