Kiren Rijiju and Akhilesh Yadav (R) NEW DELHI: Amid a political storm over the NEET paper leak row and escalating opposition protests, the Centre on Wednesday said it was “ready to hold a discussion” on the issue in Parliament, even as opposition parties continued to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The government’s … Read more
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Muslim side’s plea in the dispute involving the Bhojshala complex in Dhar on Friday after the petitioners alleged that the alternate site identified by the Madhya Pradesh government for offering Friday namaz is too far from the disputed complex.On Tuesday, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to take suo motu cognisance of the students’ protest at Jantar Mantar, refusing to entertain a plea alleging “police brutality” during the demonstration.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant declined the request, saying, “We do not have time to watch videos.”An advocate urged the court … Read more
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, along with MPs from the INDIA bloc, arrived in Parliament on Wednesday dressed in black to mark a “Black Day” over the alleged NEET irregularities and the police action against protesting students.Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Trinamool Congress MP … Read more
NEW DELHI: New York witnessed demonstrations in support of ‘cockroaches’, on Tuesday, as students and members of Indian diaspora rallied over alleged irregularities in the NEET examinations.The protesters gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in New York City’s Union Square carrying placards in support of students.Protests spread to LondonSimilar solidarity demonstrations were held in London, … Read more
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ’s octogenarian Germany-based daughter, Anita Pfaff, moved Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Three months after a failed attempt by his grandnephew, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s octogenarian Germany-based daughter, Anita Pfaff, moved Supreme Court Tuesday seeking a direction to govt to bring his ashes back from the Renko-Ji temple in Japan.Pfaff’s petition, settled … Read more
The developments came as thousands of protesters returned to Jantar Mantar to continue the agitation. NEW DELHI: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were released after being detained by Delhi Police during a protest near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. The party had marched to Lok Kalyan Marg demanding the resignation of Prime … Read more
Ladakh stepped out. London rallied. Indore mobilised. Dehradun marched. Hyderabad joined. Mumbai dug in. Protesters rallied across geographies Tuesday, drawing students behind activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike for education reforms.For the first time since Wangchuk began his fast in solidarity with Cockroach Janta Party’s agitation, scores of students marched through Kargil carrying banners reading “Save … Read more
Supporters gather at CJP’s camping site at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday expressed reluctance to entertain a PIL seeking its intervention to curb question paper leaks in competitive examinations and to protect students’ interests, saying the scope of the plea was too vast.“What can the court do? How much the court … Read more
Four Indian nationals were killed after a commercial vessel, MV Golden Leo, came under attack NEW DELHI: India summoned Russian charge d’affaires, Vladimir Ladanov, to protest the attack on a commercial vessel in Ukraine that left four Indian seafarers dead. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said in a statement that it conveyed India’s grave … Read more