Job aspirants clash with police during a protest near the Jharkhand assembly in Ranchi NEW DELHI: Thousands of job aspirants protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations clashed with security forces on Monday after breaching multiple barricades and attempting to reach the state assembly. Police used water cannons, fired tear gas shells and carried out…
Rahul demanded ‘answers’ from Amit shah, while Vande Mataram will sung for 1st time on August 15 from Red Fort Rahul Gandhi held a press conference demanding Amit Shah addresses police action against student protesters in Delhi while Jharkhand job aspirants protesting reached Assembly premises. Vande Mataram to be sung from the ramparts of the…
NEW DELHI: The annual Akhil Bharatiya Samanvay Baithak, a coordination meeting of organisations inspired by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), will be held at Gudilova in Andhra Pradesh‘s Visakhapatnam district from August 19 to 21, the organisation said on Monday.The three-day meeting will bring together senior office-bearers of 32 organisations associated with the Sangh, including…
Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi has set three non-negotiable demands. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Monday restated his three demands, which he called are “non-negotaibles”, to break the Parliament deadlock.In his “unnegotiable list of demands”, the Congress leader reiterated that the Union home minister Amit Shah must make…
TG Mohandas’ arrest was recorded on Monday morning after he was taken into custody. A court in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday granted bail to right-wing political commentator T G Mohandas, who was arrested over alleged remarks in a YouTube video concerning a student protest in New Delhi linked to the NEET paper leak.Mohandas was produced before…
NEW DELHI: Defence secretary RK Singh on Monday said leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has been invited to the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort on August 15 and will be seated immediately after the Union Cabinet ministers.“Leader of opposition has been invited, and his seating would be as per the…
Parliament has passed a bill giving Vande Mataram legal protection against insult, similar to the national anthem. (File photo) NEW DELHI: Vande Mataram will be sung from the ramparts of the Red Fort for the first time during this year’s Independence Day celebrations, which will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to a…
Protesters continue march despite police action in Ranchi NEW DELHI: Echoing scenes from Bihar where student protesters recently danced under police water cannons, Jharkhand job aspirants on Monday broke followed suit as police turned water cannons on them during their ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march in Ranchi.Thousands of protesters breached multiple barricades while marching towards the…
Kwatra issued a “Myth vs. Reality check” on the proposed FCRA Amendment Bill. NEW DELHI: India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Monday defended the proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), saying the changes are aimed at improving transparency, governance and oversight of foreign funds.In a series of posts on…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday made an emotional appeal to floor leaders of all parties to end the logjam in the Lower House and allow Parliament to function without disruptions.During a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee, Birla urged floor leaders to “let the voice of the people be heard”, news…