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Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) supporters during a protest march, at Sansad Marg, in New Delhi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police is examining alleged chat messages exchanged among participants of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) ‘Sansad Chalo’ march that turned violent on Monday, with some conversations suggesting preparations to maintain communication during a possible…

Russia on Tuesday said it is “in touch” with its partners in New Delhi after four Indians were killed on board a merchant vessel off the coast of Ukraine.This comes after Kyiv claimed that Russia hit the Golden Leo—a Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship manned by a crew from India and Syria—with three cruise missiles on Sunday, killing…

NEW DELHI: Congress leaders, including Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, party general secretary KC Venugopal and several other MPs, staged a protest at Lok Kalyan Marg in Delhi on Tuesday, demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.The demonstration comes amid the ongoing political…

Narendra Modi; Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the prime minister “turned his car around and drove away” as a section of CJP protesters neared the Parliament complex during their march a day earlier.“You saw what happened in…

Activist Sonam Wangchuk (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA) of Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, urging her to protect patients’ rights after reports claimed that climate activist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk was not allowed to take Leave Against Medical Advice (LAMA) despite being a “competent patient.“The doctors’ body…

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that leaders who defected from the party will not be allowed to return.Addressing a rally on Martyrs’ Day in Kolkata, Mamata said she has “many people” to fill the places of leaders who jumped ship after the TMC suffered a huge setback in the Assembly…

Educationist and activist Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: Scientist and activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday received permission from the Delhi high court to be shifted from Safdarjung Hospital to a private hospital, amid his prolonged hunger strike over the alleged NEET paper leak.The court’s decision came after Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, challenged a Single Judge’s order…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence over the police action against student protesters, calling it “un-Indian”.His remarks came a day after a protest led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday saw roads blocked with demonstrators in the national capital. Police…

The government said the drop in mileage for some older vehicles is generally limited to around 3 to 5 per cent. NEW DELHI: E20 petrol may reduce fuel efficiency by around 3 to 5 per cent in some older vehicles originally designed for E10 fuel, but there is no evidence that the higher ethanol blend…

A large police presence was deployed at the Punjab-Haryana border. NEW DELHI: Haryana Police on Tuesday stopped farmers from entering Delhi by strengthening security at the Shambhu border, where barricades and cement blocks were placed to prevent them from travelling to the national capital for a ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ against the proposed India-US trade deal.Hundreds of…