NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday said that that he has decided to continue his hunger strike after seeing the brutality on peaceful protestors marching to the Parliament.In a handwritten note, Wangchuk said that the his hunger strike will continue until Cockroach Janata Party leaders are allowed to meet MPs at the Parliament…
NEW DELHI: A trainee IPS officer, who was booked for allegedly stalking and sexually harassing a fellow trainee at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) in Hyderabad, was hospitalised on Monday following a suspected suicide attempt, police said.According to a doctor who treated him, the trainee officer was brought to a private hospital…
Fresh landslide kills seven in rain-ravaged Poonch, J&K toll rises to 17 NEW DELHI: At least seven people were killed after a landslide struck a mud house in Jammu and Kashmir’s rain-hit Poonch district on Monday, officials said.The latest incident occurred in the higher reaches of Loran village, where a mud house was buried under…
NEW DELHI: With the JPC deciding to defer the report on the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan bill, Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghose said the opposition forced the govt to put a hold on the controversial legislation that would destroy the education sector.Ghose said, “The shelving of the bill is a big win for the opposition….
CJP leaders met Union minister JP Nadda, demanding Sonam Wangchuk’s release, Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and compensation for families of NEET aspirants, while the minister assured them he would discuss the demands with the government. Andy Burnham became the United Kingdom’s 59th prime minister after succeeding Keir Starmer, promising to focus on affordability, regional equality and…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday sought a comprehensive record of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s medical condition and directed the authorities to place all relevant health documents before it.A division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asked the authorities to submit all pathological reports prepared by Safdarjung Hospital,…
NEW DELHI: The Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya has deployed a new team to count cash offerings from donation boxes and introduced a two-shift system under the supervision of the State Bank of India (SBI), even as an investigation continues into allegations of donation theft.The responsibility for counting the money collected from donation boxes installed…
NEW DELHI: The opening day of Parliament’s Monsoon Session descended into a government-versus-opposition showdown on Monday as repeated protests led to multiple adjournments before both the Houses were adjourned for the day.The opposition demanded discussions on the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and the alleged embezzlement of donations meant for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, while…
Ram temple donation ‘theft’ row: Simple case of crime, don’t politicise it, says SC NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said the alleged Ram temple donation embezzlement case should not be politicised, observing that it was ‘a simple case of commission of crime’ and that the court’s role was only to ensure a proper…
Delhi Police used sticks and batons to disperse hundreds of protestors NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday used sticks, batons and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protestors marching from Mandi House Metro Station towards Jantar Mantar, where the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was holding a protest.The protesters, including a large number of women, raised…