‘Unacceptable in a democratic society’: SC bar bodies condemn police action against protesters, lawyers during CJP march | India News

Delhi Police clashed with protesters during the CJP’s Parliament march on July 20 NEW DELHI: Two Supreme Court bar bodies on Wednesday condemned the alleged police brutality against students and lawyers during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led July 20 march to Parliament, calling for an impartial inquiry into the “excessive use of force” and demanding…

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‘5,200 applications have been received’ for CEO post: Ram Mandir Trust holds second meeting after donation row | India News

Ram Mandir Trust holds second meeting after donation row NEW DELHI: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday held its second meeting in Ayodhya since the alleged donation embezzlement case surfaced, reviewing administrative matters as the probe continues.The trust said it has received 5,200 applications for the post of CEO of the Ram…

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Politics of silence: Is NCP(SCP) chief Sharad Pawar keeping options open on Delimitation Bill? | India News

NEW DELHI: Will Sharad Pawar’s NCP(SP) support BJP’s Delimitation Bill if the NDA government decides to bring it again in the monsoon session of Parliament? While speculations do the rounds, the Maratha strongman remains conspicuously silent and lets his actions speak. So, while on Tuesday Sharad Pawar joined forces with the opposition at Jantar Mantar…

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‘Dharmendra Pradhan should be shown the door’: Rahul Gandhi backs students – top quotes | India News

Rahul Gandhi’s press conference NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on the Centre over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, accusing the government of failing students and demanding the removal of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Addressing a press conference, Gandhi alleged…

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‘It is a party of barely 20 people’: Kalyan Banerjee hits out at TMC rebels | India News

Kalyan Banerjee hits out at TMC rebels after Lok Sabha suspension NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday lashed out at the rebel Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) faction after he was suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Monsoon Session, calling its members ‘traitors’ and questioning what his…

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‘Will see where he is in 2031’: Suvendu Adhikari dares Abhishek Banerjee to contest from Diamond Harbour | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday upped the ante against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and dared him to contest from the Diamond Harbour constituency in the next Lok Sabha polls.Speaking in the West Bengal assembly, Adhikari launched a veiled attack, referring to the TMC leader’s remarks at the Martyrs’ Day…

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‘Death of democracy’: Shashi Tharoor slams Centre over handling of student protests at Jantar Mantar | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said the Opposition’s decision to wear black clothes in Parliament symbolised both “protest and mourning”, alleging that the country was witnessing the “death of democracy”. Speaking to ANI, Tharoor accused the Centre of failing to address the concerns of protesting students and criticised the police action against…

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Centre ‘ready’ for NEET discussion but Oppn demands PM Modi’s statement in Parliament | India News

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…

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‘Don’t have time to watch videos’: CJI Surya Kant declines intervention in Jantar Mantar protest crackdown | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a request for an urgent hearing of a petition challenging the alleged “police brutality” against students at Jantar Mantar saying, “we do not have time to watch videos.“The matter was mentioned before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant-led bench, also comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana. Seeking…

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Rahul Gandhi and Opposition Stun Parliament in Black Protest Over NEET Controversy | India News

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…

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