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NEW DELHI: A day after the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) “Sansad Chalo” march ended in clashes with police, the party on Tuesday accused the Delhi Police of using excessive force against protesters and alleged that volunteers were beaten, dragged on roads and seriously injured during the crackdown.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke apologised to supporters, particularly women...

Four Indian nationals were killed after a commercial vessel, MV Golden Leo, came under attac. NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday summoned Russian diplomat over the killing of four Indians on board a merchant vessel off the coast of Ukraine, reported news agency PTI citing sources.Four Indian nationals were killed after a commercial vessel, MV Golden...

Activist Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: Scientist and activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday entered the 24th consecutive day of his hunger strike, as the Cockroach Janta Party intensified its protest against the Centre over the NEET paper leak and reiterated its demand for Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.CJP spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said Wangchuk remained firm...

India’s Washington Sundar. (Photo by AP/PTI) NEW DELHI: The men’s senior selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, is likely to pick the squad for the upcoming two-Test tour of Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle. Informal discussions took place on the sidelines of the white-ball tour in England, and a formal meeting will convene...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is explaining why he stepped back into the top job years after retiring from Amazon. According to a report by CNBC, after seven months Bezos revealed he would return to an operational role to launch his new AU startup Prometheus. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, the 62-year-old billionaire said...

Singer Diljit Dosanjh supported student protesters after a police crackdown in Delhi. NEW DELHI: Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Tuesday extended support to the student protesters associated with the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) agitation, saying they should not have been treated the way they were during Monday’s crackdown in Delhi.In an Instagram Story, Dosanjh urged the...

Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi (Image credit: Agencies) The tears took you back to a balmy July night 36 years ago. As Leo Messi stood there at the MetLife Stadium — defeated — on Sunday night, it was impossible not to be reminded of Diego Maradona. ‘El Diego’ was inconsolable as the Germans walked up...

CJP alleges police brutality during Parliament march NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the pressure group leading the ongoing protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, on Tuesday levelled serious allegations of police brutality during its march to Parliament a day earlier, claiming that several protesters, including well-known public figures, were assaulted.Escalating its attack on the...

Russian strike kills 26-year-old Kerala merchant navy man off Ukraine coast NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old man from Kerala working in the merchant navy was killed after the cargo vessel he was serving on allegedly came under a Russian strike off the Ukrainian coast, people close to his family said on Monday.His death came just two...