Category: Events

The CJP has said it would continue its protest at Jantar Mantar, asserting that its demand for Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation was “non-negotiable”. NEW DELHI: The Centre has directed the airlifting of 10 more Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) companies from Chhattisgarh to Delhi to strengthen security arrangements amid the ongoing student protests in the national...

People coming from various countries to get treatment in India A hip replacement in Vadodara. A dental procedure in Chennai. An IVF treatment in Delhi. Every year, hundreds of thousands of patients travel to India not for its monuments or beaches, but for its medical care.What was once driven largely by patients from neighbouring countries...

Jantar Mantar protest: CJP-Centre talks deadlocked; no clarity on Pradhan’s exit; NEW DELHI: The stand-off between the Centre and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the alleged NEET paper leak continued on Friday, with no breakthrough on the protesters’ key demand for the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.While the government sought more time...

‘Position remains unchanged’: India rejects Pakistan’s Asean remarks, reiterates stand on Indus Waters Treaty NEW DELHI: External affairs ministry on Friday strongly rejected Pakistan’s remarks at the Asean Regional Forum and reiterated that India’s position on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains unchanged, saying the treaty will remain in abeyance until Pakistan ‘irrevocably and credibly’...

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, many protesters have reported health problems, including viral infections, dehydration and other illnesses, due to intense heat, high humidity and overcrowded conditions.Volunteer doctors at the protest site said many protesters are suffering from sore throats, headaches, fever and dehydration after spending days outdoors. They added...

Moose occur naturally in Labrador but not on the island of Newfoundland. More than a century ago, Newfoundland, an island in Canada, introduced just a handful of moose to its forests to create hunting opportunities and provide a reliable source of meat. The animals multiplied into one of the largest moose populations in North America...

NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Friday accused China of violating India’s sovereignty and said that it is “illegally occupying” Indian territories in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh.During a weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the government objects to the Chinese projects in Jammu and Kashmir.“EAM said that when it comes to...

Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) supporters during a protest march, at Sansad Marg, in New Delhi (Picture credit: PTI) Sonam Wangchuk has ended his 26-day hunger strike after government assurances on paper-leak cases, examination reforms and protections for peaceful protesters, prompting PM Narendra Modi to wish him a quick recovery and promise fast-track courts and tougher...

The violence erupted during CJP-led ‘Chalo Sansad’ march on July 20. (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Rapid Action Force (RAF) has begun an internal verification of the conduct of its personnel during the July 20 student protests in Delhi, amid allegations of excessive use of force and the use of pellet guns to disperse demonstrators,...

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Imran Masood on Friday targeted activist Sonam Wangchuk for ending his 26-day hunger strike and accused him of “striking a deal” with the government.Terming the climate activist “Anna part two”, Masood said that just as Anna Hazare remained silent for 12 years, Sonam Wangchuk would also remain silent from now on.“He...