Police register FIR against portal for fake ‘VIP darshan’ scheme at Puri Jagannath temple
Puri: Amid a surge of devotees during the annual Rath Yatra in Puri, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Monday cautioned the public against fraudulent advertisements offering 'VIP darshan on payment', asserting that no such facility exists at the 12th-century...
Truck collision on Kataka-Chandbali highway in Odisha leaves two dead
Bhubaneswar: Two persons were killed and two others seriously injured after a goods truck rammed into a stationary truck in Odisha's Kataka district Monday, police said. The driver of the goods truck allegedly lost control of the vehicle and hit...
Odisha CPI, CPI(M) oppose move to release Dara Singh in Staines murder case
Bhubaneswar: Odisha units of the CPI and CPI(M) have opposed any move to grant premature release to Rabindra Pal alias Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his...
Odisha: Two held for duping couple of Rs 90 lakh in dollar trading scam
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police arrested two persons, including a woman, for allegedly duping a Bhubaneswar-based couple of around Rs 90 lakh by luring them to invest in a legitimate online dollar trading business with the promise of high returns. The accused...
Spain wins World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 on Ferran Torres’ goal in extra time
East Rutherford (USA): This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears. Spain is back...
Nadda assures protesting CJP that govt will consider its demands, including Pradhan’s resignation
New Delhi: Centre Monday reached out to the agitating Cockroach Janta Party, with Union Minister JP Nadda assuring a two-member CJP delegation that the government leadership will hold internal discussions on their demands and get back to them, after thousands of protesters tried to march to Parliament but were prevented by...
Read moreDetailsLeft parties condemn police action on students, demand Education Minister’s resignation
New Delhi: Left parties Monday condemned the police action against protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) "Sansad Chalo" march, accusing the BJP-led Centre of suppressing democratic dissent and reiterating their demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Senior CPI(M) leaders, including general secretary M A Baby, Brinda Karat and Politburo members Vijoo Krishnan, Arun Kumar and Mariam Dhawale, joined the protest at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with...
Read moreDetailsSonam Wangchuk to continue fast, cites police action against protesters
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk announced Monday that he would continue his indefinite hunger strike, saying the police action against protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) "Sansad Chalo" march has prompted him to extend the fast until youth leaders are allowed to meet parliamentarians or he is permitted to do so from the hospital. In a handwritten statement issued from the Safdarjung Hospital, Wangchuk said, "Seeing the brutality with which...
Read moreDetailsCJP’s protest stage dismantled after Parliament march; ‘cockroaches’ to stay put
New Delhi: Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) protest site was dismantled by the police Monday, hours after protesters' march to Parliament was thwarted with tear gas and baton charges. Protesters, however, regrouped at Jantar Mantar after the march. One of their leaders said they will stay put. The stage where activist Sonam Wangchuk observed his hunger strike stood dismantled, with trampolines, carpets, mattresses and other materials removed. A protester said one of...
Read moreDetailsModi ‘most anti-youth’ PM in India’s history: Rahul slams lathi charge against CJP protesters
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the "most anti-youth" PM in the country's history as he accused the government of not just failing the youth but also pouncing on them. Gandhi's remarks came after security forces resorted to a baton-charge near Parliament Street after thousands of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters, protesting against the paper leaks, allegedly tried to breach barricades while marching towards...
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Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi back Jantar Mantar protest
Mumbai: Actress-director Nandita Das, and veteran actress Shabana Azmi are expressing solidarity with the protestors at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. On Monday, Nandita Das took to her Instagram, and penned a note, and shared that she stands with people of the nation who believe in democracy. She wrote, “Standing in solidarity with everyone who believes that...
Left parties condemn police action on students, demand Education Minister’s resignation
New Delhi: Left parties Monday condemned the police action against protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) "Sansad Chalo" march, accusing the BJP-led Centre of suppressing democratic dissent and reiterating their demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Senior CPI(M) leaders, including general secretary M A Baby, Brinda Karat and Politburo members Vijoo Krishnan,...
Sonam Wangchuk to continue fast, cites police action against protesters
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk announced Monday that he would continue his indefinite hunger strike, saying the police action against protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) "Sansad Chalo" march has prompted him to extend the fast until youth leaders are allowed to meet parliamentarians or he is permitted to do so from the hospital. In a...
CJP’s protest stage dismantled after Parliament march; ‘cockroaches’ to stay put
New Delhi: Cockroach Janata Party's (CJP) protest site was dismantled by the police Monday, hours after protesters' march to Parliament was thwarted with tear gas and baton charges. Protesters, however, regrouped at Jantar Mantar after the march. One of their leaders said they will stay put. The stage where activist Sonam Wangchuk observed his hunger strike stood...
Modi ‘most anti-youth’ PM in India’s history: Rahul slams lathi charge against CJP protesters
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the "most anti-youth" PM in the country's history as he accused the government of not just failing the youth but also pouncing on them. Gandhi's remarks came after security forces resorted to a baton-charge near Parliament Street after thousands of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)...
Delhi HC seeks Sonam Wangchuk’s medical reports, health bulletins from Safdarjung Hospital
New Delhi: Delhi High Court Monday asked the Safdarjung Hospital here to file Sonam Wangchuk's pathological reports and health bulletins and said that it would take a call Tuesday on the plea by the fasting activist's wife Gitanjali Angmo to shift him to a private facility. The bench was hearing an appeal by Angmo against a Sunday...
Over 50 cops injured in clashes with protesters: Police
New Delhi: More than 50 police personnel were injured during clashes with CJP protesters in New Delhi district Sunday, prompting a massive security response, according to police sources. The injured personnel were shifted to hospitals for treatment, while police brought the situation under control after the violence. Security was further intensified at key locations in the New...
Delhi Police urges peace amid stand-off near Parliament
New Delhi: With groups of protesters led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) involved in a stand-off at many places near Parliament, Delhi Police Monday appealed to them to maintain peace, exercise restraint and cooperate with security personnel in maintaining law and order. In a post on X, Delhi Police urged participants to conduct themselves peacefully and refrain...
Core infrastructure sectors’ output rises by five-month high of 5% in June
New Delhi: Production growth of nine core infrastructure sectors rose to a five-month high of 5 per cent in June due to an increase in output of cement, electricity and iron ore. The core sectors' growth was 1.1 per cent in June 2025 and 3.2 per cent in May 2026. The data has been released with a...
Andy Burnham takes charge as new PM, pledges ‘circuit-breaker’ moment for UK
London: Andy Burnham, newly elected leader of the Labour Party, on Monday took charge as the UK's new Prime Minister, pledging that his appointment will be a "circuit breaker" for Britain with a "new political model and a new economic model". In his inaugural speech at 10 Downing Street, Burnham said he would make politics more about...
