New Delhi: Forces resorted to a baton charge near Parliament Street after thousands of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters allegedly tried to breach barricades while marching towards Parliament Monday. At around 11.25 am, protesters attempted to push through multiple barricades erected in the high-security zone,...
New Delhi: Thousands of protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar Monday morning despite heavy rain and unprecedented security arrangements across central Delhi, as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) pressed ahead with its proposed Sansad Chalo march demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities. Delhi Police sealed several...
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was stable Sunday but needed round-the-clock medical care and close monitoring due to the physiological stress and systemic effects of his prolonged hunger strike, Safdarjung Hospital authorities said. A health bulletin issued by VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital said Wangchuk's vital...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Sunday refused to interfere with activist Sonam Wangchuk's treatment at Safdarjung Hospital here. Justice Mini Pushkarna said no interim order was required at this stage on a petition by Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, seeking permission to shift him...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Sunday agreed to hear on an urgent basis a petition by activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife seeking permission to shift him from Safdarjung Hospital to a private facility. The petition by Gitanjali J Angmo is expected to be heard by...
New Delhi: The entire Opposition Sunday staged a symbolic walk out from the all-party meeting convened here ahead of Parliament's Monsoon Session to protest against the invitation extended to rebel TMC MPs. The Opposition also protested against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's decisions on the...
New Delhi: Citing medical advice and Delhi High Court directions, police whisked away activist Sonam Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital Saturday morning on the 21st day of his hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar here, drawing sharp condemnation from opposition parties which accused the government of...
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to a government hospital by Delhi Police Saturday after his health deteriorated on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here, with the police citing medical advice and directions of the Delhi High Court....
Beijing: A landslide Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing more than 1,100 people to evacuate, state media reported. Ten people were rescued from the debris, among them two seriously injured, the...
Puri: The chariots of Lord Jagannath and His Siblings Deities reached their destination of Shree Gundicha Temple in Puri Friday afternoon, a day after the Rath Yatra. Shree Jagannath Temple Administration's (SJTA) chief administrator Arabinda Padhee said that according to tradition, the idols will remain...
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