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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made a quick trip to the national capital on Saturday and later returned to Nagpur, sources said.Amid speculation about his possible shift to national politics, Fadnavis flew to Delhi after performing the customary Ashadhi Ekadashi puja at the Vitthal...
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After the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) withdrew its protest from Jantar Mantar, spokesperson Saurav Das on Saturday said that the outfit will continue to raise the youth's issues.The CJP withdrew their agitation, saying the decision was taken in 'good faith' as the government agreed to its...
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Union Minister Prahlad Joshi has been appointed as Education Minister following Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation from the post on Saturday.Joshi has been given additional charge of the Education Ministry besides his role as Consumer Affairs Minister.A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said the...
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President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan.According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique, the resignation was accepted under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution.The President also directed that Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi be assigned the...
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Bharatiya Janata Party leaders acknowledged Dharmedra Pradhan's contributions after he resigned as Union education minister on Saturday, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju describing his journey as a 'testament' to lifelong engagement with public life and student welfare.BJP...
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All 18 Delhi Metro stations in central Delhi, which had remained shut due to security reasons, reopened on Saturday after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) withdrew its protest, ending four days of restrictions.In a post on X, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced that all metro...
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The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Saturday hailed activist Sonam Wangchuk's 26-day hunger strike as the moral force behind the nationwide movement against alleged examination irregularities, saying his Gandhian satyagraha had 'awakened an entire nation', hours after the organisation announced...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state had, for the first time, invoked its newly enacted anti-goonda law against those accused of orchestrating violence during Friday's NEET protest, warning they would face punishment their next three generations will remember.Making a...
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Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Nabin said on Saturday that Dharmendra Pradhan's decision to step down as Union education minister reflects the 'highest standards' of integrity and selfless service in public life, asserting that the party stands firmly with him.Nabin said that as Union...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray have said the rally organised by the two parties in central Mumbai on Sunday will take place as planned to congratulate the country's youth.The youth have brought the country...
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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday welcomed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying the government had been 'forced to bend' before the youth and students of India.Vadra termed the development a victory for the country's youth and students, 'who did not...
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Cockroach Janata Party on Saturday announced that it has withdrawn the 37-day long agitation at Jantar Mantar in 'good faith' after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down from the Council of Ministers and the outfit received assurance on other demands from the government.Addressing a...
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Another meeting between the government and the Cockroach Janta Party was underway on Saturday, shortly after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the Union cabinet.Pradhan's resignation was the main demand of the CJP.While the central government was represented by Union Ministers J...
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Citizens have been advised to avoid travelling to the New Delhi district as heavy crowds have led to severe traffic congestion across the area, police said on Saturday.Commuters have been urged to use alternative routes to avoid delays and ensure a hassle-free journey.Traffic restrictions are in...
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Following weeks of relentless nationwide protests and a gruelling 26-day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The move came as a response to growing unrest over examination irregularities and paper...
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Saturday said the party will not leave the next round of talks with the Central government until all their demands are accepted and provided in writing.Speaking to reporters at Jantar Mantar, Das said, We've been called at 3:30 pm....
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Stone-pelting broke out at Jantar Mantar shortly after the announcement of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation on Saturday, prompting security forces to lob tear gas and resort to a mild lathi-charge to disperse the crowd, sources said.The clashes erupted after a section of...
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Reacting to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday claimed credit for the development.We have done it. Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned, Dipke said.Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned. And this resignation is proof that if...
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Delhi Police on Saturday reiterated that social media rumours claiming a ban on app-based food delivery services across the New Delhi district are 'factually incorrect and highly misleading'.In a clarification, police said no such blanket restriction had been imposed.The Delhi Traffic Police had...
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Protesters erupted in joy at Jantar Mantar as CJP founder Abhijit Dipke announced that Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned.They said minister don't resign in this government.. I say, jhukti hai duniya, jhukane wala chahiye, Dipke said amid cheers.Cockroach Janta Party...
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.'...To ensure that anti-national elements are not benefitted by the situation at Jantar Mantar and across the country, that the nation remains united, students in India do not get tangled in legal complexities and focus on their studies and...
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The July 26 joint march organised by the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena will be non-political, without flags of either party, and slogans should be restricted to condemning the government's action and supporting students, MNS chief Raj Thackeray said. The...
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A 10-day atonement and purification ritual undertaken at the Ram temple following the alleged theft of devotees' offerings concluded on Friday evening with a purnahuti (final offering) ceremony, temple trustee Mahant Dinendra Das said.The ritual, which began on July 15, was organised by the Shri...
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The Amarnath Yatra resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended for six days due to bad weather, with the pilgrimage reopening on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes and over 6,000 pilgrims leaving Jammu for Kashmir, officials said.The pilgrimage had been suspended on July 19 as a precautionary...
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A special judge on Saturday took charge of the designated court to deal with criminal cases arising from paper leaks as well as the use of other unfair means in public examinations, court sources said.They said Special Judge Anu Grover Baliga took charge of a specially designated Fast Track Court...
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk released a video on YouTube late Friday night, recounting his experience over the past few days and sharing a clip of what transpired as he was leaving the Safdarjung Hospital after the Delhi high court allowed him to be shifted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.However,...
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A contract killer, who is already serving a life term for the murder of a former suspect in the Air India Kanishka bombing, has been sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison by a Canadian court in a separate case involving a fatal shooting, according to a media report.Tanner Fox, 25, was...
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A Ghaziabad resident volunteering at the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest against alleged paper leaks at Delhi's Jantar Mantar has alleged that police detained his family members in Ghaziabad and harassed his relatives in Meerut because of his role in the agitation.Mohammad...
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A number of X posts on Saturday claimed that some students of Jamia Millia Islamia were detained by Delhi Police as they were returning from the Jantar Mantar protest site, even as police sources said that verification of around 150 persons detained on Friday night was underway.Several X handles...
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Veteran actor-director Amol Palekar on Friday joined the growing chorus of film personalities backing students protesting alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, condemning the police crackdown on demonstrators and offering legal, medical and financial assistance.In an open letter to...
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Security arrangements have been intensified further across the national capital ahead of the weekend, with Delhi Police installing additional layers of barricades at key locations and reinforcing them with heavy-duty chains to prevent attempts to breach security cordons, officials said on...
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis on Saturday said she wanted her husband to stay in Maharashtra, a remark coming amid speculation about the future role for the BJP stalwart.She said protests are justified if they remain focused on the issue of paper leak, even as she...
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A US federal appeals court has refused to stay a lower court order striking down the Trump administration's decision to impose a USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.The three-judge bench at the Boston-based First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the federal...
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The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Saturday even as the water level has started to recede in some parts, while 61 people have died of the deluge and over 7.05 lakh people are affected in nine districts, officials said.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA)...
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Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he had been diagnosed with typhoid but vowed that his illness would not slow the movement seeking Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.In a video message shared on social media, Dipke said he had been unwell for...
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18 Delhi Metro stations remain shut for fourth straight day amid CJP protestNew Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) Eighteen Delhi Metro stations in central Delhi remained closed for the fourth straight day on Saturday due to security concerns amid the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest near the Jantar...
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Liquor shops across Delhi will shut two hours earlier than usual, at 8 pm instead of 10 pm, until the weekend ends in view of the the ongoing student protests at Jantar Mantar, sources said.The decision follows an unannounced early closure of liquor shops on Thursday that left many customers...
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Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday barred Viresh Joshi, former chief dealer of Axis Mutual Fund, for seven years from the securities market and imposed a penalty of Rs.3 crore for alleged front-running trades of the fund house.In the final order, Sebi has also...
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India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.08 billion to $676.24 billion during the week ended July 17, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday.The total reserves increased due to a rise in foreign currency assets (FCAs), the largest component of the reserves, by $4.55...
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The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) of the ministry of home affairs has asked code repository platform GitHub to remove and disable access to the code for BitChat, a peer-to-peer messaging platform that works without an internet connection using Bluetooth mesh technology.In an order...
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk rejected allegations of striking a deal with the Centre and said he ended his 26-day hunger strike only after securing a written assurance as he feared an imminent crackdown on protesters in Delhi, recalling the 2025 firing on youths in Ladakh, and wanted to prevent any...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday said it suspended the licences of six eateries and bakeries, most of them in Mumbai, for violations of norms and poor hygiene during an enforcement drive conducted the day earlier.The regulatory agency also issued stop-business notices...
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The National Testing Agency (NTA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, has this week issued advertisements for a set of senior professional appointments at the level of General Manager and has separately opened the engagement of sixteen Young Professionals through the Pratibha...
