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Kejriwal challenges mandatory E20 petrol rollout
Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal is set to lead a march towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi on Tuesday, intensifying a campaign against the mandatory sale of petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol. The demonstration is scheduled to begin at noon, with Kejriwal...
RSS leader casts CJP protest as political experiment
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Atul Limaye has called for a detailed examination of the Cockroach Janta Party-led agitation over the NEET-UG paper leak, arguing that the student protest developed into a wider experiment in alternative politics. Limaye said the movement’s chronology, methods, ideological character and support network should be...
Dipke threatens renewed NEET protest over unmet pledges
Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has rejected Pralhad Joshi’s appointment as Union Education Minister and warned that the youth movement could revive its NEET-UG agitation unless the Centre fulfils commitments made to protesters. Dipke said Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation had met only one of the campaign’s demands. He claimed...
Bengaluru police probe abusive posts targeting Rahul Gandhi
Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police have registered a case against the operators of three Instagram accounts over allegedly obscene, defamatory and abusive material targeting Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The First Information Report followed a complaint by Siddaraju, a member of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee legal...
Nepal towns cautiously emerge from communal unrest
Several towns across southern Nepal remain tense after Hindu-Muslim clashes left three people dead, injured at least 25 and prompted curfews across districts bordering India. Restrictions have begun easing in parts of Sunsari, Saptari and Dhanusha as violence subsides, but prohibitory orders and reinforced security deployments remain in sensitive...
Iran and Oman near Hormuz shipping deal
Iran and Oman are close to finalising an agreement governing maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, raising hopes that months of disruption along the vital energy corridor could ease as wider diplomatic efforts gather pace. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told a cabinet meeting on Sunday that negotiations...
Congress-SP alliance faces fresh strain in Uttar Pradesh
The political partnership between the Congress and Samajwadi Party has entered a period of uncertainty, with conflicting public signals raising questions over whether the two parties will contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election together. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has said the alliance was formed for the 2024...
Bengal terror suspect linked to protest sabotage plot
A suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed operative arrested in West Bengal allegedly planned to target Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and infiltrate a student protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, investigators have said. Mohammad Hamim Mondal was accused of monitoring Adhikari’s movements, identifying possible security vulnerabilities and collecting information about other political leaders and...
Raj Thackeray alleges temple donation irregularities
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray has alleged that donations worth about Rs 18 crore are siphoned off annually from Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple, while also claiming that Rs 1,400 crore linked to contributions for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has been misappropriated. Thackeray made the accusations on Saturday while...
AISA leader rejects apology demand over protest abuse
All India Students’ Association president Neha Bora has refused to apologise for abusive slogans directed at the Centre during the Jantar Mantar agitation, arguing that scrutiny of protesters’ language is being used to deflect attention from the police action of July 20. Bora, who completed a 23-day hunger strike...
Varanasi police book Rahul Gandhi over Parliament skit
Varanasi Police have registered a First Information Report against Rahul Gandhi and two other Lok Sabha members over allegations that a protest staged within the Parliament complex insulted Sanatan Dharma and hurt religious sentiments. The case names Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Purnia MP...
India demands scrutiny of Pakistan’s Kashmir crackdown
India has called for international scrutiny of Pakistan’s actions in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, accusing Islamabad of using “ruthless force” against protesters and demanding accountability for civilian deaths during unrest linked to disputed regional elections.Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that the crackdown reflected Pakistan’s...
Muslims resume Friday prayers near Bhojshala
Muslims offered Friday prayers on land adjoining the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district under heavy police protection, marking the first congregation near the disputed monument since a High Court ruling halted namaz inside it.More than 150 worshippers assembled on Friday afternoon at the designated open space...
Two migrant workers killed in Kulgam attack
Two migrant workers from Chhattisgarh were killed after terrorists opened fire at a brick kiln in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, prompting an intensive search for the attackers across the southern Kashmir region. The shooting occurred at Kellam village on Friday evening when gunmen targeted the two labourers and...
CBI arrests brothers over Rath murder plot
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested two Bharatiya Janata Party workers accused of commissioning the murder of Chandranath Rath, executive assistant to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Brothers Sagar Sonkar and Sahib Sonkar were taken into custody after investigators identified them as suspected conspirators in the killing....
Meta chief booked over Modi protest posts
Hyderabad Cyber Crime Police have registered two cases against Meta’s country head Arun Srinivas and operators of several Facebook and Instagram accounts over allegedly morphed and objectionable content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The disputed videos and images circulated during protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-driven movement...
CRPF chief backs personnel amid pellet gun scrutiny
Central Reserve Police Force Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh has told personnel to carry out legitimate duties “fearlessly”, saying he would accept responsibility for decisions taken in good faith, as the force faces scrutiny over alleged pellet-gun firing during a student protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.Singh’s intervention came as...
