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Prof Angomcha Bimol Akoijam has been dismissed from Jawaharlal Nehru University due to sexual harassment allegations. NEW DELHI: BJP president Nitin Nabin on Saturday questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s silence over sexual harassment allegations against Congress MP and professor Angomcha Bimol Akoijam.Accusing the Lok Sabha leader of the opposition of resorting to “loud slogans and…

Former civil servants, including ex-Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal, former Ambassadors, and retired IAS officers, issued a joint open letter defending India’s electoral integrity. NEW DELHI: A group of 124 former IAS, IFS and allied services officers has issued an open letter to citizens defending the Election Commission (EC) and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…

NEW DELHI: At least two Delhi Police personnel, including a member of the all-women Pink Force, were injured as around 1,000 protesters were detained at various locations across the national capital on Saturday.The detentions came as protesters attempted to march to Jantar Mantar, Delhi’s designated protest site, to demonstrate against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh…

In her plea, Ratna Singh has claimed that her life and liberty are under threat. She has sought legal action against the personnel allegedly involved in restraining her. NEW DELHI: Ratna Singh, legal affairs head of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has moved a Delhi court seeking registration of an FIR against police personnel. She…

Shashi Tharoor criticised the heavy security deployment and restrictions in Delhi ahead of the CJP protest, saying Gen Z deserved better NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday criticised the heavy security deployment across Delhi in the wake of Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest against the Election Commission, describing the arrangements as “war-like” and…

Hours before the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) planned demonstration could begin on Saturday, police action against its leaders and supporters was already underway, with multiple reports pointing to detentions across Delhi and beyond.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, co-convenor Saurav Das and party leader Ashutosh Ranka were detained inside the flight after it landed at Indira Gandhi…

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, two others detained by Delhi Police NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday at the IGI Airport.Dipke had earlier said he was prepared to face arrest as he travelled to Delhi for the party’s proposed…

NEW DELHI: India on Friday hit back at Pakistan at the United Nations, saying Islamabad was using the international forum to spread “lies and falsehoods” about Jammu and Kashmir and urging it to address alleged human rights violations in territories under its control.India exercised its Right of Reply during a discussion on decolonisation in the…

Zelenskyy calls Russia sanctions relief without de-escalation deal ‘obvious weakness’ Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday (local time) warned that easing sanctions against Russia without a clear and lasting de-escalation agreement would be an “obvious weakness” that could prolong the war by allowing Moscow to continue selling petroleum products.In a post on X, Zelenskyy said…

NEW DELHI: Checks at Delhi’s borders and barricaded roads inside, mobile internet snapped and metro stations shut — Delhi Police has put in place stringent measures to stop protesters from gathering at Jantar Mantar on Saturday morning. Central Delhi looked like an impregnable fortress by Friday night. The fortified city is expected to see around…