In an unusual show of political street power in Jaipur, the ruling BJP and the Congress on Wednesday held protest marches to gherao each other's state headquarters, forcing the police to use water cannons and mild force to prevent the protesters from advancing.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice on a petition filed by Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) challenging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s decision recognising the merger of its six MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The Wildlife Institute of India (WII)'s study report has scuttled the Uttarakhand government's plan to widen the 22-kilometre Pipalkoti–Pashulok Barrage road citing the presence of tigers and other wildlife wealth in the area.
The CJP has refused to go to JP Nadda's residence and asked the minister to either come to Jantar Mantar or to a neutral venue for talks.
They also accused the BJP of indulging in “hooliganism” and raised questions on the authorities allowing the saffron party to hold a demonstration outside the Congress office here.
India will continue humanitarian flood warnings to Pakistan, but all institutional mechanisms under the 1960 water-sharing pact remain suspended as New Delhi pushes ahead with hydropower projects in the Chenab basin.
Doctors said the activist continues to refuse intravenous fluids despite medical advice and remains under continuous observation for dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and blood count abnormalities.
BKU (Charuni) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni was detained as police tightened security and barricaded key entry points into Haryana to prevent the proposed Kisan Mahapanchayat in Delhi.
Investigators are analysing CCTV footage, digital evidence and social media activity after clashes near Parliament left more than 100 police personnel injured and led to multiple FIRs.
Around 250-300 protesters remained at Jantar Mantar, where student groups voiced concern that talks with the Centre could weaken the agitation’s original demands.
