"Such use of force will alienate large sections of Indian society from the national goal of Viksit Bharat," the BJP veteran said.
"There is no plan of Delhi police to crack down on the ongoing protest tonight as is being conveyed...," said Delhi Police.
A day after a policeman was shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag, security forces demolished the houses of two active Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists and launched a massive crackdown across Kashmir, detaining hundreds of suspected overground workers (OGWs), even as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti questioned the legality and effectiveness of the measures.
A Congress march against the alleged NEET paper leak and police action on protesting students turned into a political street showdown in Ranchi on Thursday.
Senior IPS officer and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Kerala M R Kumar has been suspended from service with immediate effect. The action came after a Special Investigation Team (SIT) found him guilty of sabotaging the probe into the controversial Alappuzha "rescue operation" assault case.
More than 38,000 cases in the Orissa High Court have remained pending for judgment pronouncement for over a decade, while 7,035 cases pending before the court were filed over 20 years ago, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
Even as students' agitation against the NEET examination question paper leak, demanding the resignation of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan continued in Delhi Uttarakhand Technical University terminated its assistant professor for sharing a semester question paper with students prior to the examination.
Addressing the 7th Rajasthan Energy Summit here on Thursday, Hickling described the India–UK Vision 2035 as a cornerstone of bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said leaders and Members of Parliament of the INDIA bloc were marching peacefully to Gandhi Smriti to pay tribute to students who allegedly lost their lives following the NEET paper leak controversy and to express solidarity with those injured during the ongoing protests demanding accountability.
The political confrontation over the alleged NEET paper leak, lathi-charge on students and the demand for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation intensified in Chhattisgarh.
