"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.
In response to rising reports of fake summons being circulated in the name of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for cheating and extortion, the ED has implemented new measures to help citizens verify the authenticity of summons notices, the Finance Ministry’s official account announced today.
A deepening rift between Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is currently threatening the existence of the ruling Mahayuti alliance, though BJP leaders in Delhi insist that “all is well”.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh Thursday posed pointed questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission's (USCC) annual report, seeking clarification on the government's stance.
While thousands gathered in Patna for the Bihar oath ceremony, Prashant Kishor quietly sat in a day-long silent fast at Gandhi’s Champaran ashram.
Responding to the Presidential reference made in the case of the Tamil Nadu Bills verdict, the Supreme Court said “deemed assent”, invoked earlier this year in the Tamil Nadu case, is “antithetical to the spirit of the Constitution” and goes against the principle of separation of powers.
