Rahul Gandhi rejects possible ministry switch for Dharmendra Pradhan: ‘Has to be sacked. Period’
Delhi University and JNU have advised students against joining the Jantar Mantar gatherings, citing possible legal and disciplinary consequences.
Delhi University and JNU have advised students against joining the Jantar Mantar gatherings, citing possible legal and disciplinary consequences.
About 3,000 police personnel have been deployed around Jantar Mantar, where police sources estimate that crowds average nearly 10,000 amid continuing demonstrations.
The police complaint says Section 163 prohibitory orders were announced before officers used lathis and tear gas near Parliament and other sensitive installations.
BJP MLC Pawan Singh has begun campaigning for Neeraj Kumar Sinha, who replaced the party’s original nominee after he withdrew for family reasons.
Sonam Wangchuk ended his fast in the presence of Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh after securing a written assurance on the NEET issue and examination reforms.
Incidentally, there has been intense political speculation about what disgruntled OBC leader Chhagan Bhujbal's next move would be and whether he would join the BJP which is keen to have an OBC face. Bhujbal had refused to say whether he would join the BJP even after media persons asked him about it.
The BJP and Congress remain locked in a heated exchange over their respective stances on Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and recent comments allegedly made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the late leader.
Gandhi specifically highlighted the steep rise in garlic prices, which have surged to approximately Rs 400 per kilogram.
Five Army soldiers were killed and four seriously injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling plunged into a 300 ft deep gorge near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district on Tuesday evening.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 will hold two meetings on Thursday and Friday to record oral evidence from state representatives as part of its deliberations on the proposed legislation.
