Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta has voiced her concern over the ongoing student protests in Delhi and has put forth her views in a strong post on her social media account.The actress said that while students deserve support and educational reforms, peaceful demonstrations and protests should not be “hijacked by anti-national elements” to create chaos.Sharing a note on X (formerly Twitter), the actress stressed the need to protect the original intent of the protests and also called fo…
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Amaravati, July 21 (IANS) A day after the police lathi charge on students protesting the NEET paper leaks in the national Capital, the YSR Congress Party has called for handling of protest by students and young people with responsibility and sensitivity. The party demanded that the NDA government listen to their genuine concerns and works towards meaningful solutions.“Democracy must not only be upheld, but must also be seen to be upheld,” reads a post on YSR Congress Party’s official handl…
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Television stars Asha Negi and Karan Kundrra have voiced their support for students amid the ongoing protests, urging authorities to address their concerns through dialogue rather than force.Taking to their respective social media accounts, Asha Negi shared a strongly-worded note expressing solidarity with the students and describing the previous day as “a black day” for the country.She wrote, “Yesterday was a black day for this country. I’m not going to pretend I have all…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the government of suppressing the Opposition’s voice in Parliament, alleging that his party was not allowed to raise the issue of the police action against the protesters a day earlier and questioning the government’s handling of the demonstrations. Addressing reporters outside Parliament, Kharge said the Congress wanted to discuss the “assault on students” who had gathered to protest during the Cockroach…
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has opened up about the backlash he had faced for supporting the farmers’ protest, further recalling how he has already been labelled “anti-national” and has dealt with legal troubles for speaking his mind.Taking to his social media account, Diljit shared a note extending support to protesting students while urging authorities to listen to their demands.He wrote in Punjabi, “Aj Jo hoyea Baut Maada Hoyea.. Students Naal Edan Treat Nhi Hona Chaida…
Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) Television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee has reacted strongly to the recent protest backed by Sonam Wangchuk on Monday, that turned chaotic.The actress took to get social media account, expressing concern that the movement is drifting away from its original purpose.Sharing a video on social media in which a young man is allegedly heard saying that the youth would now sit in Parliament and make decisions and that there was no need for older people, the actress penned a le…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was removed from Jantar Mantar on Saturday by Delhi Police and admitted for medical care, declared in a handwritten note on Monday that he would continue his fast, now in its 23rd day, until protesting student leaders were allowed to meet Parliamentarians or he himself was permitted to meet them in hospital. “I will continue my fast (Day 23),” he wrote in a signed statement from Safdarjung Hospital, adding that seeing the brutality with …
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Sunday demanded that the paper leak issue be debated in Parliament and also urged the Centre to engage in a meaningful dialogue with students protesting against the NEET paper leak case.Taking to his X handle, Patnaik on Sunday wrote, “For millions of children in our country, education remains the only path to a brighter future. Every developed nation is built upon a …
New Delhi/Bhopal, July 18 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh has urged the Centre to allow NEET PG‑2026 candidates to choose their preferred examination cities instead of only selecting states while filling the application form. In a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Singh said the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has changed the examination centre selection process this year by allowing candidates to choose only three pre…
Chennai, July 13 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Monday allowed an AIADMK functionary to withdraw a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to prevent the involvement of school and college students in political activities, after the Tamil Nadu government informed the court that it had already issued a circular prohibiting political programmes in schools. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan recorded the state’s submission that a circular dated…