Ranchi, July 23 (IANS) The Harmu road in Ranchi, the Jharkhand BJP headquarters, virtually turned into a battleground when BJP and Congress workers clashed with each other on Thursday morning during a protest over the NEET issue.As Congress workers marched to gherao the BJP office, BJP supporters came in the way, and the situation led to a volatile face-off marked by slogan-shouting and the hurling of eggs, tomatoes and water bottles. Thousands of Congress workers marching towards the BJP’s st…
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was once again plunged into chaos and adjourned within minutes on the fourth day of the Monsoon Session, as Opposition parties intensified their protests demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak case and a discussion on alleged police brutality against agitating students in New Delhi. When the House reassembled at noon, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge strongly raised the demand for the Mini…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Thursday after persistent sloganeering by Opposition members demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak disrupted the proceedings. Amid the protests, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju reiterated the government’s willingness to hold a discussion on the NEET paper leak and appealed to Opposition parties to participate in the debate instead of insisting on prec…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Actor-politician Kamal Haasan shared a scathing note on the state of the country’s education system, saying a nation has failed when its children are met with “barricades and batons instead of answers.” Kamal penned a strong note to voice his opinion on X, formerly called Twitter, as he wrote: “We should have listened when one child cried. Instead, we waited until far too many of our children died.”“A system where coaching replaces learning, anxiety replaces curiosit…
Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday announced that he will be joining a protest by the student wing of the party in Hyderabad on Friday in solidarity against the ‘crackdown’ on students and youth in Delhi.BRSV, the student wing of BRS, plans to hold a massive protest at Indira Park here on Friday.Rama Rao took to ‘X’ on Thursday to announce that he will join the protest to show solidarity with students and youth protesting in Del…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Actor Adil Hussain, who is gearing up for his upcoming film ‘Max, Min and Meowzaki’, has spoken up on the current political climate of the country. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotions of the film in the city, and said that both politicians and the citizens are responsible for the current state of affairs in the country.He told IANS, “See, the politicians did not land from Mars. They are the product of our society. So am I. So are you. So before I point fi…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Several Delhi Police personnel sustained serious injuries after a group of miscreants clashed with security forces during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday night, officials said on Thursday. According to Delhi Police, the incident took place at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, near Tolstoy Marg in the Connaught Place area, where some miscreants allegedly pelted stones and hurled bottles at security personnel.Stones were thrown at th…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Prohibitory orders will come into effect across Mumbai from Thursday and remain in force until August 6, restricting the movement and unlawful assembly of five or more persons in view of recent demonstrations held in parts of the city in support of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) movement at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The prohibitory orders were issued by the Mumbai Police on Tuesday as a preventive measure to maintain law and order in the city following the recent prote…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Sixteen Delhi Metro stations, including Lok Kalyan Marg, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat, were closed on Thursday as security was intensified across the national capital in the wake of the violence linked to the Jantar Mantar protest. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), in a post on X, however, clarified that interchange facilities at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House and Central Secretariat would continue to remain operational, enabling commuters to change…
Jaipur, July 22 (IANS) Congress General Secretary and former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Central government over the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, accusing it of jeopardising the future of students and demanding the immediate resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Addressing reporters in Dausa, Pilot alleged that the Centre’s handling of issues concerning students reflected an “authoritarian attit…