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NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said that Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for the past six days demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, has lost more than 5 kilograms of body weight.In a video, Dipke said Wangchuk had undergone a medical check-up, which revealed…
Mahua Moitra at CJP protest (X) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP, Mahua Moitra, on Friday joined the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, expressing solidarity with activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on a hunger strike demanding accountability from the Union education minister.Addressing protesters at the demonstration, Moitra criticised the Centre, saying, “These…
Dattatreya Hosabale (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: RSS on Friday stepped into the Ayodhya Ram temple donation theft row, saying the incident had “deeply hurt” Ram devotees and asking the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to fix gaps in temple management, while also appealing to Hindu society to show “patience and restraint” and not…
Representative image (AP) NEW DELHI: There doesn’t appear to be any respite from El Nino’s impact over the monsoon, with the latest update of World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Friday indicating a “rapid development” of this climatic phenomenon during July-Sept, increasing the likelihood of heatwaves, droughts and other extreme weather events in many parts of the…
Supreme Court (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution cannot be used as a shield to deny the spouse access to mobile call records and details of stay in a hotel to prove adultery, Supreme Court said on Friday as it rejected the plea of a man who…
VHP President Alok Kumar (File photo) Has the embezzlement of donations row damaged Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust‘s credibility, shaken devotees’ faith?It’s a moral blemish that every Hindu feels. This is a temple with a 500-year history of struggle and Hindu sacrifices. When it was to be built, 12.5 crore families donated money. The feeling…
NEW DELHI: In a first, ED has auctioned a Hawker 800A aircraft through a PSU, MSTC, for Rs 3 crore in a ponzi scam money laundering case of Rs 792 crore against Capital Protection Force and its promoter Amardeep Kumar. The aircraft was seized from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, in March last year.The aircraft…
Indus Waters Treaty to stay in abeyance: India NEW DELHI: India reiterated Friday that Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will be held in abeyance until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.The ministry of external affairs said India’s position on the treaty is consistent.“The IWT stands in abeyance in response to Pakistan’s continued…
NEW DELHI: Aadhaar holders can now add or update their email ID directly through the Aadhaar app, with UIDAI making the service free for six months from July 1.The facility removes the need to visit an Aadhaar centre for email updates. UIDAI said more than 2.5 lakh people updated their email address in the first…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday said it was prima facie of the view that Meghalaya HC should not have granted bail on technical grounds to Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is accused of killing her husband during their honeymoon, but refrained from staying the order after it was informed that she was already out of jail.A bench…
