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NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday criticised the Centre over the police action against climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, alleging that the government was attempting to suppress the right to dissent guaranteed under the Indian Constitution. Reacting to the development in a post on X, Khera said that the Centre was denying the constitutional right to dissent, questioning the timing of the new Delhi Police Commissioner’s appointment. “Our Constitution guarantees the right to dissent. The Home Ministry appears determined to deny it. The Delhi Police reports directly to the Home Ministry the very Ministry that appointed a new…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday lashed out at the Centre over the police action against climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters, stating that “arrogance is not right” and the government should have engaged in dialogue instead of using force. The former Delhi Chief Minister criticised the Modi government’s approach, suggesting that the focus should be on systemic reforms rather than suppressing dissent. “Such arrogance is not right. Instead of forcibly lifting them up, the Modi government should have talked to Sonam Wangchuk. Instead of crushing the movement, reform the…
AYODHYA: Prime accused in the alleged Ram temple donation embezzlement case Ramashankar Yadav alias Tinnu and his nephew Manish Yadav were taken into police custody and moved to the Police Lines for medical examination on Saturday, sources said. A special anti-corruption court on Friday granted a 39-hour police remand of the two key accused, though the police had sought seven days, officials said. According to police sources, investigators questioned the duo in jail on Thursday before moving the remand application, after obtaining fresh leads during the probe. Tinnu, who was considered close to former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust…
Activists from the US-based advocacy groups gathered to express solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike in New Delhi over alleged irregularities in the examination system, including the NEET. Activists from the Hindus for Human Rights and the Azadi Project gathered at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi near the Indian Embassy in Washington on Friday evening with placards carrying slogans in support of Wangchuk. The activists also raised slogans against the Indian government and demanded the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Climate activist Wangchuk, on June 28, began an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar…
JAMMU: A fresh batch of 3,632 pilgrims, including 877 women and 104 sadhus, left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu early on Saturday to undertake the annual Amarnath Yatra in the Kashmir Valley, officials said. The 17th batch of pilgrims left the base camp in a convoy of escorted vehicles for the twin base camps of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district between 2.40 am and 3.15 am, the officials said. While 2,624 pilgrims are heading for Baltal, another 1,008 pilgrims preferred the traditional Pahalgam route for the yatra, they said. The 57-day annual…
PUNE: NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday slammed the Centre for its “irresponsible” handling of activist Sonam Wangchuk’s agitation, claiming the government remained a bystander rather than addressing the genuine demands of students. Speaking to reporters in Baramati, Pawar asserted that while the government moved to hospitalise Wangchuk as the situation became “uncontrollable”, the protest would continue regardless of the action against the activist. Wangchuk was shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi earlier in the day after his health deteriorated on the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here, with the police citing medical…
NEW DELHI: Punjabi singer Mankirt Aulakh has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Diljit Dosanjh’s film ‘Satluj’, expressing support for the film and its portrayal of events. Speaking to the media on the issue, Aulakh said, “Satluj film is in our hearts. Diljit Dosanjh has shown the truth regarding what happened.” His remarks come as the debate over ‘Satluj’ continues after the film was taken down from OTT platform ZEE5 within 48 hours of its release by the makers following government orders.
NEW DELHI: India and Estonia are set to deepen their economic and technology partnership, with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal highlighting opportunities to combine Estonia’s digital expertise with India’s scale, talent and manufacturing capabilities to develop globally competitive solutions and strengthen the broader India-Europe partnership. Addressing the India-Estonia Business Forum, Goyal on Friday said the recently concluded India-EU Free Trade Agreement would open new avenues for trade, investment and technology partnerships, while cooperation between the two countries could expand across digital public infrastructure, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, manufacturing and defence technologies. “I think together, we can combine Estonia’s…
NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was taken away to Safdarjung Hospital by Delhi police on the 21st day of his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, remains stable but requires continuous observation, monitoring and treatment to restore his body parameters. According to Safdarjung Hospital, Wangchuk is “weak due to prolonged fasting and dehydration”. “Mr Sonam Wangchuck has been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital for the required health care. He is weak due to prolonged fasting and dehydration. Although he is currently stable, he requires continuous observation, monitoring and treatment to restore his body parameters,” the Safdarjung Hospital said. The statement…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has shifted activist Sonam Wangchuk to the Safdarjung Hospital, his wife Gitanjali J Angmo said on Saturday and asserted that no medical treatment should be administered to the activist without her consent. Wangchuk was shifted from the Jantar Mantar protest site early Saturday, the 21st day of his indefinite hunger strike. “He is at Safdarjung Hospital. I forbid them from administering anything without my consent. No treatment should start without my consent. I hold everybody accountable if anything happens,” Angmo told reporters here. Questioning the decision to hospitalise him, she claimed Wangchuk appeared fine on…