Protesters continue march despite police action in Ranchi NEW DELHI: Echoing scenes from Bihar where student protesters recently danced under police water cannons, Jharkhand job aspirants on Monday broke followed suit as police turned water cannons on them during their ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march in Ranchi.Thousands of protesters breached multiple barricades while marching towards the…
ED launches probe into Jharkhand exam irregularities NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a probe into irregularities in several recruitment exams in Jharkhand, including the JSSC-CGL exam, as news agency PTI quoted officials saying on Monday.The agency has taken note of an FIR filed by the state police CID and other complaints and…
A security guard allegedly raped a 22-year-old student on a society terrace late Saturday TISS ex-student arrested after bail plea rejected Hours after anticipatory bail applications of two former TISS students were rejected in a case stemming from an unauthorised campus event to pay homage to late Delhi University professor G N Saibaba last year,…
‘Amit Shahji, do not think that we will stop demanding accountability…’ Rahul Gandhi said NEW DELHI: Congress’ Rahul Gandhi on Sunday questioned home minister Amit Shah’s silence over alleged police brutalities against protesting students, saying he would have to answer for what happened sooner or later.“I have no options left now’ — This is exactly…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Police on Sunday said it was prepared for the planned Assembly march by JPSC-JSSC aspirants in Ranchi, assuring protesters that they would not face action if the demonstration remained peaceful.The assurance came hours after a second round of talks between student representatives and the state government, with the administration agreeing to consider…
The youth wing of the Punjab AAP on Sunday held the ‘Punjab Youth Run 2026’ marathon under the state government’s anti-drug campaign, with party leaders urging participants to make fitness a regular part of their lives.AAP’s youth wing president and MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura said that the marathon started from Gurdwara Sri Amb Sahib and…
NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that her car was pelted with stones after protesters intercepted her convoy while she was visiting the family of deceased Trinamool Congress worker Birju Keot in North 24 Parganas.According to Mamata, protesters raised “thief” slogans and threw water bottles and footwear.“Large stones were…
Heavy rain forecast across several states NEW DELHI: Several states across India are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall this week, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting intense spells over the Western Himalayan region, east Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and parts of Karnataka.The IMD has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy…
Pradhan said he “suffered” because of Gen Z’s stubbornness but had come to realise that the new generation must be understood rather than resisted BHUBANESWAR: Former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday described Gen Z as a force that cannot be ignored, saying he had told PM Narendra Modi that the responsibilities of an…
Badal’s announcement conveyed the government’s efforts to realign the numbers in its favour this time round, after a similar exercise was defeated in the last session by a joint opposition, which has since been considerably weakened NEW DELHI: A day after his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on…
