NEW DELHI — Activist Sonam Wangchuk has ruled out ending his indefinite hunger strike despite appeals from political leaders and supporters, saying breaking the fast without any response from the government would send the wrong message. “If I eat, what message will go? The message to the government will be that there is no need […]
NEW DELHI — Activist Sonam Wangchuk entered the 18th day of his hunger strike on Wednesday, as MPs cutting across party lines visited Jantar Mantar and founder Abhijeet Dipke accused the government of being “cruel” for refusing to meet him. The Ladakhi activist is under round-the-clock medical supervision. The CJP’s protest over alleged irregularities in […]
NEW DELHI — A prominent Indian social activist demanding the education minister’s resignation over exam paper leaks entered the 17th day of a hunger strike on Tuesday as his condition worsened, prompting opposition leaders to urge him to call off the fast. Sonam Wangchuk has been fasting in central Delhi in solidarity with the founder […]
NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered unblocking of the Cockroach Janta Party’s X handle, which was withheld in May. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the judgement on a petition filed by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke against the Centre’s blocking order. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that the CJP’s […]
NEW DELHI — India said on Thursday that its deputy foreign minister and a state governor would represent the country at the state funeral of Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Governor of Bihar, Syed Ata Hasnain, and deputy foreign minister Pabitra Margherita will visit Iran on July 03, the Indian foreign ministry said […]
NEW DELHI — Prices of commercial LPG, the one used in hotels and restaurants, were cut by Rs 183.50 per 19-kg cylinder on Wednesday — the first reduction in rates this year. Commercial LPG now costs Rs 2,930 per 19-kg cylinder, oil companies said. Commercial LPG rates hit an all-time high of Rs 3,113 per […]
NEW DELHI — Nayara Energy, India’s largest private fuel retailer, on Wednesday cut petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 a litre across its nationwide network, marking the first reduction in retail fuel prices by any company in more than two years as easing tensions in West Asia pulled down […]
NEW DELHI — General Dhiraj Seth, an accomplished military officer with the rare distinction of heading two operational Army commands along the western front, took charge as the new Chief of the Army Staff on Tuesday, officials said. Gen Seth assumed the reins of the 1.3 million-strong force at a time when it is forging […]
NEW DELHI — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three more accused, including an absconder, in connection with the November 10, 2025, car bomb explosion that killed 11 persons near the Red Fort. In a supplementary chargesheet filed in a special NIA Court, the National Investigation Agency has named Zameer Ahmad Ahanger, Tufail Ahmad […]
NEW DELHI — Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurian has resigned from the council of ministers after his Rajya Sabha term came to an end. The BJP had decided not to renominate him in the recent Rajya Sabha polls. President Droupadi Murmu has accepted his resignation, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Tuesday. […]