Schools with safety issues are now under strict surveillance for necessary improvements (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Safety deficiencies have been found in 774 of the 1,677 schools inspected across Delhi as part of a city-wide inspection drive under the Child Protection Month initiative, with private schools accounting for the highest number of cases, officials said…
Frustrated residents, facing a month-long water shortage, took to the streets in protest NEW DELHI: A month-long water shortage in south Delhi’s Tigri took a tragic turn after a 39-year-old carpenter died of an electric shock while trying to connect the wiring of a water pump near his home, triggering protests by angry residents who…
NDMC workers repaint walls and clean roads around Jantar Mantar following the conclusion of the protest NEW DELHI: Jantar Mantar and key roads in central Delhi turned into a massive clean-up zone on Sunday, with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) deploying more than 100 sanitation workers, heavy vehicles and mechanised equipment to clear the…
The ongoing demonstrations at Jantar Mantar in Delhi kicked off on June 6, and saw severe flare-ups alongside a massive march on July 20 Having covered campuses for quite some time, we’ve noticed that students demand action through protests. The rollout of questionable dress codes, holding the administration accountable for girls’ safety at fests, protesting…
In this image received on July 25, 2026, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Founder Abhijeet Dipke celebrates after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijit Dipke on Saturday thanked Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, saying his “cockroaches” remark about unemployed youth had sparked the movement that…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday released a video thanking supporters after the end of the 37-day-long protest at Jantar Mantar, saying he could finally “sleep peacefully” without worrying about what would happen next. “What I went through in the last 37 days was really, really…
Determined to turn his life around, Birbal Chaurasiya opened a paan stall and devoted himself to hard work NEW DELHI: If you stand on the steps of the Express Building on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, you will notice two open-air stalls selling paan, cigarettes and cold drinks.Birbal Chaurasiya’s makeshift kiosk has stood on the right…
NEW DELHI: A confrontation between a BJP leader and a group of young protesters has triggered a political row, with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav demanding the leader’s immediate arrest after a video of the incident surfaced on social media.In an X post shared by Akhilesh, it can be seen that the BJP leader first…
Dharmendra Pradhan (File Photo) NEW DELHI: For a party which rarely makes any concession to rivals on their terms and exudes an air of bold strength rooted in popular endorsement in polls, BJP’s decision to bow to the student protest also reflects the pragmatism it has shown when confronted with street agitation — better to…
New Delhi: The white-collar professionals who had been following and supporting the students’ movement between client calls and meetings, turned up in large numbers Saturday, using their day off to stand in solidarity with the movement.Coincidentally, the day the “corporate majdoors” — a term widely used on social media — came, was also the day…
