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In January 2026, I visited Jantar Mantar, the open observatory in Delhi. It is a quaint place, with odd-looking structures decorating the complex. Most visitors to this ticketed monument are tourists from outside Delhi and it draws only a few thousands. Yet this monument, which most people skip on their itinerary, becomes one of the most…
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Protesters in Jantar Mantar. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The Delhi Police on Monday (October 12, 2026) announced that Jantar Mantar has been de-notified as a protest venue. The decision was based on recommendations by a committee formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to examine alternate proper venues for protests. “Three new…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. File | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Sunday declined a request by the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, for a meeting on Monday (October 12, 2026). The CJI’s office confirmed to The Hindu that the request for a meeting was “declined with…
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Screengrab of video showing Neha Bora, Dipankar Bhattacharya and other leaders marching on October 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement All India Students’ Association (AISA) president Neha Bora and other leaders were detained by the Delhi Police near the Safdarjung Airport flyover in New Delhi while they were on their way to the protest…
Mamata Banerjee and other MAITC leaders sit in dharna at a bus stop in Delhi’s South Avenue on October 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Former West Bengal Chief Minister and Mamata All India Trinamool Congress (MAITC) chief Mamata Banerjee and other party leaders were detained by the Delhi Police from a bus stop…
A view of Jahangir Puri Metro Station, as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced that entry and exit gates at 57 stations would remain closed from 9 p.m. on October 9, 2026, until further notice, citing security reasons. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A Supreme Court advocate on Saturday (October 9, 2026) filed…
Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh were on the way to Jantar Mantar for the protests when they were detained on Saturday (October 10, 2026). (Screengrab: X/@Cockroachisback) Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were detained when they landed in Delhi to attend the protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election…
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YouTuber Dhruv Rathee had reportedly travelled to Delhi to participate in the proposed demonstration at Jantar Mantar. File | Photo Credit: PTI YouTuber Dhruv Rathee was detained in a joint operation by the Delhi and Gurugram police from a residential flat in Gurugram on Saturday morning (October 10, 2026), ahead of a planned protest at…
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Barricades installed outside the Election Commission of India’s office as part of heightened security arrangements by Delhi Police on October 9, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI As authorities gear up to tackle Saturday’s (October 10, 2026) protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar, the capital is set to face stringent curbs on…
At least 70 companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), comprising around 7,000 personnel, who are currently deployed in West Bengal and Chhattisgarh, are being mobilised for law-and-order duties in Delhi, ahead of the protest called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on October 10, according to two official communications issued on October 5…