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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and took responsibility for the NEET paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The primary reason behind Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on Saturday (July 25, 2026) was not security concerns, but the erosion of the ruling…
A man dismantles the tent from the protest site after CJP protest concludes, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI For 36 days, the makeshift stage at Jantar Mantar stood as the face of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) agitation. It was a platform for speeches, slogans and solidarity. On…
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People participate in a protest at Jantar Mantar on Friday. | Photo Credit: PTI NEW DELHI A day after Delhi University (DU) issued a similar advisory, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia issued advisories asking students to “refrain from participating” in gatherings in and around Jantar Mantar, adding that violations may invite legal…
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Cockroach Janta Party Protest at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, on Friday (July 24, 2026) said it is “deeply concerned” by the Government of India’s “failure” to respond promptly and transparently to the NEET…
Cockroach Janta Party Protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Thursday (July 23, 2026). | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday (July 23, 2026) backed the students protesting against repeated exam paper leaks, saying their disappointment is understandable and it is the society’s collective responsibility to ensure that…
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Opposition members protest in the well amid proceedings in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament in New Delhi on July 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via PTI The Opposition’s demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation continued to stall proceedings of the Monsoon Session of Parliament for the fourth day…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 22, 2026) dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) against the forcible shifting of activist Sonam Wangchuk from Jantar Mantar protest site to Safdarjung Hospital on the 21st day of his hunger strike. A Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia observed that the issue of…
Security personnel outside the closed Patel Chowk Metro Station on July 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy At least 16 metro stations in Delhi, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat and Mandi House, were closed on Wednesday morning (July 22, 2026) due to “security reasons”, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said. Also read:…
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Braving rain, thousands of people regrouped at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site at Jantar Mantar in the heart of Delhi by Tuesday (July 21, 2026) afternoon, after security forces almost cleared the area a day before. Though the security forces demolished the tents and parts of the main stage on Monday (July 20, 2026)…
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Protesters demanding the sacking of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV The Delhi police on Tuesday registered four FIRs against unknown individuals for rioting, assault on public servants, damage to public property and other offences during Monday’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest. Additional Deputy Commissioner of…
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