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Govt willing to hold discussion on Neet paper leak issue, says Kiren Rijiju

Rijju said the govt is willing to hold a discussion on Neet paper leak issue but the Speaker will have to meet floor leaders of all parties to decide on the rule under which discussion will be held

Delhi Metro closes 16 stations amid students' protest at Jantar Mantar

The DMRC said interchange facilities will remain available at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House and Central Secretariat despite the station closures.

Right to protest in India: What the Constitution allows and restricts

CJP's protest at Jantar Mantar has put the spotlight back on protest laws. Here's what the Constitution says about the right to protest and when authorities can impose restrictions

'Don't waste our time': CJI junks plea against police action at CJP protest

'We are not interested in videos, we don't have time to watch... We don't want to watch videos,' CJI Surya Kant said

Lutyens' Delhi under high alert ahead of CJP, Youth Congress protests

A multi-layered security arrangement will be put in place around Connaught Place, Jantar Mantar, Rafi Marg, Parliament Street and other sensitive locations to maintain law and order

Delhi tightens security as CJP protests widen, Congress rallies spread

The Centre is airlifting 20 additional CRPF companies to Delhi as the CJP agitation, Opposition protests and overseas demonstrations over alleged NEET-UG irregularities widen

Delhi wakes up to rain, cloudy skies, IMD forecasts more showers today

The weather office has forecast moderate rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds in Delhi, while Assam continues to battle worsening floods that have claimed 31 lives so far this year

Centre deploys 20 additional CRPF companies in Delhi amid CJP protests

The forces, all drawn from the CRPF, are being airlifted from West Bengal after the Ministry of Home Affairs ordered their immediate deployment in the national capital on Tuesday night

Sikkim tunnel collapse: Death toll rises to 20, rescue operations continue

According to an NHPC statement, a sudden burst of suspected methane gas trapped/embedded inside the rocks led to the explosion, generating dense fumes and toxic gases

21 killed in a day as floods worsen in Assam; 564K affected in 16 districts

According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority, the worst-hit Sivasagar district reported 13 fatalities in the last 24 hours, followed by 5 deaths in Charaideo, 2 in Golaghat and 1 in Jorhat

Nothing can shame people unfazed by Ram temple donation theft: HC

Justice Atul Sreedharan also suggested death penalty for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act

Samyukt Kisan Morcha to hold countrywide protests against trade pacts

In an open letter to the president, the farmers' body has urged her to instruct PM Modi not to sign the India-US Free Trade Agreement, repeal all signed FTAs and ensure discussion in Parliament

India charts its own high-speed rail path beyond Japanese Shinkansen

India plans to deploy indigenous train sets and globally interoperable signalling systems as it recalibrates its high-speed rail strategy beyond the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor

NSA Doval meets Saudi FM, discusses energy security and regional situation

NSA Ajit Doval meets Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal to discuss energy security and maritime corridors amid rising tensions in West Asia

Indian refiners halt Iraq oil loadings as Hormuz risks escalate: Report

Indian Oil Corp. abandoned plans to load the supertanker Lila Jamnagar, which can hold as much as 2 million barrels of oil, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private

SC issues notice on Dhoot's plea over Videocon's overseas oil & gas assets

The apex court sought responses to Venugopal Dhoot's appeal challenging the NCLAT ruling excluding Videocon Oil Venture's overseas assets from the insolvency process

Govt wasted our time: Abhijeet Dipke on talks between Nadda and CJP team

Union Health Minister JP Nadda held talks with two representatives of CJP and assured that the government leadership will hold internal discussions on their demands

CJP removes Vijeta Dahiya as spokesperson after 'insensitive' burger video

Dahiya said people didn't see that he had not slept for two nights, just like those who were at the protest site

Sarbananda Sonowal condoles deaths of 4 Indian seafarers near Ukraine

Sonowal in a post on X said India strongly condemns such attacks that endanger innocent civilian crew members and impede the freedom of navigation and commerce

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka detained after sit-in protest outside PM's residence

Police detained several Opposition leaders, including Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, while clearing a protest backing students' demands over the NEET-UG paper leak