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‘We are not Chinese’—Northeast students protest against killing of Anjel Chakma in Delhi

Northeast students demanded justice for Anjel Chakma, killed in a Dehradun racial attack, at Jantar Mantar—‘We don’t feel safe in Delhi.’

‘Bring my brother back alive, not in a body bag’—Indian men still trapped in Russia’s war

At least 100 people and 27 families from all over the country gathered at the protest site in Jantar Mantar on 2 November asking for their sons and brothers to be brought back.

Jamia students protest at Jantar Mantar against suspensions, academic ‘crackdown’

Students, professors lament decreasing democratic space in universities; police action in the past.

Poems, keffiyehs & a skit at Jantar Mantar as Left leaders, activists protest Israel’s war in Gaza

New Delhi: Wearing the Palestinian keffiyeh and shouting pro-Palestine slogans, activists, political leaders and residents from across Delhi gathered at Jantar Mantar on the...

After Siddaramaiah invites him to Jantar Mantar stir, Deve Gowda slams Congress, heaps praise on Modi

JD(S) chief’s words of adulation for Modi come at a time when BJP and JD(S) are working out a seat-sharing deal for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Late-night scuffle between protesting wrestlers & Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar

Demonstrators claim policemen attacked them after argument over occupying vacant spots at protest site.

Myanmar refugees demand permission to migrate. Mizo group leads from front

‘Blood doesn’t have a boundary. High time the world’s largest democracy starts fighting for Democracy,’ says Mizo student union president Samuel Zoramthanpuia.

Opposition to khaps, Haryana rallies behind wrestlers on dharna against WFI chief Brij Bhushan

Protesters have accused BJP MP & Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexually harassing women wrestlers. Dharna at Jantar Mantar on since Wednesday.

Wrestlers continue protest against BJP MP WFI chief Brij Bhushan — ‘want to meet Modi or Shah’

Protesting wrestlers upset with Brij Bhushan Singh's monopoly over the sport. He is currently in his 3rd tenure as president of Wrestling Federation of India — elected unopposed.

Jantar Mantar ‘anti-Muslim’ event was planned for 2020, Covid delayed it: Hindu Army chief

Sushil Tiwari, head of Hindu Army, one of the Right-wing groups that took part in Jantar Mantar event, says over 30 WhatsApp groups were involved, accuses BJP member & SC lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay of 'betrayal'.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.