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TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee travelled to Delhi on Saturday as the party leadership grappled with growing indications that the rebellion which cost it control of its legislature wing in the West Bengal Assembly could spread to Parliament.The visit, which came a day before...
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BJP president Nitin Nabin on Saturday alleged that some forces were trying to push the country's youths towards negative politics.In an apparent reference to Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, he said, Some people sitting abroad assume they can give directions to the youths of...
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday dismissed as false and fraudulent claims circulating on social media about alleged leak or sale of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination question paper and warned of strict action against those spreading such content.In a statement on X, the agency said...
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A 66-year-old Melbourne-based Indian-origin teacher who went missing in Amritsar last month was allegedly murdered by his brother over his properties, police said on Saturday.Sunil Sharma, who had come to India last month to sell his property in Amritsar, was allegedly given sleeping pills,...
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Congress general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala on Saturday claimed that senior leader Ramalinga Reddy had withdrawn his resignation from the ministerial position after discussions with the party leadership.He attributed the episode involving Reddy's announcement on...
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AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge has declared total assets worth Rs 38.76 crore in his Rajya Sabha nomination affidavit filed in Bengaluru.In his affidavit, Kharge has declared movable assets worth Rs 11.37 crore, comprising Rs 6.60 crore in his own name, Rs 4.41 crore in his wife Radha Bai's...
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DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday asserted that the TVK is in power in Tamil Nadu only due to the benevolence of his party and its allies, and urged his party workers to take a pledge to put a full stop to Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay-led government.Welcoming more than 1,000 AIADMK workers...
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Three people who claimed to be members of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) were detained on Saturday as they tried to burn an effigy of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan during a protest in the Cantonment area of Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, police said.The demonstrators held banners...
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A lawyer representing educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, said that his client will file an anticipatory bail petition in Patna civil court as he has been named in an FIR in connection with vandalism at his coaching centre in Patna.The lawyer, Arvind Kumar Mahuar, alleged that the...
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The toll in the Muzaffarpur hospital fire tragedy rose to seven, with one more patient succumbing on Saturday, an official said.The registration of the private hospital, where the fire incident on late Wednesday night led to the death of patients admitted to the ICU, has been suspended.Five...
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Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said the Centre must listen to the youth who are protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi seeking the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam-related lapses and should not underestimate them.In a post on Facebook, Shiv...
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School students, college-goers, competitive exam aspirants and parents were among those who gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday for a protest organised by the supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), with many saying concerns over the education system had brought them to the...
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Five patients injured in the Delhi hotel fire and undergoing treatment at Max Hospital's Saket complex were successfully taken off ventilator support on Saturday, while one patient remains on life support, the hospital said.According to the hospital, all five patients who were weaned off...
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Ahead of a key meeting of INDIA bloc constituents on Monday, Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary MA Baby has sought clarification from the Congress on claims by some of its leaders during the Kerala assembly election campaign that the Left party had an understanding with the...
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Overnight heavy rains that lashed various parts of Kerala continued on Saturday morning, inundating roads, uprooting trees, damaging houses in the process and throwing normal life into disarray in parts of the state.A tree fell on a temporary shed, destroying it and killing a 29-year-old man...
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Journalist and author Joe Sacco's graphic novel on Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013 will not be distributed in India, Penguin Random House India said on Saturday.Originally published by Penguin UK in 2025, The Once and Future Riot was expected to hit the Indian market by August-September this...
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Environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk has joined the Cockroach Janta Party protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.Addressing the gathering, Wangchuk said that the demand for Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation was only the beginning, adding that the bigger goal is to...
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NCP-SP general secretary Rohit Pawar on Saturday extended support to the agitation led by Cockroach Janta Party against alleged irregularities in the NEET and CBSE examinations.Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement, participated in a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on...
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Amid a row over NEET paper leak, NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said the use of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the conduct of the medical entrance exam would have averted the situation.He was speaking at the launch of 'Technology on Wheels', an initiative of the...
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NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule on Saturday said she would move a bill in Parliament seeking greater transparency in elections where allegations of horse trading arise, an assertion coming amid claims of inducements and pressure tactics in the upcoming Maharashtra legislative council polls.She said either...
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Six people were detained by the Delhi Police on Saturday to prevent a possible confrontation between two groups during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar, officials said.The detentions were made as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order after police received...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting with the members of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the prime minister and discussed various ideas and measures to further boost India's economic growth amid global turmoil.Various reforms to improve ease of living and ease of doing...
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Filmmaker Buchi Babu Sana on Saturday issued a public apology following criticism over portrayal of Janhvi Kapoor's character in his recently released film, Peddi, and said the team has taken audience feedback seriously and will make necessary changes.The Telugu sports-action drama, headlined by...
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A series of earthquakes, including a significant tremor measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale, shook the Dharamshala region, triggering panic among residents, though no loss of life or major property damage was reported, officials said on Saturday.The earthquakes struck the region on June 5, with...
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In yet another setback for the AIADMK, which faces a severe internal crisis, the party's four former ministers and ex-MLAs have joined ruling TVK at its headquarters in Chennai on Saturday.The AIADMK leaders who joined TVK include Udumalai K Radhakrishnan, M C Sampath, Kadambur C Raju and N R...
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Police have stepped up security at the residence of Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), in Waluj MIDC area of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city in Maharashtra, an officer said on Saturday.He said the security cover has been expanded to avoid unnecessary...
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Abhijeet Dipke, Cockroach Janta Party founder, speaks to supporters at Janata Mantar. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Leading the protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party, said, The youth of the country will no longer fear, they will fight. Cockroaches don't even fear, they never die either.Hundreds of people, mostly young individuals, turned out...
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Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), joined the planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Saturday, organised amid heavy security.Dipke was seen holding a copy of social reformer BR Ambedkar's biography at Delhi airport.Hundreds of people, mostly...
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Seven people were killed, and over 10 sustained injuries when a pick-up vehicle collided with a truck here on Saturday, the police said.The accident occurred near Jangawala Mor on the Ferozepur-Fazilka road.Around 25 people were travelling in the pick-up vehicle and were going from Jalalabad to...
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A 32-year-old member of the banned CPI (Maoist) was arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said on Saturday.Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided his village, Bajrimari-Belgarha, under the Chandwa Police Station limits and apprehended him on Thursday, Latehar SP...
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Five persons were killed and two others injured when their car rammed into a dumper truck on a highway in Morbi district of Gujarat, police said on Saturday.The accident occurred near Charadwa village on the Morbi-Halvad Highway at 9:30 PM on Friday when the dumper truck was crossing the road,...
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The crowd at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi after Cockroach Janta Party's call for protest./ANI Photo
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday began its protest at Jantar Mantar against the recent NEET 2026 paper leak and the alleged irregularities in the CBSE's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system while demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The protestors pressed on...
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An IndiGo 6E 6283 flight operating from Bengaluru to Mumbai was delayed after it suffered a bird hit, sources said on Saturday.The pilot immediately returned the aircraft to the bay for precautionary checks after the accidental hit on Friday. Engineers conducted the inspection and cleared...
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Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and minister Ramalinga Reddy/@DKShivakumar X/ANI Photo
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar early on Saturday said that the crisis triggered by minister Ramalinga Reddy's resignation over portfolio allocation has been resolved after marathon discussions with the senior Congress leader.Shivakumar met Reddy for nearly two-and-a-half hours at a...
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Overnight heavy rains that lashed various parts of Kerala continued on Saturday morning, inundating roads, uprooting trees, damaging houses in the process and throwing normal life into disarray in parts of the state.A tree fell on a temporary shed, destroying it and killing a 29-year-old man...
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Amid heavy security arrangements, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) announced on Saturday that it has received permission to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.The Saturday protest has been organised by the CJP, a youth-led online movement that has been demanding accountability for alleged...
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Tremors were felt in parts of Kangra, Chamba and adjoining districts of Himachal Pradesh after a 5.0 magnitude earthquake of moderate intensity hit the region on Friday night.The depth of the earthquake, which struck about 40 km from Dharamsala near the Kangra- Chamba border...
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In a bid to promote resource efficiency and reduce fuel consumption, the Allahabad high court has introduced a series of austerity measures for its principal seat at Prayagraj and the Lucknow Bench.The measures have been rolled out by the Allahabad HC chief justice, pursuant to a...
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Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta PartyCourtesy X
Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), arrived in Delhi on Saturday ahead of a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar, and urged supporters to maintain discipline and ensure that the protest remains peaceful.Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has also expressed...
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Infosys CEO Salil Parekh's salary inched up 2.5 per cent to Rs 82.6 crore in the last financial year, compared to Rs 80.6 crore the year ealier, according to the company's annual report.Parekh's pay consisted of a base salary of Rs 7.97 crore, retiral benefits of Rs 53 lakh, bonus of Rs 23.35...
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The recurrent volatility in the equity market for the past two years is starting to weigh on the growth journey of mutual funds. The unique investor additions by MFs, which have been on a decline for the past three months, hit a three-year low in April. The industry added around 295,000 new...
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Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said there is adequate currency available in the system and assured that any cash shortages at ATMs would be addressed promptly, amid concerns over cash availability at select locations.If there is a shortage, we will certainly ensure that...
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Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai's newly launched political movement titled 'Idhu Namma lyakkam' (This Is Our Movement) attracted over 10 lakh members registered within 10 hours of its launch after he formally quit the BJP on Friday.In a post on X, Annamalai said, Our political movement...
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Security was intensified across Delhi on Saturday, with police deploying additional personnel at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, border entry points, and other sensitive locations ahead of a proposed protest call by the digital outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), officials...
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The CBSE on Friday extended the last date for submission of applications for verification and re-evaluation of Class 12 answer sheets by one day till June 7.The move comes after several students flagged issues in accessing answer books and applying for verification and re-evaluation on the CBSE's...
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The Trinamool Congress suffered another setback on Friday as the chairman and five councillors of the Mekhliganj Municipality in Cooch Behar district quit the party and joined the Congress, handing control of the civic body to the opposition outfit.The development in the northern part of the...
