Dipke promises to continue country wide protests and promises to return to Jantar Mantar soon if Pradhan doesn’t resign
New Delhi, 06 June— Midst widespread disbelief over Delhi Police granting permission to hold protest at Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke today gave an ultimatum to the government, saying that his outfit would hold protests across India if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan does not resign by 5 PM today. With no resignation […]
The Extraordinary Chronicler of Ordinary Lives: Why Basu Chatterjee’s Cinema Feels Like Home*
There was a time when walking into a movie theater did not require buckling up for exploding cars, hyper-masculine vendettas, or synthetic, localized grandiosity. It meant stepping into a world that felt exactly like the one you left behind at the ticket counter. At the forefront of this gentle literary and visual revolution stood Basu […]
Ladakh leader joins Cockroch Janata Party protest
NEW DELHI: Activist and educator Sonam Wangchuk joined the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, urging the government to address students’ hardships and reform the existing education system. “I don’t like protests, but we have to do it for justice,” he said while backing the demonstrators’ demands. Meanwhile, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, leading […]
RAJASTHAN TO LONDON COUNCIL SEAT
NEW DELHI: Over a century ago, Dadabhai Naoroji, who was known as the “Grand Old Man of India”, became the first Asian and Indian to be elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons in the UK in 1892. He represented the Central Finsbury seat in London. Dadabhai used Westminster to voice […]
Z+ security of Lalu, Rabri withdrawn: RJD men guard home with sticks
NEW DELHI: Upset over the Bihar government withdrawing their Z-plus security cover, former Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife, Rabri Devi, sent away the new security detail Saturday morning. The senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders were this week provided security cover by the Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP) after the state government […]