Sisodia also alleged that the saffron party has ties to the liquor mafia. In a statement, the deputy chief minister said the BJP has “age-old ties” with Delhi's liquor mafia and they were “looting” Rs 3,500 crore of people's money to fill their pockets.
Reacting to the protest, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said BJP leaders are "rattled" as the new excise policy aims to curb illegal liquor sale. The protest near the Akshardham temple was led by Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta.
Delhi Police’s Crime Branch arrested one Jaspreet Singh on Saturday. Cops have alleged that Singh climbed a tomb located at Red Fort during the farmers’ Republic Day Tractor rally
Bundelkhand Kisan Union held peaceful protests against the new agriculture laws and submitted memoranda addressed to President Ram Nath Kovind.
In wake of the 'chakka jam' by farmers, DMRC had closed entry and exit facilities at 10 major Delhi Metro stations.
Rakesh Tikait said that the protesting farmers will not return to their homes till their demands are met.
Telangana police took several people into preventive custody for staging dharnas on highways across the state.
As part of the nationwide 'chakka jam', protesting farmers blocked several roads in Rajasthan.
The umbrella body of the farmer unions, Samyukt Kisan Morcha, has decided to keep off aggressive demonstrations during the 'chakka jam'.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.