Jantar Mantar Protest
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Supreme Court sets up high-powered committee to investigate police action against protesters
India | Aug 20, 2026, 11:49 PM ISTThe committee will examine allegations including excessive use of pellet guns, electric batons, lathi charges and tear gas, alleged violence against protesters, police surveillance, the proportionality of crowd-control measures and the provision of medical assistance and compensation to victims.
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Claims regarding permission for protest at Jantar Mantar over reservation reform fake: Delhi Police
Delhi | Aug 20, 2026, 05:27 PM ISTDelhi Police clarified that prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS are already in force in the New Delhi district. These orders ban protests, processions, marches, and the assembly of five or more people.
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'No shots fired at Jantar Mantar': Nadda counters Rahul Gandhi, accuses him of 'misleading' people
India | Aug 10, 2026, 11:40 PM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi said Union Home Minister Amit Shah must come clean on who authorised the firing of pellet guns on the protesting students.
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Rahul seeks Amit Shah's statement, not resignation, in meeting with Rijiju to end Parliament logjam
India | Aug 05, 2026, 01:56 PM ISTAccording to sources, Rahul Gandhi told Rijiju that the Opposition was not demanding the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah but was insisting that he make a statement in Parliament on the issue that has triggered the ongoing stalemate.
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Jantar Mantar Protest: Meta India Head Booked Over Content Targeting PM Modi | All You Need To Know!
Originals | Jul 31, 2026, 05:57 PM ISTMeta India Head Arun Srinivas has been booked by Hyderabad Cybercrime Police over alleged objectionable content targeting PM Narendra Modi during Jantar Mantar protests. The case involves claims of misleading and offensive AI-generated posts, sparking debate over social media accountability.
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'Aap BJP ke ho kya': Rahul Gandhi reacts to question on injured cops during CJP protest | WATCH
India | Jul 31, 2026, 12:25 PM ISTCongress leader Rahul Gandhi responded sharply to a reporter who asked about the press conference by families of Delhi Police personnel injured during the NEET paper leak protest. The families alleged sustained violence against police officers and demanded justice.
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'My father's uniform was soaked in blood': Kin of cops injured during CJP protest demand justice
India | Jul 31, 2026, 11:25 AM ISTFamilies of Delhi Police personnel injured during the recent protest have demanded justice, alleging that officers were attacked with stones, shoes and slippers while on duty.
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Is Jantar Mantar closed for protests? Delhi Police dismisses viral claims
Delhi | Jul 30, 2026, 03:50 PM IST"As per the Hon'ble Supreme Court Order and the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Delhi Police thereupon in compliance of it, a maximum of 1,000 persons may be permitted at the venue," read Delhi Police's post on X.
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'Public Exams Amendment Bill not enough': CJP says govt must explain measures to prevent paper leaks
India | Jul 30, 2026, 03:01 PM ISTAshutosh Ranka added that there was no discussion on strengthening exam infrastructure, regulating coaching centres, improving exam schedules, revising the syllabus, ensuring transparency, or reforming the NTA, SSC and other examination-conducting bodies.
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Supreme Court seeks Centre's SOP on pellet gun use, issues notice on plea seeking ban
India | Jul 30, 2026, 12:06 PM ISTThe Supreme Court has sought the Centre's Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on the use of pellet guns while hearing a plea seeking a ban on their use for crowd control. The petition also seeks compensation for those injured during the July 20 Jantar Mantar police action.
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Right-wing commentator Mohandas booked for derogatory remarks against women at Jantar Mantar protest
India | Jul 29, 2026, 05:00 PM ISTA right-wing commentator allegedly made derogatory remarks against women present at the Jantar Mantar protests. The commentator has been booked by the Kerala Police's Cyber Crime wing under Sections 192 and 353(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
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What does 'Vasteguna Huiya' mean? Viral Gen Z slang heard at Jantar Mantar and Lok Sabha explained
offbeat | Jul 29, 2026, 10:53 AM ISTWhat does 'Vasteguna Huiya' mean? Learn the origin of the viral Gen Z slang, how 'Can I get a hoya?' became an internet sensation in India, and why the phrase was heard at Jantar Mantar and even in the Lok Sabha.
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Who ordered pellet gun firing on student protesters? RAF reveals DCP's orders, Delhi Police denies
Delhi | Jul 28, 2026, 07:20 PM ISTPolice diary entry recorded based on information provided by a Deputy Commandant-rank RAF officer states that personnel deployed in Zone 1 at Jantar Mantar were directed by a DCP to use anti-riot munitions to disperse and control the crowd during the students' protest.
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Over 2,800 protesters with 'criminal antecedents' were at Jantar Mantar protest: Police sources
India | Jul 27, 2026, 09:10 PM ISTThe Delhi Police sources said that 989 people who came to the Jantar Mantar protests in the last six days had had previous involvement in "henious offences". The sources said that the police identified those people through technical means.
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'Mere agitation can't justify lathicharge': SC on police action against Jantar Mantar protesters
India | Jul 27, 2026, 11:50 AM ISTThe Supreme Court said the right to peaceful protest is constitutionally guaranteed and police excess cannot be justified. The top court also indicated it may frame nationwide guidelines governing peaceful demonstrations.
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Over 500 NDMC workers deployed to clear Jantar Mantar after CJP protest
India | Jul 26, 2026, 07:28 AM ISTMore than 500 NDMC sanitation workers have been deployed to clean Jantar Mantar after the CJP protest ended. The civic body is removing debris, tents and waste left behind following the week-long agitation.
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Jantar Mantar Protest: India keeping a close watch on foreign social media handles, says MEA
India | Jul 24, 2026, 11:50 PM ISTJantar Mantar Protest: The Cockroach Janta Party said it was "relieved and grateful" that activist Sonam Wangchuk had ended his 26-day hunger strike, but asserted that its peaceful protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar would continue until Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns.
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Speed News: Delhi Police Says CJP Protest Hijacked by Outside Anti-Social Elements
Originals | Jul 23, 2026, 07:10 PM ISTDelhi Police Says CJP Protest Hijacked by Outside Anti-Social Elements. PM Modi Announces Fast-Track Courts for NEET Paper Leak Cases.India Tells UNSC Kashmir Was, Is and Will Always Remain Ours. Get all the latest updates of the day in today's Speed News
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CJP rejects Centre's offer to resume talks, reiterates demand for Pradhan's resignation: Sources
India | Jul 23, 2026, 02:05 PM ISTThe Cockroach Janta Party rejected the Centre's offer for talks despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of fast-track courts for paper leak cases. Rahul Gandhi also intensified his attack, accusing the government of destroying the country's education system.
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CJP chief Abhijeet Dipke alleges people being sent from outside to disrupt students' peaceful protes
India | Jul 23, 2026, 01:42 PM ISTCJP chief Abhijeet Dipke alleged that these are the people from the BJP who are pelting stones. "The police bring trucks of stones here. BJP goons come, they pelt stones and then defame the people of CJP," he said.