NEW DELHI: “They are the youth of India. Nobody can stop them,” BJP ally and Union minister Chirag Paswan said Friday, replying to allegations that govt was curbing train and metro services to stop people from attending Saturday’s protest called by CJP over the SIR issue.“Some people are trying to spread such misconceptions. How many…

NEW DELHI: Checks at Delhi’s borders and barricaded roads inside, mobile internet snapped and metro stations shut — Delhi Police has put in place stringent measures to stop protesters from gathering at Jantar Mantar on Saturday morning. Central Delhi looked like an impregnable fortress by Friday night. The fortified city is expected to see around…

NEW DELHI: The unprecedented clampdown in Delhi in the wake of CJP protest, including cancellation of several trains to the city, saw a “slight increase” in last-minute bookings on flights to and from Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) for this weekend. Airfares on some routes saw a surge, too.Travel industry insiders said the shift could…

NEW DELHI: Following a long period of strained India-US ties, the gloves came off finally as India hit out at US Vice President JD Vance for labelling H-1B visa holders and foreign tech professionals as foreign indentured servants, a characterisation New Delhi slammed as deeply offensive and unwarranted.The scathing response followed the US announcement about…

NEW DELHI: Chemists, wholesalers and drug distributors may soon have to seek Centre’s approval before advertising certain prescription medicines, with health ministry proposing to extend existing curbs on advertisements of Schedule H, H1 and X drugs to those involved in their sale and distribution.The proposal assumes significance as regulators have raised concerns over promotion of…

Rahul Gandhi along with several other opposition MPs met President of India. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s claim suggesting President Droupadi Murmu accepted assertions of ‘vote theft’ is incorrect, sources told news agency PTI.“Unfortunate that President of India is being dragged into controversy raised by opposition,” sources further told PTI.Earlier, terming Gandhi’s claim “unfortunate…