Jantar Mantar

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Protests in Delhi against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's acquittal

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday May 10, 2013

Protests are being held in Delhi today against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's acquittal in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case last month. Protesters are staging a march from Rajghat to the Supreme Court demanding that the CBI appeal against Mr Kumar's acqui...

Satyagraha trailer likely to be launched at Jantar Mantar

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 8, 2013

Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is almost ready with his film Satyagraha, may release the film's trailer at Jantar Mantar in the capital.

Sajjan Kumar's acquittal: Huge protests at Sonia Gandhi's house

Reported by Sidharth Pandey; Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday May 2, 2013

Despite the police barricades that blocked major roads in Central Delhi, the protesters kept arriving.

Arvind Kejriwal's party calls off protest after Sheila Dikshit accepts complaint letters

Press Trust of India | Sunday April 28, 2013

Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today called off its protest march to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence after she "agreed" to receive 10.5 lakh protest letters on "inflated" power and water bills but it announced gherao of the r...

Delhi minor rape case: protesters try to storm barricades to reach Parliament

Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from Agencies) | Monday April 22, 2013

For the fourth day in a row, there were street protests in Delhi against the rape of a five-year-old who was kidnapped and tortured by a man who rented a small room in the same building where she lived with her family.

Delhi child rape case: protesters try to storm barricades to reach Parliament

Edited by Mala Das | Monday April 22, 2013

For the fourth day in a row, activists, students and political workers organised protests against the rape of a five-year-old who was kidnapped and tortured by a man who rented a small room in the same building where she lived with her family.

Delhi's historical monuments turn blue for autism awareness

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 3, 2013

To spread autism awareness in the city, six historic monuments were lit up in blue lights on Tuesday on World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) in New Delhi.

Anna Hazare meets Arvind Kejriwal, asks him to call off fast

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2013

Anna Hazare on Friday night visited Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal at his indefinite hunger strike site in Delhi and urged him to call off his fast citing his deteriorating health.

Teachers stage dharna over suspension of Mongolpuri school staff

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 9, 2013

Scores of teachers from primary schools of three municipal corporations today staged a demonstration here to protest suspension of five of their staff members in the wake of the rape of a seven-year-old in aschool in Mongolpuri on March 1.

Old age pension may be linked with inflation index: government

Thursday March 7, 2013

Old age pension is likely to be linked with inflation index on the pattern of MNREGA besides being made universal by doing away with APL and BPL criteria, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Universal old-age pension: protesters pin hope on govt for a better future

Alok Pandey | Tuesday March 5, 2013

Dwarak Paswan is among the 1000-odd protesters who have assembled from across the country at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to press the Centre for universalisation and enhancement of old-age pension.

Manipur's Iron Lady Irom Sharmila refuses to plead guilty to suicide attempt charge

Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday March 4, 2013

A Patiala House court in New Delhi today framed charges against social activist Irom Sharmila for attempting to commit suicide in 2006 when she sat on a fast at Jantar Mantar in the capital.

Activist Irom Sharmila to be flown to Delhi tomorrow to appear in a court

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 2, 2013

Social activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for about 12 years demanding the repeal of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), would be flown to Delhi tomorrow in connection with a court case, official sources said today.

BJP leaders, including Rajnath Singh, detained while protesting against Home Minister, then released

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday February 20, 2013

Several BJP leaders who had gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to protest against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's "saffron terror" remarks were detained by the police today. From here, the party had planned to march towards the Home Minister's res...

BJP protests against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde at Jantar Mantar

Edited by Samira Shaikh | Wednesday February 20, 2013

BJP leaders and workers are gathering in large numbers at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, from where party Chief Rajnath Singh will lead a protest march at noon to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's residence about 5 km away.