New Delhi | 7 days ago
'Mamata ko manao', says Sonia
New Delhi, Aug 1 - Congress president Sonia Gandhi continues to take keen interest in the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill and has been telling activists that they should work on Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee for her support.Mamata's turnaround on the bill, after initially pledging support, has been a big setback for its proponents. 'Mamata ko manao -', she told a delegation tha ... read more

Agra | 2 years ago
25,000 Dalits and Adivasis march to Delhi
Agra, Oct 14 - More than 25,000 Dalits and Adivasis from various parts of the country are marching towards the national capital carrying flags and shouting slogans, to press their demand for land, water and trees from the government.The volunteers, including women, of the Ekta Parishad, mostly dalits and adivasis led by Gandhians P.V. Raj Gopal and Subba Rao, are walking in four files on the natio ... read more

New Delhi | 4 years ago
President urges medicos to call off strike
New Delhi, May 24 - President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Wednesday urged protesting medicos to call off their anti-reservation stir, even as the agitators called for observing Thursday as 'civil disobedience day' following the government's decision to enforce new caste-based quotas.While interacting with two groups of students at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Kalam explained that the central government would increa ... read more

New Delhi | 4 years ago
Medicos prevent walk-in interviews, intensify stir
New Delhi, May 24 - Striking resident doctors in Delhi Wednesday refused to allow walk-in interviews for those wishing to fill their place as they intensified their anti-reservation protests in the wake of the government decision to go ahead with quotas.Interviews scheduled at Safdarjung Hospital were postponed indefinitely. Students there even formed a human chain to stop aspirants and held poste ... read more