Wrestler Bajrang Punia summoned by Delhi court over criminal defamation complaint

The complaint claimed that Punia, along with other wrestlers/persons, made defamatory remarks against Dahiya in a press conference held on May 10 at Jantar Mantar during a protest

Wrestlers’ protest: Sullen silence at Jantar Mantar day after scuffle

A rare sight of Jantar Mantar without protestors a few hours after section 144 was imposed and protesting wrestlers and supporters were detained and taken to police stations on Sunday

Wrestlers whisked away from Jantar Mantar as Delhi police crack down on March to new Parliament building

Soon after their detention, the protest site was cleared and the police will reportedly not permit them to continue their protest at the Jantar Mantar site

Bastion of dissent

Jantar Mantar, which was originally built as an observatory, has hosted some landmark protests over the past three decades since it was named as the exclusive venue to hold dharnas

Security at Jantar Mantar beefed up as hundreds of farmers join sit-in by Indian wrestlers

On Thursday, a group of farmers coming to Delhi to visit Jantar Mantar was stopped by the police at the Singhu border, with officials saying 24 of them had been detained

Wrestlers protest: Delhi Police registers 2 FIRs on sexual harassment complaints against WFI Chief

Delhi Police registered two FIRs over sexual harassment allegations levelled against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by several women wrestlers

23 pc increase in dharna, demonstrations at Jantar Mantar: Data

The protest requesting the establishment of an Ahir regiment in the Indian Army and the farmer protest against the Centre over the minimum support price were two of the largest demonstrations that took place at Jantar Mantar in 2022

Jantar Mantar: Vantage point to observe celestial bodies

Between Delhi’s iconic Connaught Place and Parliament lies a repository of the astronomical knowledge of the 18th century, reminding us that Earth is only one of the planets circling the sun