jantar mantar

Wrestler Bajrang Punia summoned by Delhi court over criminal defamation complaintWrestler Bajrang Punia summoned by Delhi court over criminal defamation complaint

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…

August 3, 2023
Wrestlers’ protest: Sullen silence at Jantar Mantar day after scuffleWrestlers’ protest: Sullen silence at Jantar Mantar day after scuffle

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…

May 30, 2023
Wrestlers whisked away from Jantar Mantar as Delhi police crack down on March to new Parliament buildingWrestlers whisked away from Jantar Mantar as Delhi police crack down on March to new Parliament building

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…

May 28, 2023
Bastion of dissentBastion of dissent

Bastion of dissent

Jantar Mantar, which was originally built as an observatory, has hosted some landmark protests over the past three decades since…

May 11, 2023
Security at Jantar Mantar beefed up as hundreds of farmers join sit-in by Indian wrestlersSecurity at Jantar Mantar beefed up as hundreds of farmers join sit-in by Indian wrestlers

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…

May 7, 2023
Wrestlers protest: Delhi Police registers 2 FIRs on sexual harassment complaints against WFI ChiefWrestlers protest: Delhi Police registers 2 FIRs on sexual harassment complaints against WFI Chief

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…

April 29, 2023
23 pc increase in dharna, demonstrations at Jantar Mantar: Data23 pc increase in dharna, demonstrations at Jantar Mantar: Data

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…

March 14, 2023
Jantar Mantar: Vantage point to observe celestial bodiesJantar Mantar: Vantage point to observe celestial bodies

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…

August 27, 2022
Cab drivers protest at Jantar Mantar: toll tax, fuel rates, fare fixation cited under concernsCab drivers protest at Jantar Mantar: toll tax, fuel rates, fare fixation cited under concerns

Cab drivers protest at Jantar Mantar: toll tax, fuel rates, fare fixation cited under concerns

Scores of drivers of tourist taxis, Ola, Uber cabs and three-wheelers participated in the protest at Jantar Mantar.

March 21, 2022