Jantar Mantar

Denotification of Jantar Mantar as protest site challenged in Supreme Court, Delhi HC

October 14, 2026 9:41 pm

Jantar Mantar denotification has been challenged in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court over alternative protest sites and the right to protest.

Jantar Mantar: Why the powers that be want to move protest sites out of sight

October 14, 2026 4:14 pm

Moving it as a protest site is not only a way to hide from criticism but presents to the world that democracy is merely performance, as Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis puts it, erasing people’s power to act, to express and to resist

Dipke targets Supreme Court's Bengal remarks: ‘Would SC tell Modi to contest next polls?’

October 14, 2026 6:11 pm

Speaking in Nagpur, the CJP founder said the Supreme Court had treated deleted votes in Bengal as “not a big deal” and accused it of aiding the Election Commission in party splits and symbol disputes.

Jantar Mantar removed as protest site after Supreme Court orders: Delhi Police

October 13, 2026 8:28 pm

The police made the submission before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday

Narrow lane, locked gate: Route CJP members took to enter barricaded Jantar Mantar

October 13, 2026 7:33 pm

Police detained Cockroach Janta Party leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde, along with 11 party volunteers.

‘Jantar Mantars will emerge across country’: Abhijeet Dipke on denotification of protest site

October 13, 2026 6:20 pm

The CJP founder’s remarks came after Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar issued a standing order on October 11, denotifying Jantar Mantar Road as a designated protest site.

Jantar Mantar denotified: From London to New York, where major cities' protest sites are

October 13, 2026 6:47 pm

From Jantar Mantar to Hyde Park, a look at iconic protest sites that have shaped political movements and the history of dissent worldwide.

Today News Headlines for School Assembly, October 14, 2026: Rahul Gandhi backs CJP after leaders Ranka, Das sent to 5-day custody

October 14, 2026 1:42 pm

Today News Headlines for School Assembly, October 14, 2026: Delhi Police have arrested CJP leaders, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka for entering Jantar Mantar, which no longer remains a designated protest site. MDR on UPI payments above Rs 2000 to be imposed after Diwali.

Jantar Mantar no longer a protest site: Congress youth wing alleges ‘subterfuge’

October 13, 2026 4:48 pm

The Indian Youth Congress argued that its plea against denial of protest permission must be heard, with its counsel alleging ‘subterfuge’ over Jantar Mantar’s denotification.

No more protests at Jantar Mantar. These are Delhi's new demonstration sites

October 13, 2026 2:01 pm

Here's all that you need to know about the new sites

In the heart of Delhi, a stairway to the stars: The scientific secrets of Jantar Mantar

April 03, 2026 12:30 pm

Long before the age of digital telescopes, Maharaja Jai Singh II envisioned a playground for astronomers in the center of Delhi. Jantar Mantar isn't just a collection of striking red geometric structures; it is a high-precision scientific instrument made of stone.

Manipur violence: Hundreds stage protest at Jantar Mantar to end violence in Northeastern state

June 29, 2023 11:59 am

Amid high security, farmers reach Jantar Mantar in Delhi to protest for their rights

August 22, 2022 1:48 pm

Ahead of the protest, security was ramped up at the Ghazipur, Tikir and Singhu borders of Delhi. According to the police, this was done to prevent any “untoward incident”.

Students protest over Rohith Vemula's suicide at Jantar Mantar

February 24, 2016 1:40 pm

Student activists from CYSS and NSUI held a protest rally over Rohith Vemula's suicide at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Tuesday (February 23).

Rare pictures: Protests at the Boat Club

June 22, 2020 6:20 pm

Take a look at some of the candid pictures of protests at Boat Club in Delhi . This is part of a weekly photo series where we bring you some unguarded moments captured over the years by The Indian Express photographers’ network.

Rohith Vemula Protest Rally: What Rahul Gandhi Said

February 24, 2016 12:14 pm

Visuals Of Rohith Vemula Protest Rally

February 24, 2016 12:06 pm

Rohith Vemula Protest Rally: What Arvind Kejriwal Said

February 24, 2016 11:44 am

JNU students hold protest march, sell ‘Mera Yaar Kanhaiya’ t-shirts

February 18, 2016 1:39 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Staging a march protest Mandi House to Jantar Mantar, the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Thursday wore "Mera Yaar Kanhaiya" T-Shirts and sold them in order to show their support to Kanhaiya Kumar. Students of JNU took out the rally demanding Kanhaiya’s release and dropping of sedition charges against him. Meanwhile, Kanhaiya applied for a bail before the Supreme Court and the matter will be heard on Friday. Former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee is likely to argue for Kanhaiya’s bail plea.

BJP protests against anti-national slogans raised in JNU

February 17, 2016 8:31 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): In the row of unending protests all over the nation, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also joined the protest. The protestors carried placards showing anguish against the ongoing protests at various educational institutions.