Over 50 detained during pro-Palestine protest at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi (PTI): Police on Friday briefly detained over 50 students and civil society members who gathered at Jantar Mantar for a pro-Palestine protest, police said.
Demonstrators had arrived in different batches at Jantar Mantar and were subsequently detained, a senior police officer said.
"Since the protesters did not have permission, they were detained. They were taken to different police stations of Delhi," said a police officer.
The demonstrators raised "Free Palestine" slogans, demanding immediate ceasefire between the two countries which have been locked in war since Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7
There has been mounting global concerns over the plight of civilians in Gaza in view of Israel's punitive air strikes.
The demonstrators tried to march towards Jantar Mantar, raising slogans in favour of Palestine. When the protesters reached Jantar Mantar, policemen along with paramilitary forces pushed them into police buses.
"This protest is just about showing solidarity with Palestinians," a protester shouted from a police van as they were being detained.
Some of the demonstrators alleged that they were detained even before the protest could start. They said the protestors were manhandled. Police officials, however, refuted the charge, saying the there was no permission for the demonstration. "No one was allowed to violate law and order," said the police officer.
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ICSE, ISC results: Girls outperform boys, pass rate over 99%
New Delhi (PTI): The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations on Thursday announced the Class 10 and Class 12 results for 2026, with overall pass percentages of 99.18 per cent and 99.13 per cent, respectively.
A total of 2,58,721 candidates appeared for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or Class 10, examination.
About 1,03,316 students took the Indian School Certificate (ISC), or Class 12, exam.
Girls outperformed boys in both examinations.
In ICSE, girls recorded a pass percentage of 99.46 per cent compared to 98.93 per cent for boys.
In ISC, girls achieved a 99.48 per cent pass percentage, while those of boys stood at 98.81 per cent.
Students can now access their scorecards on the official website cisce.org.
