August 2, 2026

Screenshot from video posted on X by Tehseen Poonawala NEW DELHI: Venture capitalist, political analyst and consultant Tehseen Poonawala has alleged that the Delhi Police has enforced a house arrest on him in relation to his protest against E20 fuel.Poonawala had previously announced that on the 1st of August he would undertake a solo walk to Gandhi Smriti, followed by maun vrat and a hunger strike to protest against the mandatory E20 ethanol policy.Saturday morning, Poonawalla posted a series of videos and messages on X stating that a large contingent of Delhi Police personnel, including women officers, had arrived at his home and restricted his movement. “I am being arrested at GK1. No crime against me, no papers, no documents… nothing!” he wrote, sharing a photograph of a police vehicle parked outside his building.In subsequent posts, he declared, “I AM UNDER HOUSE ARREST,” and alleged, “An entire battalion of Delhi Police cops including women officers have put me under house arrest!! Nitin Gadkari ji sir is scared of Ethanol.” In another post he wrote, “The Delhi Police force that has put me under house arrest so I cannot speak against Ethanol.””Almost as if I am a terrorist!! All I wanted was a maun vrat and a peaceful democratic one day hunger strike. My Instagram account was suspended! I was abused! Now house arrested!” he wrote in one post.Videos shared by Poonawalla show police officers stationed at the doorway of his residence. In one clip, he is seen speaking to an officer inside the house, repeatedly asking for any written order or document. He is heard saying he is being detained fifteen days before Independence Day. The officer is heard responding that the proposed protest could lead to a law-and-order situation and seeking cooperation.In later videos recorded, Poonawalla stated that police informed him that as he had announced his protest on social media in advance, thousands of people might come out to join him. He also claimed that one officer told him he was “a great human being” but that orders had come “from the top” to place him under house arrest.Poonawalla alleged that internet connectivity in the area had been disrupted, with media personnel complaining of jammed signals, though he managed to continue posting updates. He used hashtags such as EthanolScam, BETA BADHAO YOJNA and SUGAR DADDY, reflecting his long-standing criticism that the ethanol policy benefits certain sugar interests and distilleries.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesDelhi Police has not responded to Tehseen Poonawala’s claims yet.Poonawalla demanded discussions on ethanol policy, asking for E10 for E10-compliant vehicles, reduced rates of E0 petrol, and public disclosure of all E20 Fuel policy documents. He also called for keeping Union minister Nitin Gadkari out of the ethanol portfolio.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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Screenshot from video posted on X by Tehseen Poonawala NEW DELHI: Venture capitalist, political analyst and consultant Tehseen Poonawala has alleged that the Delhi Police has enforced a house arrest on him in relation to his protest against E20 fuel.Poonawala had previously announced that on the 1st of August he would undertake a solo walk to Gandhi Smriti, followed by maun vrat and a hunger strike to protest against the mandatory E20 ethanol policy.Saturday morning, Poonawalla posted a series of videos and messages on X stating that a large contingent of Delhi Police personnel, including women officers, had arrived at his home and restricted his movement. “I am being arrested at GK1. No crime against me, no papers, no documents… nothing!” he wrote, sharing a photograph of a police vehicle parked outside his building.In subsequent posts, he declared, “I AM UNDER HOUSE ARREST,” and alleged, “An entire battalion of Delhi Police cops including women officers have put me under house arrest!! Nitin Gadkari ji sir is scared of Ethanol.” In another post he wrote, “The Delhi Police force that has put me under house arrest so I cannot speak against Ethanol.””Almost as if I am a terrorist!! All I wanted was a maun vrat and a peaceful democratic one day hunger strike. My Instagram account was suspended! I was abused! Now house arrested!” he wrote in one post.Videos shared by Poonawalla show police officers stationed at the doorway of his residence. In one clip, he is seen speaking to an officer inside the house, repeatedly asking for any written order or document. He is heard saying he is being detained fifteen days before Independence Day. The officer is heard responding that the proposed protest could lead to a law-and-order situation and seeking cooperation.In later videos recorded, Poonawalla stated that police informed him that as he had announced his protest on social media in advance, thousands of people might come out to join him. He also claimed that one officer told him he was “a great human being” but that orders had come “from the top” to place him under house arrest.Poonawalla alleged that internet connectivity in the area had been disrupted, with media personnel complaining of jammed signals, though he managed to continue posting updates. He used hashtags such as EthanolScam, BETA BADHAO YOJNA and SUGAR DADDY, reflecting his long-standing criticism that the ethanol policy benefits certain sugar interests and distilleries.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesDelhi Police has not responded to Tehseen Poonawala’s claims yet.Poonawalla demanded discussions on ethanol policy, asking for E10 for E10-compliant vehicles, reduced rates of E0 petrol, and public disclosure of all E20 Fuel policy documents. He also called for keeping Union minister Nitin Gadkari out of the ethanol portfolio.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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'Almost as if I am a terrorist': Tehseen Poonawalla claims house arrest over E20 protest
Screenshot from video posted on X by Tehseen Poonawala

NEW DELHI: Venture capitalist, political analyst and consultant Tehseen Poonawala has alleged that the Delhi Police has enforced a house arrest on him in relation to his protest against E20 fuel.Poonawala had previously announced that on the 1st of August he would undertake a solo walk to Gandhi Smriti, followed by maun vrat and a hunger strike to protest against the mandatory E20 ethanol policy.Saturday morning, Poonawalla posted a series of videos and messages on X stating that a large contingent of Delhi Police personnel, including women officers, had arrived at his home and restricted his movement. “I am being arrested at GK1. No crime against me, no papers, no documents… nothing!” he wrote, sharing a photograph of a police vehicle parked outside his building.In subsequent posts, he declared, “I AM UNDER HOUSE ARREST,” and alleged, “An entire battalion of Delhi Police cops including women officers have put me under house arrest!! Nitin Gadkari ji sir is scared of Ethanol.” In another post he wrote, “The Delhi Police force that has put me under house arrest so I cannot speak against Ethanol.”“Almost as if I am a terrorist!! All I wanted was a maun vrat and a peaceful democratic one day hunger strike. My Instagram account was suspended! I was abused! Now house arrested!” he wrote in one post.Videos shared by Poonawalla show police officers stationed at the doorway of his residence. In one clip, he is seen speaking to an officer inside the house, repeatedly asking for any written order or document. He is heard saying he is being detained fifteen days before Independence Day. The officer is heard responding that the proposed protest could lead to a law-and-order situation and seeking cooperation.In later videos recorded, Poonawalla stated that police informed him that as he had announced his protest on social media in advance, thousands of people might come out to join him. He also claimed that one officer told him he was “a great human being” but that orders had come “from the top” to place him under house arrest.Poonawalla alleged that internet connectivity in the area had been disrupted, with media personnel complaining of jammed signals, though he managed to continue posting updates. He used hashtags such as EthanolScam, BETA BADHAO YOJNA and SUGAR DADDY, reflecting his long-standing criticism that the ethanol policy benefits certain sugar interests and distilleries.

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R. Madhavan, who goes on about how everything became great during Modi’s time and how the country changed, moves to Dubai with his family. If you think Modi has made everything so great, then why are you settling abroad? These people will come here to work in government-sponsored films and then go back to Dubai,” he said.He added that the trend was not limited to actors, saying, “Industrialists are going abroad.”Thackeray said the migration of entrepreneurs and young professionals reflected a deeper crisis of confidence, arguing that Indian cities had failed to provide the quality of life that many young people expected.”This government made a big fuss about ‘Smart Cities.’ Where are those Smart Cities? Not a single city here is proper. Today, kids are going abroad. Why? Because they don’t feel like living here. The cities are ruined; there’s no place to take children out. Abroad, there are excellent roads, fields, gardens, cleanliness, sports complexes, everything. 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Go beyond that and think about what’s simmering in the minds of the boys and girls, the young men and women,” he said, warning that further public anger could erupt if those concerns remained unaddressed.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesQuoting Osho, Thackeray rejected the suggestion that the country’s youth had gone astray. “Who says the country’s youth is wandering on the wrong path? If the path-makers have built the wrong path, what’s the fault of the youth?” he said.He urged members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena to understand the aspirations and anxieties of both urban and rural youth in Maharashtra, saying the movement needed to engage with the realities facing the state’s younger generation.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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Raj Thackeray also weighed in on PM’s remarks condemning abusive language and accused BJP of nurturing a culture of online abuse. MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday launched a sharp attack on industrialists and public figures who praise Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP government while choosing to live abroad, questioning their claims that India had improved significantly under the current administration. Speaking at the 20th anniversary rally of the Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena in Mumbai, Thackeray cited actors Vivek Oberoi and R Madhavan as examples and linked their decisions to what he described as growing frustration among the country’s youth.Claiming that the government had itself acknowledged in Parliament that entrepreneurs were leaving India, Thackeray argued that many of those who publicly endorse the government’s narrative were unwilling to build their own lives in the country.”Vivek Oberoi, who played Modi’s role in the movie on Modi’s life, lives in Dubai. R. Madhavan, who goes on about how everything became great during Modi’s time and how the country changed, moves to Dubai with his family. If you think Modi has made everything so great, then why are you settling abroad? These people will come here to work in government-sponsored films and then go back to Dubai,” he said.He added that the trend was not limited to actors, saying, “Industrialists are going abroad.”Thackeray said the migration of entrepreneurs and young professionals reflected a deeper crisis of confidence, arguing that Indian cities had failed to provide the quality of life that many young people expected.”This government made a big fuss about ‘Smart Cities.’ Where are those Smart Cities? Not a single city here is proper. Today, kids are going abroad. Why? Because they don’t feel like living here. The cities are ruined; there’s no place to take children out. Abroad, there are excellent roads, fields, gardens, cleanliness, sports complexes, everything. 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But tell your party people that others have mothers too. Tell the trolls you’ve nurtured. You say, ‘The kids have been forgiven.’ But who will apologize for what your people did? Those who ordered lathis on students, those who split students’ heads open, who will they ever apologize?”Addressing student activists, Thackeray argued that recent protests should not be viewed merely through the lens of the NEET examination controversy. He said the unrest reflected wider concerns over unemployment, privatisation, poor infrastructure, corruption and the lack of opportunities.”The protests that happened weren’t just because of the NEET exam chaos. 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. At least five people died and 41 remain missing after a passenger ferry caught fire off Madura Island.Rescuers recovered Nirmal Purja’s body after the avalanche, with all 10 climbers now confirmed dead.Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar called the Mekedatu dam project a “permanent solution” to the Cauvery water dispute.Assam boxer Lovlina Borgohain objected to a Glasgow restaurant displaying an India map without the Northeast.Foreign portfolio investors returned to Indian equities in July, investing Rs 20,200 crore after four months of outflowsHere are the top news stories: Indonesia ferry fire: 5 dead, 41 missing after blaze engulfs passenger vesselAt least five people died and 41 remain missing after the passenger ferry KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire off Indonesia’s Madura Island while carrying around 250 people. Several passengers jumped into the sea as nearby vessels rescued survivors. More than 200 people have been evacuated, while rescue operations continue. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. Read full storyNimal Purja’s body found after deadly avalanche that killed 10 climbersThe body of legendary mountaineer Nirmal “Nims” Purja has been recovered after a deadly avalanche struck Broad Peak in PoK, with all 10 members of the expedition now confirmed dead. Rescue teams continue efforts to recover the remaining bodies despite difficult weather. Purja, famed for climbing all 14 peaks above 8,000 metres in a record 189 days, is being remembered as one of mountaineering’s greatest figures. Read full story’Mekedatu is permanent solution’: Karnataka CM pushes Cauvery dam projectKarnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar called the Mekedatu dam project the “permanent solution” to the Cauvery water dispute and urged all stakeholders to move forward. He cited recent Supreme Court rulings and the Centre’s position while appealing for dialogue with Tamil Nadu. 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CWG silver medallist Lovlina objects to ‘missing’ Northeast on Glasgow restaurant’s napkins (Image/PTI,X) NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games silver medallist and Assam boxer Lovlina Borgohain said she felt ‘hurt’ after noticing that the Northeast was missing from a map printed on napkins and displayed outside a popular Indian restaurant in Glasgow. The restaurant owners acknowledged the mistake and assured the Indian boxing contingent that it would be corrected.The incident took place when the Indian boxing team visited Mister Singh’s India, The Home of Curry for a celebratory dinner after securing a record 10 medals, seven gold and three silver, at the Commonwealth Games.Lovlina noticed that the restaurant’s branding showed an incomplete map of India without the Northeast. She immediately raised the issue with the management.Addressing the restaurant management during an interaction, Lovlina said the omission was upsetting.”Please don’t take this the wrong way. I felt a little hurt by this. In the map of India, our North East is missing. Yes, even outside, the map that’s displayed has cut off the North East. As someone from the North East, that really hurts us. That’s all I wanted to say. Please keep this in mind next time. Thank you so much,” she said.Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh, who was present at the restaurant, said there was no confrontation and that the issue was resolved amicably.”There was no confrontation. It was an aberration and we pointed that out, me and Lovlina. They accepted their mistake and assured us that it will be corrected,” Singh told PTI.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe restaurant is a popular Indian dining destination in Glasgow and has hosted several visiting sports teams and dignitaries over the years.Lovlina won a silver medal in the women’s 75kg boxing event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist lost a closely fought final to Australia’s Emma-Sue Greentree by a 4-1 split decision, missing out on her first Commonwealth Games gold medal.The silver was Lovlina’s maiden Commonwealth Games medal after earlier exits at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022.India’s boxing team has produced its best-ever Commonwealth Games campaign, winning a record seven gold and three silver medals. Overall, India has collected 35 medals at the Glasgow Games: 11 gold, 16 silver and eight bronze to occupy fourth place in the medal standings.(with inputs from PTI) Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorPriyanshi RastogiPriyanshi Rastogi is a journalist with The Times of India. She primarily covers national and international news, along with business affairs. 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CWG silver medallist Lovlina objects to ‘missing’ Northeast on Glasgow restaurant’s napkins (Image/PTI,X) NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games silver medallist and Assam boxer Lovlina Borgohain said she felt ‘hurt’ after noticing that the Northeast was missing from a map printed on napkins and displayed outside a popular Indian restaurant in Glasgow. The restaurant owners acknowledged the mistake and assured the Indian boxing contingent that it would be corrected.The incident took place when the Indian boxing team visited Mister Singh’s India, The Home of Curry for a celebratory dinner after securing a record 10 medals, seven gold and three silver, at the Commonwealth Games.Lovlina noticed that the restaurant’s branding showed an incomplete map of India without the Northeast. She immediately raised the issue with the management.Addressing the restaurant management during an interaction, Lovlina said the omission was upsetting.”Please don’t take this the wrong way. I felt a little hurt by this. In the map of India, our North East is missing. Yes, even outside, the map that’s displayed has cut off the North East. As someone from the North East, that really hurts us. That’s all I wanted to say. Please keep this in mind next time. Thank you so much,” she said.Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh, who was present at the restaurant, said there was no confrontation and that the issue was resolved amicably.”There was no confrontation. It was an aberration and we pointed that out, me and Lovlina. They accepted their mistake and assured us that it will be corrected,” Singh told PTI.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe restaurant is a popular Indian dining destination in Glasgow and has hosted several visiting sports teams and dignitaries over the years.Lovlina won a silver medal in the women’s 75kg boxing event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist lost a closely fought final to Australia’s Emma-Sue Greentree by a 4-1 split decision, missing out on her first Commonwealth Games gold medal.The silver was Lovlina’s maiden Commonwealth Games medal after earlier exits at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022.India’s boxing team has produced its best-ever Commonwealth Games campaign, winning a record seven gold and three silver medals. Overall, India has collected 35 medals at the Glasgow Games: 11 gold, 16 silver and eight bronze to occupy fourth place in the medal standings.(with inputs from PTI) Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.About the AuthorPriyanshi RastogiPriyanshi Rastogi is a journalist with The Times of India. She primarily covers national and international news, along with business affairs. Her work focuses on the latest political events, in-depth explainers, features, offbeat articles and viral social media trending stories.Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Enemy Nations Conspiring To Hurt India’: PM Modi During ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva’ Campaign LaunchIndian Navy Launches Final Diving Support Craft, Completes Indigenous Five Ship ProgrammeMother Of Noida Teen Seeks Protection, FIR Withdrawal After PM Modi’s Appeal For Compassion’Why Do Killings Happen When…’: Farooq Abdullah’s Remarks On Kulgam Terror Attack Spark BJP-NC RowRam Temple Skit Row: Rahul Gandhi, Pappu Yadav, Awadhesh Prasad BookedPaper Leak Law Passed, But Can Tougher Punishment Alone Stop India’s Endless Exam Leak Crisis?’Pakistan-Based Handles, Suvendu On Target’: Bengal STF Uncovers Shocking ‘Jaish Module”PM Has The Audacity Of Forgiving’: Rahul Gandhi Slams Modi’s Video On Jantar Mantar ‘Abuses”Terrorists Asked Caste, Then Shot’: Family’s Shocking Claim In Kulgam AttackPM Modi Inaugurates ₹5,000 Crore Bhogapuram Airport, Launches ₹17,900 Crore Andhra Projects123PhotostoriesThe science behind tadka and why this simple technique does more than add flavour5 best ways to make money as a student in India without affecting your studies5 Succulent plants perfect for small indoor gardensKatrina Kaif’s makeup artist Daniel Bauer reveals the right way to clean your makeup brushesWhy Gen Z dates so differently: 5 relationship trends millennials find hard to decodeAnanya Panday gives metallic glam a savage upgrade in sculptural Anamika Khanna coutureWhere to store aluminium foil so that it lasts longer and doesn’t get damagedTraitors 2 confirmed contestants list: Mallika Sherawat, Shweta Tiwari, Munawar Faruqui and moreWhy do pressure cookers whistle? 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