New Delhi: The National Testing Agency on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is all set to conduct the NEET-UG exam in computer-based test (CBT) mode from next year instead of the pen and paper mode after consulting the Centre. The National Testing Agency (NTA), responsible for conducting the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test…
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu): AIADMK whip Agri S S Krishnamurthy on Friday said that the party will demand a CBI investigation if the alleged poaching of lawmakers via “multi-crore cash” transfers by the ruling TVK continues. Four AIADMK legislators — K Maragatham Kumaravel (Maduranthakam Assembly constituency), S Jayakumar (Perundurai), P Sathyabama (Dharapuram) and Esakki Subaya (Ambasamudram)…
Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party adopted a hybrid format for its Mahanadu conclave this year which concluded on Thursday, combining physical participation with a network of digitally connected centres across Andhra Pradesh to facilitate cadre engagement. The two-day conclave, organised annually to mark the birth anniversary of TDP founder N T Rama Rao, popularly known…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Friday accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Siddaramaiah had submitted his resignation to the Governor’s Special Secretary at Lok Bhavan here, on Thursday, in the latter’s absence. “In exercise of the powers conferred on me under Article 164(1) of the Constitution of India, I, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Governor of…
Chandigarh: BJP on Thursday appointed Kewal Singh Dhillon as the party’s Punjab unit chief and shortly after the announcement he claimed the saffron party will form the government in the state after the 2027 Assembly polls. The 76-year-old former MLA from Barnala, who will be the first Jat Sikh face to head the party unit,…
New Delhi: Sunil Gavaskar believes that teen prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is “God’s gift to Indian cricket” and needs to be picked for their upcoming white-ball tour of England even if it comes at the cost of dropping an established top order batter from the playing eleven. Gavaskar, who saw Sooryavanshi’s astonishing 29-ball-97 against Sunrisers Hyderabad…
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a meeting to review preparations for the Commonwealth Games and proposed the Olympics to be hosted in Ahmedabad. Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and senior officials were present at the meeting. Attending the review were Sports…
Moscow: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval called for decisive action against terrorism and said there cannot be “double standards” in the fight against it, while addressing an international security forum in Russia on Thursday, according to the Indian Embassy in Moscow. Doval participated in the first International Security Forum and the 14th Meeting of High…
MP Rabindranath The political tremors in Karnataka are being watched closely in Telangana. In Indian politics, especially within the Congress ecosystem, developments in one state rarely remain confined to that geography alone. Leadership crises, factional wars, and high-command interventions have historically travelled across states like political contagion. The latest developments in Karnataka have once again…
The Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the Election Commission of India’s authority to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is not merely a legal victory for a constitutional institution. It is, in fact, a decisive victory for Indian democracy itself. At a time when certain frustrated political parties have made it a habit…
