Patna: The Patna High Court on Thursday struck down the increase in reservations effected in Bihar last year when quotas were raised from 50 to 65 per cent for Dalits, backward classes and tribals in government jobs and educational institutions. A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the order on a…
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by 5.35 per cent to Rs 2,300 per quintal for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season, a move that comes ahead of key state assembly polls. The Rs 117 per quintal hike in paddy support price comes despite the government grappling with…
Washington: Days after Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India for a third consecutive term, powerful US lawmakers, corporate leaders and senior White House officials pledged to further strengthen the relationship between New Delhi and Washington. At the annual Leadership Summit of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) here, they also applauded…
New Delhi: The Education Ministry on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of UGC-NET conducted by the National Testing Agency following inputs that the integrity of the examination may have been compromised and the matter has been handed over to the CBI for a thorough investigation, officials said. The decision by the Ministry comes amid a massive…
Chennai: The ruling DMK’s student wing on Wednesday said it would stage a protest here on June 24 seeking the President’s assent for a Tamil Nadu Bill that envisages exemption from NEET for the state. Secretary of the Dravidian party’s students wing CVMP Ezhilarasan alleged that NEET itself “is fraudulent” and therefore it has being…
New Delhi: The Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and another accused Vinod Chauhan till July 3 in a money laundering case related to the Delhi Excise policy. Judge Nyay Bindu extended the judicial custody of both the accused after hearing the submissions of Special Public…
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Wednesday said he would work to safeguard national interests, protect “dharma”, unite society and try to bring funds for the development of Telangana and his Lok Sabha constituency of Karimnagar in the state. Sanjay Kumar, who reached Karimnagar in Telangana for the first time…
New Delhi: Adani group will invest more than USD 100 billion (around Rs 8.34 lakh crore) in energy transition projects and manufacturing capability to produce every major component required for green energy generation, its chairman said on Wednesday. Besides building solar parks to produce electricity from sunlight and wind farms that do the same from…
Bengaluru: Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the state is at the forefront of innovation, contributing 22 per cent to global R&D, and is leading in areas such as technology services. The state government is striving to make not just Karnataka but India a skilled nation, research and manufacturing destination, innovation capital and…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP MM Abdulla has complained to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar over some security personnel allegedly asking the purpose of his visit to the Parliament. In a letter to the Chairman, copies of which were also sent to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and the Rajya Sabha Secretary General, Abdulla, a…
