Jammu: Asserting that 99 per cent infiltration attempts from Pakistan on the border have been foiled in Jammu and Kashmir this year, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said the security agencies are fully alert and working to finish terrorism rather than just contain it. He said the border security grid is “much stronger…
New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Board examinations will be conducted twice a year and students will get an option to retain their best score, according to the New Curriculum Framework prepared by the Ministry of Education. Aiming to make the exams “easier” rather than “high stakes”, the boards have also been asked to develop capacities…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said the ongoing Enforcement Directorate “raids” in Chhattisgarh were a reaction to the pre-poll surveys predicting a “massive rout” for the BJP, and asserted that its government will not get bogged down by such “threats”. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the premises of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister…
Sagar: The Congress will conduct a caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning the assembly polls in the state, said party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday, accusing the regime at the Centre of wishing to change the Constitution. He was addressing a public rally in Sagar in MP’s Bundelkhand region. Assembly polls are expected to be…
New Delhi: Batting for resumption of dialogue with Pakistan, diplomat-turned-politician Mani Shankar Aiyar says India will not be able to take its due place in the world as long as its western neighbour is an “albatross around our necks”. The Congress leader, who served as India’s consul general in Karachi from December 1978-January 1982, has dedicated…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday left for South Africa to attend the 15th BRICS summit, expressing confidence that it will provide a useful opportunity for its members to identify future areas of cooperation and review institutional development. In his departure statement, he said BRICS has been pursuing a strong cooperation agenda across…
New Delhi: Police on Monday arrested a Delhi government officer, who allegedly raped a minor several times and impregnated her, and his wife after questioning them and recording the statement of the victim, officials said. Shortly before he was arrested in the case which was registered on August 13, Premoday Khakha was suspended from his post…
New Delhi: Ahead of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, India on Monday said it has a “positive intent” and an “open mind” for the expansion of the five-nation grouping. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting the South African city from August 22 to 24 to attend the 15th BRICS summit at the invitation of South African…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was among nine MPs who took the oath as members of the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The oath was administered by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in the Rajya Sabha chamber in Parliament House. Jaishankar took the oath in English. This is his second term as a Rajya Sabha MP. He…
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday accused the Congress of acting under the pressure of its ally DMK as it slammed the Karnataka government for releasing 10 TMC water from Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu. Addressing a press conference, Union minister Rajiv Chandrasekhar said large parts of Karnataka have been hit by drought and the Congress…
