New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed June 26 for hearing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea against the Delhi High Court order putting interim stay on his bail in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. A vacation bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti said it would like to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said people have given his government mandate for a third consecutive term and have put a stamp of approval on its policies and intentions. He also said that the 18th Lok Sabha begins on Monday with a resolve of building a ‘Shreshtha Bharat’ and ‘Viksit Bharat’. Addressing…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the inaugural session of the 18th Lok Sabha as a milestone for Indian democracy, stressing the significance of holding the swearing-in ceremony in the new Parliament building for the first time post-independence. The Prime Minister welcomed the newly-elected Members of Parliament, extending warm greetings and best…
Mumbai: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday expressed optimism that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) adopted by his state would pave the way for greater equality in personal laws for everyone in the country, besides promoting unity among local communities and upholding gender equality. Uttarakhand is the first state in the country after…
New/Patna: The investigation into the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG gained momentum on Sunday with the CBI filing an FIR and dispatching teams to states and the Economic Offences Unit of the Bihar Police arresting five persons in a paper leak case, taking the total arrests to 18. The National Testing Agency…
New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday night announced that the probe into alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET will be handed over to the CBI for a comprehensive investigation. The development came amid a flurry of decisions over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, including the removal of National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General…
New Delhi: Facing flak over alleged irregularities in competitive exams, the Centre on Saturday shunted out National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Subodh Singh and set up a seven-member panel headed by former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan to review the agency’s functioning and recommend exam reforms. The Union Health Ministry also announced the postponement of…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday termed the enforcement of the anti-paper leak law a “whitewash” and asserted that the BJP cannot evade its responsibility in “promoting corruption and education mafia”. The Centre on Friday night operationalised the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which aims to curb malpractices and irregularities…
Chennai: The police detained a large number of BJP members, including senior leader H Raja, in various parts of Tamil Nadu when they attempted to stage protests against the ruling DMK over the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy on Saturday. The state-wide protest was meant to condemn the DMK government for allegedly failing to contain the illicit…
New Delhi: On Saturday, the Ministry of Education established a High-Level Committee of Experts chaired by Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, former Chairman of ISRO and current Chairman of the Board of Governors at IIT Kanpur. This committee aims to ensure transparent, smooth, and fair conduct of examinations amid the NEET and UGC-NET controversy. The committee’s responsibilities…
