Kolkata: Three out of the four persons arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a female student at a city-based law college had pre-planned the assault, a police officer said on Monday. Sleuths of the nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the incident also found that the three accused — Monojit Mishra, Pratim Mukherjee,…
Jammu: Ahead of the Amarnath Yatra, the token distribution centre for offline registration of the pilgrims was operationalised here on Monday, even as the authorities successfully conducted a dry run of the arrangements along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials said. The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath will commence from the…
Bengaluru: Amid Congress leaders in Karnataka openly discussing possible change of Chief Minister in the state, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said it is up to the party high command to decide on such matters and that one should not create any unnecessary problem. Kharge was responding to media queries about some Congress leaders…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Monday claimed the Maharashtra government withdrew its decision on the teaching of Hindi as a third language in primary classes due to “pressure” from the opposition and the civil society. Thackeray, along with Leader of Opposition in the legislative council Ambadas Danve, Bhaskar Jadhav and other opposition…
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday accused the opposition alliance of trying to turn the Constitution into a “sharia script” and using the garb of “samajwaad” (socialism) to hide its “namazwaad”, as it slammed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for asserting that his bloc, if elected to power in Bihar, will throw the amended Waqf Act…
New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently reviewed the progress of ongoing reforms in the passenger reservation system and emphasized the need for a smart, transparent, accessible, and efficient ticketing system with a focus on passenger convenience, the ministry said on Sunday. Under Vaishnaw’s guidance, officials are working to prepare the reservation chart eight hours…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a three-day visit to the US on Monday to participate in a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping that will focus on new proposals to advance a common vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Jaishankar will visit the United States from June…
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has named 89 higher education institutions, including several premier institutes, in a list of defaulters for failing to adhere to mandatory anti-ragging regulations. A show-cause notice has been issued to each institution, urging immediate corrective action. Top institutions among defaulters The defaulter list includes 17 Institutes of national…
Shimla: The Buddhist Development Plan is on the anvil for the rejuvenation of Buddhist “math” (religious sites) and old monasteries, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday. According to a statement issued here, while winding up his four-day visit to Himachal Pradesh, Rijiju told a public meeting in Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti that adequate…
Mumbai: Facing mounting opposition to the introduction of Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government orders) on the implementation of the three-language policy. Immediately after the announcement, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) said…
