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…
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Saturday firmed up a futuristic vision to expand cooperation in several new areas and inked a raft of agreements, including to boost ties in the maritime sphere and blue economy. The pacts were finalised at the wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh…
Chennai: The death toll in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy has increased to 49, with ten more people losing their lives after consuming the spurious liquour in Karunapuram, Kallakurichi. Around 115 others are undergoing treatment at the Kallakurichi Government Medical College and Hospital, and hospitals in Salem, Villupuram, Jipmer in Puducherry. 25 of them are said…
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that India has given many things to the entire humankind, but yoga is its biggest gift to the world. He was speaking after performing yoga at a public garden in Ahmedabad this morning on the occasion of the 10th International Day of Yoga. “This Yoga Day…
Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George emphasized the significant role of yoga in preventing diseases within society. As part of a yoga campaign, the state plans to establish 10,000 new yoga clubs this year, building upon the previous year’s initiative which saw the launch of 1,000 yoga clubs and 600 women’s yoga clubs. With an average…
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday said people have already expressed their opinion on the “corruption” of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by defeating the AAP-Congress alliance in all the seven Lok Sabha seats in the city. This remark by Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva came after Kejriwal was granted bail by a court on…
New Delhi: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the central government is committed to protecting the interests of students and there will be no compromise on their future. He said the allegations of paper leak in the NEET-UG 2024 will be probed by a high-level committee and no culprit will be spared. “I…
