New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the qualitative changes in India’s education sector are reflected in the QS World University Ranking and his government will work on further boosting research and innovation in the third term. “Over the last decade, we have focused on qualitative changes in the education sector. This is…
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): AIADMK leader and former state minister S P Velumani on Thursday blamed BJP state chief K Annamalai for the split in AIADMK-BJP ties ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, and claimed that had the poll alliance remained intact, the combine would have won 30-35 seats. His view, though rejected by Annamalai, was…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he would fulfil his promise of giving special category status to the states of Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also took a swipe at the prime minister, saying it is being claimed repeatedly that the Modi 3. 0 government…
New Delhi: The Congress has convened a meeting of its working committee on June 8 to discuss the Lok Sabha poll result. Votes of the election were counted on June 4. The meeting has been convened by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and he will chair it. Party leaders will discuss the outcome of the Lok…
New Delhi: Newly elected MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are expected to meet on Friday to elect Narendra Modi as their leader, paving the way for him to take oath as prime minister for a third term. Sources said after Modi’s election as the leader of NDA MPs, senior members of the alliance…
New Delhi: As the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance prepares to form the new government, one of its key allies, Janata Dal United (JD(U)), has advocated for the implementation of ‘One Nation, One Poll’, a major promise from the BJP’s election manifesto. Several opposition parties, including Congress, TMC, and CPM, have strongly opposed the proposal, arguing…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said Minister B Nagendra has offered to resign, following allegations against him in connection with an illegal money transfer case, and indicated that he may quit the Siddaramaiah Cabinet later in the day. Seeking to mount pressure on the Congress government, the opposition BJP staged a…
New Delhi: The swearing-in ceremony for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term has reportedly been rescheduled from June 8 to June 9 at 6 pm due to ‘unavoidable circumstances’, according to sources. The delay has been attributed to ongoing discussions with BJP’s major allies. Although the NDA surpassed the 290-seat mark, the BJP fell short…
New Delhi: The newly elected BJP MPs from seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi on Wednesday credited Prime Minister Narednra Modi for their victories and asserted that the party was going to come to power in the national capital after Assembly polls next year. A day after the BJP staged a clean sweep for the third…
New Delhi: Special judge at the Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday rejected the interim bail plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is a prime accused in the Delhi liquor scam case. While refusing to grant bail to Kejriwal, Special Judge Kaveri Baweja, said “I have issued certain directions for his diagnostic tests…
