New Delhi: Opposition parties on Monday submitted notices seeking an urgent discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the alleged use of force against students protesting over the NEET paper leak issue at Jantar Mantar. The Centre is slated to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday proposing to strengthen the anti-paper leak law…
Hyderabad: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat has described the younger generation, known as ‘Gen Z’, as emotional and adaptable, while cautioning that they often do not think with a “calm mind.” Speaking at an event in Hyderabad, the RSS chief noted that this generation is easily appealed to by things that appear “visibly authentic,”…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the constitution of a high-powered task force headed by technology expert Nandan Nilekani to recommend reforms for the National Testing Agency (NTA), focusing on overhauling the examination system through technology and structural changes. The announcement comes amid sustained scrutiny of the NTA following a series of…
New Delhi: India is expected to receive France’s official response to its Letter of Request (LoR) for the proposed government-to-government deal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets by mid-August, according to a report by news agency ANI. French officials have sought time until mid-August to submit their response to the LoR that India had sent…
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday announced that he will not be contesting the 2028 state assembly elections. Taking to social media, the Congress leader cited various reasons such as his health, age and the increasingly “corrupted area of politics.” “I will not contest in the 2028 assembly elections. I am now 79…
New Delhi: The Congress-led opposition is set to keep the pressure on the government in Parliament over the alleged police brutality against protesting students, demanding action against those responsible for the assault and an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said on Sunday. However, the opposition’s floor strategy and its stand on the bill to…
New Delhi: Taking cognisance of social media videos of personnel “deliberately knocking down” protesters at the Jantar Mantar, and even assaulting people disengaged from the agitation, the force’s chief has pulled up the personnel and their commanders on the ground, ThePrint has learnt. RAF Inspector General Seema Dhundhia told the personnel and officers that such “excessive use of force” is…
New Delhi: A new amendment to India’s anti-paper leak law, set to be introduced in the Lok Sabha, aims to establish fast-track courts across all states and union territories for swift trials of accused individuals, alongside significantly harsher penalties for exam malpractices. Seeking to amend a two-year-old anti-paper leak law, a bill that proposes to…
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday announced the immediate withdrawal of its agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar after reaching an agreement with the Centre on its key demands, hours after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from office. Facing spiralling protests over the NEET paper leak issue, Pradhan resigned on Saturday, saying it…
Patna: Bijendra Kumar Gupta, the main accused behind the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026 paper leak, has been arrested by Bhiwandi Police in Bihar. He was brought to Bhiwandi along with his associate, Indrajeet Singh alias Piku, for questioning, reported ANI. Main accused of Maharashtra TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) paper leak, Bijendra Kumar Gupta,…
