New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of sustained nationwide protests over the NEET paper leak row, saying it was not a matter of “individual prestige” for him. Pradhan’s resignation comes just hours before the third round of talks between the government and representatives of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP),…
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday told the Delhi high court that video-recording of the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party-led protest against National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi was in ‘legitimate state interest’ and any objection to it was ironic. Responding to a public interest litigation (PIL) by…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked everyone for the responses and positive suggestions received to his video, where he announced the government’s decision to bring a strict law to punish those involved in paper leaks. In the video message, Modi said that a new bill incorporating provisions for strong action against paper…
New Delhi: The Centre has removed 47 officials from the National Testing Agency (NTA) as part of a major overhaul of the examination body, with legal action also likely against some of those removed, according to IANS. The government is preparing a comprehensive restructuring of the NTA, with the entire organisational framework set to be…
New Delhi: The Indian government has directed GitHub to remove Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging app developed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, after protesters used it to communicate during internet shutdowns in central Delhi. The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), the Home Ministry’s cybercrime arm, ordered Microsoft-owned GitHub to remove the Bluetooth-based messaging application. Dorsey…
New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokespersons Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das met union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh on Friday, as part of the second such high-level meeting with the Centre amid ongoing student protests in Delhi. After the meeting, Ranka told the media that the government has “in-principle” agreed to two demands…
New Delhi: The Delhi police has cancelled all routine leaves of its personnel with immediate effect in view of the prevailing law and order situation in the capital, police sources said on Friday. The order issued by the police headquarters on Thursday has been circulated to the DCPs of all the districts, the Foreigners Regional…
New Delhi: The University of Delhi on Thursday issued an official safety advisory, appealing to its students and faculty to refrain from taking part in unauthorised assemblies and demonstrations at Jantar Mantar, as the protest over the NEET paper leak rages on in the national capital. In a post on X, the University of Delhi…
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday night ended his 26-day hunger strike at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram following discussions with the Centre and after accepting assurances from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers. Wangchuk broke his fast in the presence of Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Dr. Jitendra Singh, along with senior leaders…
New Delhi: The Delhi police on Thursday claimed it has identified more than 480 Pakistan-based social media handles allegedly involved in spreading misinformation amid the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Martar, saying the same accounts had been active during Operation Sindoor. In a post on social media, a Delhi police official said Pakistan-based…
