NEW DELHI: The three newly-enacted criminal laws passed during the winter session of Parliament are set to come into effect from July 1, as per a government notification.The laws – the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act will replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal…
NEW DELHI: Government is set to issue Google a notice after the firm’s AI platform Gemini threw up unsubstantiated allegations in response to a query on PM Modi.Minister of state for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar took a serious view of the matter after it was flagged by a user on X. “These are direct violations of…
JAIPUR: A cashier at Punjab National Bank (PNB) is fighting for life after being shot at on Friday while thwarting two armed men from robbing its Jaipur branch which, inexplicably, did not have a guard.Narendra Singh Shekhawat (49) waged a lone battle despite multiple gunshot wounds to defend the branch on Joshi Marg and forced…
VARANASI: In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to shower his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, with a slew of development projects worth crores of rupees on Friday. This visit is expected to mark the official start of his campaign for the upcoming polls.During his whirlwind tour, the PM…
NEW DELHI: CBSE is planning a pilot test of open-book assessments in selected schools for classes IX to XII later this year, according to officials. The idea was floated in the last governing body meeting of Board in Dec, 2023. However, according to Board officials there is no plan to adopt the format in class…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday launched a stinging attack at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his multiple remarks linking actress Aishwarya Rai to the Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration ceremony.The Karnataka unit of the BJP slammed the former Congress chief, accusing him of having a “creepy obsession” with “successful & self-made women”.“Congress Clown…
NEW DELHI: As the agitation by farmers entered an intense phase along the Punjab-Haryana border, the Centre on Wednesday invited their leaders for a fifth round of talks to discuss all their demands, including the ones on minimum support price (MSP), and appealed to them to maintain peace.“We are ready to discuss all the issues,…
Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved MHA’s proposal for continuation of the umbrella scheme for “safety of women” at a cost of Rs 1,180 crore for 2021-22 to 2025-26. Of the total project outlay, Rs 885 crore will be provided by MHA from its budget and Rs 294 crore will be funded from Nirbhaya Fund.The umbrella…
AJMER: A prisoner died under suspicious circumstances while a head constable and a constable were beaten up by two inmates of Ajmer Central Jail on Monday.It all started when the TV at the cell of high security prisoner Sravan Soni (45) stopped working. Angry, he called head constable and cell in-charge Rajesh Kumar (40), said…
NEW DELHI: Amid speculations of Kamal Nath leaving Congress and his stubborn refusal to scotch the talk, his confidant Sajjan Singh Verma on Sunday said the veteran is focused on how to select election candidates in MP and that there is no issue of defecting to BJP.Speaking to reporters after meeting Nath, Verma said the…
