NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Wednesday arrested a man in ‘Spider Man‘ costume for violating traffic rules as the man was seen sitting on a car bonnet on Dwarka road.The police took action after it received a complaint on social media about the car. The person in the Spiderman costume was identified as Aditya (20)…
NEW DELHI: Bihar assembly on Wednesday passed an anti-paper leak bill by voice vote to reinforce the measures against irregularities that were witnessed in crucial examinations.The much-awaited Bihar Public Examinations (PE) (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, aims to curb malpractices such as the leak of question or answer papers, which have previously led to…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday criticised the BJP government, labeling the Union Budget as a ‘Kursi Bachao’ Budget.Rahul Gandhi said that the Budget undermines the federal structure of India. “This budget is an attack on the dignity of the federal structure of India. In the greed to save…
NEW DELHI: After the Supreme Court ruled out re-test in the NEET-UG paper leak case, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad criticised Rahul Gandhi for fueling distrust in country’s examination system. He further asked if the leader of opposition will apologise for his remarks. “Rahul Gandhi was shouting that there is fraud and all and many…
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday reacted to opposition allegations that Bihar and Andhra Pradesh were preferred over other states in the Union Budget 2024, terming them ‘outragous’ in Rajya Sabha. “In every Budget, you don’t get an opportunity to name every state of this country. The Cabinet had taken a decision…
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh government on Tuesday officially flagged objection to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s recent statement on providing “shelter to helpless people”, claiming that her remarks gave room for it to be taken out of context and cause confusion between the two neighbors, local media reported.Sending an official note to New Delhi,…
NEW DELHI: With a looming international debt crisis fueled by instable political situation and Gulf crisis at the time, India had foreign exchange reserves that could “suffice to finance imports for a mere fortnight.” Thus, came the 1991 economic reforms, popularly dubbed as the liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation of the Indian economy.“I rise to present…
NEW DELHI: One terrorist was neutralized in an encounter by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara. An army jawan was injured in exchange of fire.Indian Army’s Chinar Corps in a post on X said that one terrorist was eliminated and an NCO was injured during a joint operation launched on specific input regarding…
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has stayed an investigation against two senior Enforcement Directorate officers probing the multi-crore fund diversion case pertaining to Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. Justice M Nagaprasanna passed this order after hearing a petition filed by ED deputy director (Bengaluru) Manoj Mittal and ED assistant director (Bengaluru) Murali Kannan.The petitioners…
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has stayed an investigation against two senior Enforcement Directorate officers probing the multi-crore fund diversion case pertaining to Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation. Justice M Nagaprasanna passed this order after hearing a petition filed by ED deputy director (Bengaluru) Manoj Mittal and ED assistant director (Bengaluru) Murali Kannan.The petitioners…
