NEW DELHI: Thousands of protesters gathered in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on Saturday to demand justice for over 200 people killed during protests last month. They chanted against the government and called for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. The protests have spread to include people from various backgrounds. Pro-government groups also held rallies in…
NEW DELHI: Only government can confirm whether any information related to it is correct or not, I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Rajya Sabha Friday, responding to queries in the House on PIB’s Fact Check Unit, including one on the Supreme Court‘s stay on the Centre’s notification for setting up a fact-checking unit.“The amendment in the…
NEW DELHI: In a strong message to investors and opponents, PM Modi Tuesday said his govt was not lacking in political will to take decisions based on a “nation first” approach and urged “wealth creators to be the primary driving force” of development, in what was seen as a retort to Congress’s repeated allegations of…
NEW DELHI: Government Monday told Rajya Sabha that a clarification issued with regard to the gazette notification for name change mandating a married woman to get an NOC from her husband to revert to her maiden surname was aimed at avoiding any legal issues.Govt’s response is important since in March this year, a woman had…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday said that “elections are not won on the strength of the government” but by the party.Reflecting on the 2024 Lok Sabha election results in which the alliance of Samajwadi Party and Congress outdid the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Maurya said, “This time (in Lok…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday upped his ante against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of saving the government rather than the nation through the Union Budget.Taking to X, Stalin said, “In protest of the exclusion of several states, except for a few, in the Union Budget report, MPs…
NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday hailed Supreme Court‘s judgement on NEET-UG and said that the apex court has upheld government‘s stand that there has not been any large scale breach.Following the judgement, Pradhan said, “The truth has prevailed. We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court. We have been saying this…
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced 3 new schemes to boost employment through the employees’ provident fund organisation (EFPO), focusing on recognition of first-time employees, and support to employees and employers. Giving details about the schemes, Sitharaman said, “Our government will implement 3 schemes for ‘Employment Linked Incentive’, as part of the Prime…
NEW DELHI: The Central government has nothing to hide on the NEET-UG controversy, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday in Parliament, stating that there had been no evidence of paper leaks in the last seven years.While responding to Congress MP Manockam during the budget session, Pradhan said, “The government has nothing to hide….
NEW DELHI: Post-resolution of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-undergraduate (NEET-UG) controversies, significant reforms are anticipated within the National Testing Agency (NTA). According to govt sources, extensive changes in the agency’s operations and exam administration are under consideration, with a high-level committee likely to be established for recommendations..The NEET-UG 2024 results, announced on June 4, faced widespread…
