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…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday claimed that Shibu Hazra, one of the main accused in the Sandeshkhali sexual harassment case, has been arrested.He dismissed allegations levelled by the opposition parties against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the Sandeshkhali violence as “not true”, accusing opposition BJP of spreading false…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday targeted the Congress party, accusing it of being trapped in the cycle of nepotism and dynastic politics. Speaking at the virtual event ‘Viksit Bharat, Viksit Rajasthan’ in Jaipur, the Prime Minister said that the Congress’ only agenda is to oppose him and added that the party spreads…
