NEW DELHI: Major fire on a merchant navy ship off the Karwar coast, which erupted five days ago on July 19 has been extinguished, with efforts ongoing to ensure the vessel remains at sea to mitigate risks to the coastline, according to the Coast Guard. The vessel, MV Maersk Frankfurt, is currently 13 nautical miles…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided against ordering a retest or cancelling of the controversy-embroiled NEET-UG 2024 exam, offering relief to over 20 lakh medical students. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, delivering the verdict on the NEET-UG paper leak case, stated that based on the material presented, such drastic measures are neither justified nor…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister announced on Tuesday that his party would boycott the NITI Aayog meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The chief minister said that this move is aimed at condemning the Union Budget, which he claimed “ignored” the southern state. and as a response, he said that DMK MPs will…
NEW DELHI: In a decision that will come as relief for lakhs of medical students, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said the 2024 NEET-UG exam will not be reconducted. But ranks of 13 lakh students will face reshuffle after the top court directed the NTA to revise the results of the NEET-UG 2024 by treating…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has directed Google and X Corp (formerly Twitter) to remove posts or content that claim Anjali Birla, daughter of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, allegedly cleared the UPSC exams on her first attempt due to her father’s influence. The court has given them 24 hours to comply with the…
NEW DELHI: Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday opened floodgates of goodies for “ally” states Andhra Pradesh and Bihar – reflecting the political compulsion of Modi 3.0 government which is dependent on the support of Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar for its survival. Prime Minister Narendra Modi may not have accepted the demand for “special category…
NEW DELHI: After Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Modi 3.0 budget on Tuesday, co founder of BharatPe Ashneer Grover weighed in on the Union Budget and labelled it as “boring, lifeless and meaningless”. The former panelist of Shark Tank India claiming that “another Ambani wedding function would be of more value,” insinuated that the Budget…
NEW DELHI: Minutes after Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Budget 2024 of Modi government 3.0, the opposition hit out at the BJP-led NDA government for only appeasing its allies N Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Modi government calling the budget only to “appease allies” for “kursi bachao”…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule on Monday accused Sansad TV of “censoring” the speeches of non-Hindi speakers in the Parliament by “replacing the speeches of MPs in English or regional languages with Hindi voice-overs”. The Parliamentary channel responded by calling the statement “factually incorrect”.Calling the practicing alarming, the NCP leader said, “Sansad TV…
NEW DELHI: Army troops on Tuesday thwarted an inflitration bid in the Battal sector of the Jammu and Kashmir. One Army jawan has sustained injuries during the encounter with terrorists.The operation was currently under way.“Alert troops foiled an infiltration bid by effectively engaging infiltrating terrorists with effective fire in the Battal Sector at 0300h. During…
