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: The Centre’s decision to lift decades-old ban on the government employees joining the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its activities has become the latest point of spar with the opposition led by the Congress strongly criticising the move.BJP’s Amit Malviya shared a copy of the government order and wrote: “The unconstitutional order issued…
NEW DELHI: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed grief over the recent terror attacks in the Jammu region, stating that a small group of individuals in both India and Pakistan are opposed to peace.He pointed out the increasing deployment of security forces in the mountainous region, emphasizing that the Indian government will not…
NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress on Sunday criticised the BJP-led NDA government after videos of two women being partially buried alive in Madhya Pradesh‘s Rewa surfaced on social media. “Aayi NDA ki yeh sarkar; Laayi mahilaon pe teen guna atyaachar (Here comes NDA government; brings with it 3x torture on women),” said the Mamata…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed Uttar Pradesh government’s directive ordering all shopkeepers and eatery owners to display their names and other details in areas where the Kanwar Yatra is organized.In an interim order, the top court has ruled that Uttar Pradesh police cannot compel shopkeepers to display their names. Instead, they can…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP and leader of oppostion in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted the Centre over NEET-UG paper leak issue, stating that the there is a “very serious problem” in the country’s education system. “The issue is that there are millions of students in the country who are extremely concerned about what…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday lifted a long-standing ban on government employees participating in activities organized by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).The order stated, “It has been decided to remove the mention of Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (R.S.S.S) from the impugned OMS dated 30.11.1966, 25.07.1970 and 28.10.1980.”According to Amit Malviya, the head of the…
NEW DELHI: A major terror attack on an Army picket in a remote village of Rajouri was thwarted on Monday, according to the PRO defence Jammu. The firefight is ongoing as security forces engage with the attackers.Authorities are closely monitoring the incident and have increased security measures in the region to prevent further escalation.Official sources…
BENGALURU: Within days of the jobs-for-locals controversy, Karnataka is in the midst of another wrangle over labour. Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (Kitu) said Saturday the Karnataka govt plans to increase the working hours in IT and ITES (IT-enabled services) sector to 14 hours a day, from the maximum 10 hours (including overtime) that’s allowed…
PUNE: Pune city police have decided to impound four-wheelers and two-wheelers driven by minors and keep the vehicles with them for a year to curb rise in cases of underage driving, reports Gitesh Shelke. The action will begin this week.The move comes following the May 19 accident in Kalyaninagar in which a minor boy driving…
