BJP set for mega meet ahead of Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to lay down the BJP’s agenda for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls at a two-day meeting of its national council, which will begin Saturday and be attended by nearly 11,500 party members, from elected panchayat heads to party district presidents and Union ministers. Party president J P […]
Farmers protest: Third round of meeting between Union ministers, farmer leaders today
Chandigarh: Three Union ministers will hold a meeting with farmer leaders over their demands in Chandigarh on Thursday. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said the meeting will be held with Union ministers Arjun Munda, Piyush Goyal and Nityanand Rai at 5 pm. It will be the third round of meeting between the farmer leaders and […]
PM Modi to visit Doha on Feb 14
Announcement comes after Qatar releases 8 former Indian Navy personnel New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Qatari capital Doha on February 14 after concluding his two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, an announcement that came hours after Qatar released eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel. Modi is embarking on a two-day […]
PM Modi eats lunch with MPs at Parliament canteen
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lunch with some MPs belonging to different parties at the Parliament canteen on Friday. BJD leader Sasmit Patra, RSP leader N K Premachandran, TDP’s K Ram Mohan Naidu, BSP’s Ritesh Pandey and some BJP leaders, including Union minister L Murugan and Heena Gavit, were with Modi as they […]
Parliament passes bill to curb exam malpractices, paper leaks
New Delhi: Parliament on Friday passed a landmark bill that aims to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations by including stringent punitive provisions, with Union Minister Jitendra Singh asserting that the bill is meant to deter those who play with the future of the youth. The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, […]
State can’t be selective in granting quota to backward classes: SC
Says it will lead to appeasement New Delhi: The Supreme Court, examining whether states can sub-classify the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for the grant of a quota within a quota, said on Thursday that the state governments cannot be selective in granting reservation benefits to backward classes as it will lead to a dangerous […]
President Murmu takes ride in Delhi Metro
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday took a ride in Delhi Metro and interacted with school students. This was the first time Murmu took a ride in the metro after assuming the office of the president. Murmu is the second serving President of India to travel by the Delhi Metro. In 2012, the then […]
India to host first EU-India Track 1.5 dialogue on use of unmanned aerial systems by extremists
New Delhi: Ways to counter the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by extremists and non-state actors will be the focus of the first ever European Union-India Track 1.5 dialogue on Thursday. The day-long dialogue in Delhi seeks to better understand the range of current and emerging threats particularly involved with consumer-grade UAS technology and […]
SC pulls up NGT for ‘unilateral decisions’
Asks tribunal to act with ‘procedural integrity’ New Delhi: In an unusual order, the Supreme Court has pulled up the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for its “recurrent engagement” in “unilateral decision making” and cautioned that in “its zealous quest for justice, the tribunal must tread carefully to avoid the oversight of propriety”. These hard hitting […]
Govt recruitment exams: Lok Sabha passes Bill to check use of unfair means
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in government recruitment examinations, with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 1 crore. Piloting the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, Union minister Jitendra Singh […]