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 […]
India decides to fence entire border with Myanmar
New Delhi: India has decided to fence the entire 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday. The move could virtually put an end to the Free Movement Regime (FMR) prevalent along the porous border. The FMR allows people residing close to the India-Myanmar border to venture 16 km into each other’s […]
SpiceJet to operate Haj flights from Srinagar, Gaya, 5 other cities
New Delhi: SpiceJet on Friday said it has secured rights to operate Haj flights from seven cities, including Srinagar, Gaya and Guwahati. The crisis-hit airline, which is working on revival, said Haj flights have been a significant revenue generator for it. “In the current fiscal year, SpiceJet garnered a revenue of Rs 337 crore from […]
Parliament’s Budget Session begins today, last of present Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins on Wednesday with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sitting, as the government sought cooperation of opposition parties to ensure the proceedings run smoothly. All eyes will be on the President’s address and the interim budget Finance […]