Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has asked the party’s chief ministers to work with education experts and prepare a roadmap for overhauling the education and examination system. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday mapped out its political strategy on a range of issues, including the Vande Mataram centenary celebrations, its ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ campaign against paper…
Knowledge of Jinnah’s poor health could have affected the course of events, leading to Partition (Photo: Agencies). Two Mumbai-based Parsi doctors have been posthumously nominated for Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, for keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness confidential before Partition. The award is scheduled to be conferred at a ceremony in March 2027.Dr…
The initiative was also discussed at the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Modi government is preparing a nationwide programme under which a Union minister will visit a university every day to interact directly with students and understand their concerns, sources familiar with the plan told news…
The fire department received information about the incident at 3.37 pm. NEW DELHI: At least six people were injured after the gas tank of a truck exploded while it was being refilled at a CNG station in Delhi’s Tikri Kalan on Wednesday, causing panic in the area.The explosion took place while the truck was at…
Rijiju explained that the lack of demarcation has led to Chinese claims over certain stretches of land NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday rejected reports that China has made a 60-km incursion into Arunachal Pradesh, saying there is a problem at the border but only because the boundary has not been delineated. He…
File photo: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, addressing the gathering during ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Dehradun NEW DELHI: Congress is planning to move court to seek permission for Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ programme in Pune if it is stopped by the district administration’s curfew for the coming fortnight.Rahul’s student convention…
RJD leaders march to Raj Bhavan against paper leaks, job crisis; Tejashwi Yadav detained Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders and workers on Wednesday staged a foot march in Patna towards Raj Bhavan, raising concerns over paper leaks, unemployment and issues affecting students and youth in Bihar. RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in the Bihar…
The Centre told the Supreme Court that the NEET examination security system is “foolproof” and difficult to breach. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the system in place for conducting the NEET examination is “foolproof” and difficult to breach, citing multiple safeguards for the preparation, transportation and handling of question…
Swati Maliwal targets Kejriwal over DJB, liquor scams NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Wednesday accused former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of presiding over a decade of corruption in the national capital, alleging irregularities in projects including classroom construction and the liquor policy.“In last 10 years in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal was running…
File photo: PM Modi and Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India to be “memorable”, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said, as uncertainty continues over the trip amid fresh strains in ties between New Delhi and Dhaka.Speaking at a reception hosted by…
