NEW DELHI: As the number of households benefiting from rooftop solar installations under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSG:MBY) nears 50 lakh, govt has begun deliberations to accelerate adoption and enhance the scheme’s impact in its second phase.The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) held a stakeholder consultation on Thursday, acknowledging…
14 vandals arrested and produced to Bankshal Court… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: The anti-gang law, which allows for a pre-trial auction of properties seized from persons suspected of rioting and vandalism, faced its first legal challenge on Sunday. Following the arrest of 14 individuals, police invoked sections 9 and 15A of The West Bengal Maintenance of…
MUMBAI: The Supreme Court has quashed a POCSO case against a woman, holding that there was “absolutely no reason” to subject her to a criminal trial when the evidence did not support the allegations. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K. Vinod Chandran allowed the woman’s appeal and set aside the FIR registered at…
The Cockroach Janta Party voiced concern over recent detentions of protesters (Visuals from West Bengal, Bihar protest) NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday expressed concern over reports that students and other protesters were being detained or arrested in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar despite the Centre’s assurance that no punitive action would…
Chennai: Starting this week, students of Classes VI-IX at govt schools will take part in club activities and contests such as poster-making and creation of comics. The school education department has asked headmasters to kick-start the initiative for this year.The department added extra-curricular activities to the school curriculum in 2023 through a house system (five…
Patna: The battle for Bankipur took a new turn on Sunday after Jan Suraaj candidate Prashant Kishor accused the BJP of using Jeevika didis for electoral gains and warned of a dharna outside the Election Commission office if they were not removed from poll-related activities. The bypoll for the seat is scheduled for July 30.Addressing…
NEW DELHI: Resignation may have ended Dharmendra Pradhan’s stint as Union education minister, but not his standing within the NDA. Returning to Parliament on Monday, just two days after stepping down over the alleged NEET paper leak controversy, the BJP MP was greeted with chants of “Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad” and a hero’s welcome from party…
Law student Debabrata Adhikari during the protest on Friday Debabrata Adhikari, member of Calcutta Cockroach Movement Kolkata: The cockroach controversy pinched an actor, a life science student, a law student and a businessman to come together as ‘fellow cockroaches’ to protest against the NEET exam paper leak and seek resignation of Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The…
Mumbai: Sahar police arrested a 36-year-old Bangladeshi man at Mumbai International Airport on July 22 after immigration officials suspected his Indian passport was forged when his dialect resembled that of people who speak in Bangladesh, police said.The accused, identified as Babu Biswas alias Tapas Biswas, allegedly entered India with his wife and family members through…
NEW DELHI: A man who was distributing food to protesters at the Jantar Mantar protest has alleged that he was picked up by police Friday night, questioned, blindfolded and taken to Mussoorie.The protester, Junaid, claimed he was kept blindfolded throughout the night. The next morning, an officer allegedly questioned him about the source of his…
