John Brittas, PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Opposition rebuffed PM Narendra Modi’s late-night video and proposed law on fast-track courts for paper leaks, as it reiterated that education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation is a must for restoration of normalcy in Parliament. The aggressive stance has put a question mark on if introduction of…
The Kolkata leg of the nationwide students’ protests on Friday lasted 1.5 hours and covered a 3-odd-km stretch. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: The Kolkata leg of the nationwide students’ protests on Friday lasted 1.5 hours and covered a 3-odd-km stretch, bringing the city centre to a grinding halt for over five hours. Without getting into comparison,…
A group of lawyers said it had got hundreds of calls in three days Mumbai: Amid student protests seeking the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan across the city, Instagram has become a vital tool for disseminating information. This includes pamphlets with legal aid and medical contacts as well as basic details such as…
40-year-old cab driver was discovered stabbed inside his vehicle in Krishna Nagar. NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old cab driver was found stabbed to death inside his car in east Delhi’s Krishna Nagar Thursday night, with police suspecting that the attackers were passengers who had hired the vehicle shortly before the incident.Vijay Kumar, a resident of West…
CM Vijay, former CM MK Stalin CHENNAI: Former CM MK Stalin on Friday asked when chief minister C Joseph Vijay would “open his mouth” on the continuing custodial deaths.Stalin on X accused the TVK govt of refusing to accept accountability or even apologise.“Doesn’t the chief minister like the two words- accountability and apology?” Stalin asked.Recalling…
Patna: Bihar has marked a major milestone in financial inclusion by emerging second in India in the use of RuPay cards among beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. According to figures released by the Union ministry of finance, the state now has more than 4.98 crore RuPay cardholders.The achievement places Bihar just behind Uttar…
ICMR transfers medical technologies under Patent Mitra Initiative NEW DELHI: A potential new treatment for cervical pre-cancer and two next-generation vaccines against typhoid and other gut infections have moved a step closer to becoming available in India after the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) licensed the technologies to Indian pharmaceutical companies. If successful, the…
Kolkata: Some 100 lawyers came together at Calcutta High Court on Friday in support of students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, and against issues like eviction of hawkers, among others. The protest started from the main building of the HC and continued till the E gate.Though the timing of the protest coincided with the one…
Maharashtra Police have arrested alleged TET paper leak mastermind Bijendra Gupta (File Photo). BHIWANDI: The Thane police probing the alleged Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case achieved a major breakthrough on Saturday by arresting the alleged mastermind, Bijendra Gupta, after a three-week manhunt. Gupta was apprehended in Bihar along with his associate, Indrajit Singh,…
Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital by Delhi Police on July 18 from the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday night released a video on YouTube describing events from the past few days and sharing footage from the time he was leaving Safdarjung Hospital after…
