NEW DELHI: The fourth meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to examine the Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, was held on Friday. During the meeting, senior officials of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) made a presentation before the Joint Parliamentary Committee. Several stakeholders, including the Zakat Foundation of India and the Telangana Waqf Board, […]
NEW DELHI: Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP strongman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Saturday said that Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joining the Congress has proved that the wrestlers’ protests against him was conspiracy hatched by the grand old party and that former Haryana chief minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda was the […]
NEW DELHI: Reacting to BJP leader and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s conspiracy charge after wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia’s political plunge, senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday said that while the BJP stands with those who do wrong, the Congress always stands with those who are […]
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir was a “massive booster dose” for the party and heralded a change in the country’s politics. “Today is the 2nd anniversary of the start of the truly transformational Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra. Over 200 […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with teachers who have been conferred National Teachers Awards at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. The teachers shared their teaching experiences with the Prime Minister and spoke about their interesting techniques to make learning more appealing. The teachers also shared examples of social work […]
NEW DELHI: Ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia formally joined the Congress on Friday at the party headquarters in Delhi, ahead of Haryana assembly elections. Before joining the party, Phogat and Punia met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his 10 Rajaji Marg residence. After joining the party, Vinesh Phogat acknowledged the support she received […]
NEW DELHI: In a major setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the 2025 Assembly polls, former Delhi minister and its MLA Rajendra Pal Gautam resigned from the party and joined the Congress here on Friday. Gautam who severed ties with the AAP after his years of association, joined the Congress at the […]
NEW DELHI: Women-led start-ups will place India in the global arena in the years to come, Union minister Jitendra Singh said here Friday. The minister was speaking after virtually inaugurating 8 new NIDHI i-TBIs across India along with a new DST-NIDHI Website at IIT Delhi celebrating eight years of the Department of Science and Technology’s […]
NEW DELHI: A new study by IPE-Global and Esri-India has uncovered a alarming “swapping trend” in India’s climate patterns, where traditionally flood-prone areas are now experiencing droughts and vice versa. The research, which analysed climate data from 1973 to 2023, found that over 85% of Indian districts are vulnerable to extreme weather events, with 45% […]
NEW DELHI: Medical students’ over-reliance on “google mataji” and the diminishing trend of learning by interacting with patients by their bedside while prioritising getting admission to PG courses are major challenges for the country’s medical education system, AIIMS-Delhi Director Dr M Srinivas said. In an exclusive interview with PTI Editors, Dr Srinivas said that reforms […]