New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the eligibility criterion of 75 per cent score in higher secondary examination for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). A vacation bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K V Vishwanathan said this prerequisite existed earlier as well and it was not inclined […]
New Delhi: The dramatic detention of protesting wrestlers by Delhi Police on Sunday was condemned by several politicians and sportspersons who termed the act as “shame on the government”. Top wrestlers, including the likes of Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, were detained for violation of law and order after they breached the security […]
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said nearly 40 armed militants involved in torching houses and firing at civilians have been killed by security forces since they began an operation to bring peace to the north eastern state beset by ethnic rioting. Singh’s comments came in the backdrop of fresh clashes breaking […]
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said the Congress will “compel” the Centre to implement the old pension scheme (OPS) in the entire country, asserting that the committee on the new pension scheme (NPS) was constituted under pressure mounted by his party. Gehlot also announced to increase old age pension from Rs 1,000 […]
New Delhi: An Android malware called ‘Daam’ that infects mobile phones and hacks into sensitive data like call records, contacts, history and camera has been found to be spreading, the national cyber security agency has said in its latest advisory. The virus is also capable of “bypassing anti-virus programs and deploying ransomware on the targeted […]
DU Academic Council clears syllabi changes New Delhi: The Delhi University‘s Academic Council has approved several resolutions, including some contentious ones like the implementation of a four-year integrated teacher education programme, despite dissent by some members. The council also cleared several syllabi changes, including the scrapping of a chapter on Muhammad Iqbal from the BA […]
New Delhi: Court is not an institution to sermonise society on morality and ethics and rather, it is bound by the rule of law while taking decisions, the Supreme Court has said. The top court made this observation while ordering premature release of a woman convicted for murder of two children. The woman had an […]
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday hit out at the Opposition for its decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building, saying it was an “insult” to the institution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the new Parliament building on Sunday and 20 Opposition parties, including Congress, AAP, TMC […]
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday lashed out at chief ministers who boycotted the governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog, calling their decision “anti-people” and “irresponsible”. The meeting, which will deliberate on several issues including, health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development, with an aim to make India a developed nation by 2047, […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary. India’s first and longest-serving prime minister, Nehru, died in office in 1964. Modi tweeted, “On his death anniversary, I pay tributes to our former PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.” PTI Press Trust of Indiakashmirreader.com