Delhi coaching centre deaths: Police arrest five more accused; Tharoor meets victims’ families

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police have arrested five more people in connection with the death of three UPSC aspirants in Old Rajinder Nagar after their coaching centre library got flooded following a drain burst. This brings the total number of arrests to seven. The latest arrests include owners of the basement where the incident occurred, […]

SC refuses to stay Patna HC verdict setting aside Bihar law raising quotas

NEW DELHI: In a setback to the Bihar government, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a Patna High Court order setting aside the amended reservation laws in the state that enabled the Nitish Kumar dispensation to raise quotas for Dalits, tribals and backward classes from 50 per cent to 65 percent. A bench […]

NTA announces CUET UG 2024 result, what next?

NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) UG result 2024. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check their scorecards at the official website — exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-UG. To access the CUET UG 2024 result scorecard, candidates will have to login using their application number, date of birth, […]

How To Know If Your Fever Is Typhoid

NEW DELHI: With the onset of monsoon, typhoid cases are rising in the country. Doctors are witnessing many cases in hospitals. All the patients are coming in with complaints of a cold, cough, body pains, vomiting, loose motion, and various other symptoms. What is typhoid? How to identify it? Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection […]

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act applies to all Indian citizens irrespective of religion: Kerala HC

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act applies to all Indian citizens irrespective of religion: Kerala HC

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 is applicable to every citizen of this country irrespective of his or her religion as every Indian is a citizen first and then becomes a member of a religion. Justice P V Kunhikrishnan in a recent order on a petition […]

Rising sale of Khadi, handloom creating large number of new employment opportunities: PM

Rising sale of Khadi, handloom creating large number of new employment opportunities: PM

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the turnover of Khadi Village Industry has crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the first time, adding that the rising sale of Khadi and handloom were also creating a large number of new employment opportunities. Talking about Khadi during the 112th episode of his monthly ‘Mann […]

People paying price for unsafe construction: Rahul Gandhi

People paying price for unsafe construction: Rahul Gandhi

Delhi coaching centre incident NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condoled the death of three IAS aspirants due to waterlogging in the basement of a building here, and said common people are paying the price for unsafe construction, poor town planning and irresponsibility of institutions at every level. The […]

BJP top leadership expresses displeasure over party infighting in UP

LUCKNOW: Expressing its strong displeasure over the infighting in Uttar Pradesh BJP, the party’s top leadership instructed all ministers and MLAs of the ruling party to desist from issuing statements that could cause a situation detrimental to the party. On behalf of the party high command, all the leaders have been asked to curb the […]

Why You Should Take The Stairs Every Day

NEW DELHI: You have arrived 15 minutes early to work (it’s not every day you get to establish that); you stand in front of the lift but see that it is packed. You can either take the flight of stairs, huffing and puffing as you reach your floor, or wait for the lift to return. […]

INDIA bloc CMs boycott NITI Ayog meeting in protest over alleged budget discrimination

INDIA bloc CMs boycott NITI Ayog meeting in protest over alleged budget discrimination

NEW DELHI: Several Chief Ministers from the Opposition’s INDIA bloc-ruled states on Saturday boycotted the NITI Aayog’s ninth Governing Council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in protest against what they allege is discrimination in the allocation of the Union Budget. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut confirmed the decision, stating, “CMs of INDIA […]

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