NEW DELHI: The Centre is unlikely to remove Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan despite mounting demands for his resignation, as it believes he cannot be held responsible for the NEET paper leak, news agency PTI reported, citing a senior government functionary.According to the report, the government is, however, willing to favourably consider the demand for…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP leader K Annamalai on Wednesday criticised the Centre over its handling of the NEET controversy, alleging a lack of accountability despite repeated question paper leaks and questioning the delay in engaging with protesting students.The former Tamil Nadu BJP chief, who now heads the “We the Leaders” movement and is set to…
The Speaker ordered Assembly marshals to remove Kunal Ghosh from the House NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Kunal Ghosh was suspended from the West Bengal Assembly for the remainder of Wednesday after he disrupted proceedings by interrupting rebel TMC Chief Whip Akhruzzaman during a debate on the Home and Hill Affairs budget.The suspension came…
‘Used to getting punched’: Rahul Gandhi says he is ‘ready to take many more’ after detention during NEET protest NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he was ‘used to getting punched’ and was ready to ‘take many more’ while standing with students protesting over…
Delhi Police clashed with protesters during the CJP’s Parliament march on July 20 NEW DELHI: Two Supreme Court bar bodies on Wednesday condemned the alleged police brutality against students and lawyers during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led July 20 march to Parliament, calling for an impartial inquiry into the “excessive use of force” and demanding…
Ram Mandir Trust holds second meeting after donation row NEW DELHI: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday held its second meeting in Ayodhya since the alleged donation embezzlement case surfaced, reviewing administrative matters as the probe continues.The trust said it has received 5,200 applications for the post of CEO of the Ram…
NEW DELHI: Will Sharad Pawar’s NCP(SP) support BJP’s Delimitation Bill if the NDA government decides to bring it again in the monsoon session of Parliament? While speculations do the rounds, the Maratha strongman remains conspicuously silent and lets his actions keep everyone guessing. So, while on Tuesday Sharad Pawar joined forces with the opposition at…
File photo: Lalit Modi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi on Wednesday said he plans to return to India by the end of this year or early next year after securing major legal relief from the Appellate Tribunal under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property)…
NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday said he will end his hunger strike against the NEET paper leak only after the Centre assures that protesters who participated in the CJP’s march will not face any punitive legal action.In a letter addressed to Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh, Wangchuk thanked them for…
Rahul Gandhi’s press conference NEW DELHI: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on the Centre over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, accusing the government of failing students and demanding the removal of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Addressing a press conference, Gandhi alleged…
