Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after which the CJP withdrew its 36-day agitation. NEW DELHI: Hours after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as Union education minister amid the nationwide protest over the NEET paper leak, Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya claimed that Pradhan had offered to step down on the very first day of the protests at…
NEW DELHI: Nepal has eased restrictions on the movement of Indian currency, allowing Indian and Nepali citizens to carry Indian Rs 200 and Rs 500 notes issued after November 9, 2016. According to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), the permitted notes can be carried into or taken out of Nepal up to a limit of…
India is observing the 27th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tribute to the soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces on the occasion of the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas and remembered their role in safeguarding the country’s sovereignty.“On Kargil Vijay Diwas, our nation expresses gratitude to the brave…
CRPF director general Gyanendra Pratap Singh NEW DELHI: CRPF director general Gyanendra Pratap Singh on Saturday said the force would conduct a professional post-analysis of the action taken by personnel of Rapid Action Force (RAF), a unit of CRPF, against anti-NEET paper leak protestors, including during the July 20 march to Parliament. “Now, since agitation…
Pralhad Joshi named new education minister NEW DELHI: Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, the new Union education minister, is one of BJP’s most experienced parliamentarians and has been in PM Narendra Modi’s Cabinet since 2019. The five-time MP from Karnataka also served as president of BJP’s Karnataka unit and played a key role in expanding party’s footprint…
Nepal seeks India’s approval for biometric National Identity card as travel document (ANI image) Nepal has formally requested India’s approval to recognise its biometric National Identity (NID) card as an official travel document for cross-border journeys, alongside passports and citizenship certificates.At present, Nepali citizens travelling to India, particularly by air, must carry either a valid…
Gen V P Malik meeting frontline troops in Kargil in 1999. CHANDIGARH: Twenty-seven years after leading the Army during the 1999 Kargil War, former Army chief General VP Malik (retd) said the conflict’s hard lessons – from equipment shortages and intelligence gaps to the need for self-reliance – transformed India’s military capabilities, enabling the precision…
Protesters at Jantar Mantar celebrate news of Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation NEW DELHI: Dharmendra Pradhan, who earned his early spurs by leading a protest against a Class 12 question paper leak in Odisha in 1996 as an ABVP national secretary, was forced to resign Saturday as Union education minister, in the face of unrelenting protests fuelled…
When the Left-aligned student groups joined the CJP-led protest, they were drawn into the fold organically, said parties’ functionaries NEW DELHI: It must qualify as a striking case of maximising one’s returns on meagre capital. Disproportionate to its marginal presence in Parliament and anaemic strength on the ground, Left parties successfully leveraged AISA, SFI and…
The architect of BJP’s maiden victory in Odisha was first catapulted into the limelight while leadingan ABVP-backed agitation in 1996 NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: Dharmendra Pradhan‘s resignation Saturday marks an unusual stumble in a political career that appeared to be headed towards more important destinations.The architect of BJP’s maiden victory in Odisha and facilitator of a series…
