Three vessels with Indian crew members have been attacked over the past four days NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on the killing of three Indian sailors in a US Navy attack, saying that as a “compromised PM,” he is unable to protect the “sons…
US navy’s footage of attack on MT Jalveer NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) summoned the US Chargé d’Affaires Jason Meeks for the 2nd time in a week to lodge a protest against repeated attacks on commercial ships off the Oman coast with Indians on board.This comes a day after Guinea-Bissau-flagged oil tanker…
NEW DELHI: In a setback for the Congress, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed party leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging the rejection of her nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls, PTI reported.A bench of Justices PK Mishra and AS Chandurkar said that the Election Commission is the only remedy for a candidate whose nomination has…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced a series of changes to the NEET (UG) 2026 examination, including an extended exam window and a revised question paper booklet design, as part of efforts to make the test more candidate-friendly.In a statement the NTA said it is “committed to ensuring that NEET (UG)-2026…
NEW DELHI: Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan on Friday defended the information provided in her nomination papers, saying the dispute is over whether a legal notice should be treated as a pending criminal case under Form 26. She maintained that no criminal case is pending against her and that she had disclosed all relevant…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar took a swipe at the United State’s shifting stance and Western nations’ double standards, saying Washington imposes and lifts sanctions or tariffs based on its own interests and not on any fixed principle.Speaking at the Kultaranta Talks in Finland on Thursday, Jaishankar strongly defended India’s decision to buy…
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday launched a nationwide protest demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and unveiled a five-point ‘exam manifesto’ aimed at protecting students.Leading a protest at the Savitribai Phule Pune University campus, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke accused the government of…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has asked defence minister Rajnath Singh to rethink the government’s decision against expanding the INS Baaz runway, arguing it would be less ecologically destructive than building a new airport in Great Nicobar.In a letter to Singh on Friday, Ramesh said he first proposed the INS Baaz expansion alternative on…
PM Modi celebrates ’12 years of Nari Shakti’, highlights NDA’s push for women-led development NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday celebrated “12 Years of Nari Shakti”, emphasising the steps and initiatives taken towards strengthening women’s empowerment by the government under his leadership.In an ‘X’ post, PM Modi stated that it reflected the prominent…
NEW DELHI: Barely two months after the National Medical Commission (NMC) prohibited medical colleges from charging MBBS fees beyond the prescribed 54 months of academic study, a complaint from Kerala has alleged that colleges continued to collect fees for five years, setting up the first major test of the regulator’s willingness to enforce its own…
