NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Thursday has demanded the suspension of Additional DCP Sandeep Lamba following the circulation of a viral video purportedly showing him slapping a woman protester during the recent student demonstrations at Jantar Mantar.In a post on X, the official CJP account demanded strict action against the officer. “First,…
Rahul Gandhi calls education system ‘rigged’, Nadda accuses Oppn of seeking ‘political mileage’ NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said the sacking of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan is a must to end the confrontation triggered by the Monday crackdown on protesting students, lobbing a challenge to the Modi govt. He further demanded that PM…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that the Centre will set up fast-track courts to ensure the speedy trial and stringent punishment of those involved in paper leak cases, asserting that protecting students’ future remains the government’s top priority.In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “Nothing…
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday once again hit out at Pakistan over its continued use of crossborder terrorism, accusing Islamabad of employing terrorism as a “tool of state policy”. New Delhi also reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir “has always been, is, and will…
NTA currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) — which handled over 6.6 crore candidate registrations since 2018 for competitive exams such as NEET-UG, JEE and UGC-NET — currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel, govt told Rajya…
Panshul Bansal from Haryana, who has secured AIR 2 in NEET UG 2026 NEW DELHI: Aryan Gupta and Panshul Bansal felt the same anger and sense of injustice as lakhs of NEET-UG aspirants when the May 3 examination was cancelled after a paper leak. They believe students were within their rights to protest. However, instead…
Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio S Jaishankar had a meeting with his Marco Rubio on the sidelines of Asean in Manila, focusing on issues related to trade and tariffs along with the critical minerals partnership. According to a US readout, they agreed on the importance of finalising the interim trade deal, which…
NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana Wednesday declined to accept an advocate’s suggestion that it take suo motu cognisance of the police action against protesters at Jantar Mantar.The bench said the advocate shouldn’t waste his own as well as judicial time on issues not…
PM Modi suggested that efforts be made to develop an “institutional mechanism” NEW DELHI: Underscoring the impor-tance of tackling the serious issue of drug abuse among youth, PM Narendra Modi Wednesday suggested that efforts be made to develop an “institutional mechanism” to break departmental silos and foster greater inter-departmental coordination and convergence in youth-centric initiatives.He…
Health minister J P Nadda, govt’s interlocutor with CJP emphasised govt’s willingness to hold discussions NEW DELHI: Health minister J P Nadda, govt’s interlocutor with Cockroach Janata Party, emphasised govt’s willingness to hold discussions with protestors while sidestepping their demand, made by opposition parties too, for the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, asserting the…
