Bengaluru: Said to be depressed over financial issues, a 40-year-old woman and her two children died by suicide by jumping into an agricultural pond at Chatrakodihalli village in Kolar late Friday night.The victims are are domestic help S Pramila and her children Swapna, 22, and Charan, 17, residents of Begli Benajenahalli village. The incident came…
Chennai: The flagship AIIMS Madurai, which admitted its first batch of 50 MBBS students for the 2021–2022 academic year at a temporary campus in Government Medical College and Hospital in Ramanathapuram, is now facing severe staff shortage among the country’s functional AIIMS, says data by the Union health ministry in Lok Sabha.A response in Lok…
Hyderabad: Govt adviser Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Saturday called for a united struggle to defend the constitutional and democratic rights of all vulnerable sections, saying the issues arising from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were affecting not only Muslims but also members of other communities.Speaking at a news conference organised to announce…
Police security at the entrance of the mosque in Malda on Saturday. —- TOI Malda: The mandir-masjid controversy has resurfaced in Malda, this time around the 14th century Adina Mosque, with the Hindu Suraksha Samity vowing to worship Lord Adinath, identified with Shiva, at the site on Monday as part of its campaign to “reclaim”…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday hailed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as a victory for the country’s youth against what he termed a corrupt and arrogant regime.Demanding similar action in Punjab, Warring said education minister Harjot Singh Bains should also resign over repeated examination paper leaks in the state.Asserting…
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Saturday termed the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan a ‘significant victory for India’s youth’, while asserting that it marks only the ‘first step’ in resolving the ongoing national examination crisis.Reacting to the developments surrounding the NEET-UG examination controversy, APCC president Bosiram Siram said the resignation…
Jaisalmer: In a proactive initiative ahead of the tourist season, the Income Tax department conducted a cleanliness drive at the Sam Sand Dunes on the 167th Income Tax Day, Friday. The campaign, aimed at promoting environmental conservation and social responsibility, focused on the removal of glass and plastic waste scattered across the dunes.Income Tax Officer…
Dharmendra Pradhan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Dharmendra Pradhan, who stepped down as Union education minister on Saturday after a five-year tenure, leaves behind an education system more standardised, digitally connected and centrally regulated than the one he inherited — but also questions over examination credibility, institutional autonomy, data privacy and the Centre’s capacity to implement…
Donald Trump at White House correspondent’s dinner (Image/AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: It was as though a bull had been invited to hand out prizes at a china convention. The White House Correspondents’ Association’s rescheduled annual dinner on Friday night produced one of those deliciously improbable scenes that remind the world why American democracy is…
Actor Prakash Raj commented on the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan from the post of Union Education Minister following the row over alleged irregularities in examinations, including the NEET-UG. The actor, who has been supporting the ongoing student movement at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, took to social media to express happiness soon after the news broke. His…
