NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on education has said National Testing Agency‘s (NTA) handling of entrance examinations in 2024 “has not inspired much confidence” and recommended a shift towards pen-and-paper based tests along with a nationwide blacklist of firms involved in exam irregularities.On pen-and-paper based tests, the panel said there are several models that…
SRINAGAR: A court in J&K’s Kupwara on Monday rejected bail pleas of eight policemen, including a deputy SP, who are accused of illegally detaining a constable in custody for six days in Feb 2023 and subjecting him to gruesome torture.“The applicants have not been able to make out any case for grant of bail at…
JAMMU: Dense smoke continues to billow up along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Bhimber Gali-Balakote areas of Rajouri and Poonch districts in Jammu & Kashmir after a massive forest fire broke out on Sunday, which is spreading across large swathes in the border districts.Officials said the fire started on the zero line ahead…
NEW DELHI: A trainer aircraft crashed on Monday in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district after coming into contact with a high-voltage power line, police said. The pilot and another person travelling in the aircraft sustained injuries in the incident.More details awaited. Source link
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his meeting with Bihar’s NDA MPs in Parliament has filled him with “new energy” following the alliance’s “historic victory” in the recent assembly elections.In a post shared on X, the Prime Minister wrote: “After the historic victory in the Bihar assembly elections, the meeting today with…
NEW DELHI: Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday defended the four Labour Codes in the Lok Sabha, citing their impact on women workers, particularly in Assam’s tea plantations, amid opposition’s criticism that the reforms dilute labour protections. His remarks came in response to questions on implementation and safeguards under the Codes.Responding to a question…
NEW DELHI: Punjab Congress on Monday suspended Navjot Kaur Sidhu after she claimed that someone who wishes to become party’s chief ministerial face in Punjab has to offer a suitcase of Rs 500 crore in the party.“Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu is hereby suspended from the primary membership of the party with immediate effect,” Party’s Punjab…
NEW DLEHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha, alleging that his recent speech during the Vande Mataram anniversary debate lacked ‘facts’ and historical details. While acknowledging the PM’s oratory, she said he “falls weak on the facts,” and went on to take a “chronology” jab…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Prime Minister and claimed that the Centre wanted the discussion on Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha to serve its poll prospects in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.During her address in the Lok Sabha, Priyanka said that there…
NEW DELHI: All India Trinamool Congress MP Sugata Roy on Monday interrupted Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address on Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha over the choice of words he used to refer to the composer of the national song, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.During his speech, the Prime Minister, on one occasion, referred to…
