Sonam Wangchuk ended his hunger strike after 26 days NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday ended his 26-day hunger strike in the presence of Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh, saying the decision followed prolonged negotiations and was taken to avoid any possibility of violence in the country. In a post on…
Prime Minister assures students that strict action will be taken against paper leaks on Friday NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced that government will bring in more strict actions against paper leaks. In a late night video message, PM Modi said that the Union Cabinet will discuss these stringent measures on Friday…
NEW DELHI: A delegation of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) will meet government ministers at 12.30 pm on Friday, PTI reported, citing sources, marking the first formal engagement after days of deadlock between the Centre and the student-led outfit over the alleged NEET paper leak.The meeting comes after repeated efforts by the government to initiate…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Thursday said it had identified and blocked more than 400 Pakistani social media handles allegedly spreading misinformation and rumours amid the ongoing protests, urging people not to fall for fake content circulating online.Addressing the media, deputy commissioner of Police (DCP) Sumit Jha said the same social media accounts had also…
India rejects Pakistan’s ASEAN forum remarks NEW DELHI: India on Thursday categorically rejected Pakistan‘s comments at the Asean Regional Forum in Manila, calling them “baseless and unwarranted”.New Delhi slammed Islamabad of using the multilateral platform to peddle “state-sponsored disinformation” and divert attention from its record of sponsoring cross-border terrorism.“It is no surprise that a multilateral…
‘UP ke ladke’ delivered in 2024. Can they survive the battle over 2027? NEW DELHI: What does the size of one’s heart have to do with political alliances? Perhaps quite a lot when the allies are the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, and at stake is the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly election.The ‘UP ke ladke’…
Rahul Gandhi leads INDIA bloc leaders to Gandhi Smriti amid heavy barricading NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Opposition MPs took to the streets in solidarity with protesting students over the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, alleging that they were stopped by authorities while attempting to march to…
Government reaches out to opposition for NEET debate without preconditions; opposition insists on Pradhan’s resignation. Gulf nations spend billions on new oil pipelines to bypass Strait of Hormuz as Iran blockade continues. CJP and government locked in standoff over venue for talks as protest demanding Pradhan’s resignation continues. India’s first hydrogen-powered train clocks 900 km…
Government, CJP locked in standoff over venue for talks NEW DELHI: The standoff between the Centre and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the alleged NEET paper leak deepened on Thursday as both sides disagreed over the venue for fresh talks, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced fast-track courts to ensure speedy punishment in…
30,000-ft health scare: British Airways launches probe after 3 pilots suffer food poisoning on Hyderabad-London flight NEW DELHI: Three British Airways pilots operating a flight from Hyderabad to London fell ill after suspected food poisoning, prompting the airline to launch an investigation into the incident. One of the pilots became incapacitated while the aircraft was…
