New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of a reported incident in which girl students of Classes IX and XI were allegedly frisked, forced to remove their clothes, and assaulted by two teachers at a government school in Liwali village of Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district. According to reports, the Read More…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for a constructive and productive Monsoon Session of Parliament, urging lawmakers to engage in meaningful debates that contribute to the nation’s progress. Addressing the media before the commencement of the session, the Prime Minister drew a parallel between the monsoon season and Parliament’s functioning, expressing hope Read More…
New Delhi: Left parties on Monday strongly condemned the police action against protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) ‘Sansad Chalo’ march in the national capital, accusing the BJP-led Central government of suppressing democratic dissent. The parties reiterated their demand for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the ongoing controversy. Senior Communist Read More…
New Delhi: Security has been significantly tightened across the national capital ahead of the Parliament protest march organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Prohibitory orders have been imposed in parts of Delhi as authorities step up security measures. A multi-layer security arrangement has been put in place around the Parliament complex, while major roads Read More…
Dubai: India has advised its citizens to postpone all non-essential travel to Iran until the security situation in the country improves, citing increasing instability and conflict. In a revised travel advisory issued on Sunday, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said recent developments have led to a deterioration in the security environment, prompting the need for Read More…
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday temporarily closed five Metro stations amid heightened security arrangements for a protest march organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). The affected stations are Rajiv Chowk, Janpath, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, and Seva Teerth. In a post on X, the DMRC said the stations would Read More…
Spain won the FIFA World Cup title after defeating Argentina 1–0 in the final. Displaying a dominant performance and mesmerizing football throughout the match, Spain kept Argentina under constant pressure and controlled possession for most of the game. The closely contested final remained goalless through regular time, forcing the match into extra time. The decisive Read More…
New Delhi: Thousands of users across the world, including in India, reported problems accessing Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram on Sunday. According to outage tracking website Downdetector, reports of login and access issues surged during the afternoon before gradually declining a few hours later. Several Facebook users encountered an error message stating: “Account Read More…
Bhubaneswar: Indian badminton star PV Sindhu on Sunday described her historic Japan Open women’s singles title victory as “truly poetic” as it coincided with Lord Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri. Sindhu made the remark in a post on social media while responding to Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik, who had congratulated her on Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala University and the University of Calicut have postponed examinations scheduled for Monday in view of the FIFA World Cup final. University authorities said the revised dates for the postponed examinations will be announced later. Earlier, the Kerala government declared a holiday for all educational institutions across the state on Monday to enable students Read More…