Gurugram: A service lane of the Delhi-Jaipur highway in Gurugram will remain closed for two months due to the construction of stormwater drains by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) along Sectors 76 to 80 and the highway. The closure will come into effect from 6 am on Tuesday and remain in place until October Read More…
Ranchi: Amid ongoing protests by job aspirants over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, the Jharkhand government on Monday announced the cancellation of the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) examination and all recruitment tests conducted by outsourced agency TSR Data Processing Pvt Ltd (TDPL) since 2014. The decision was taken during a marathon Cabinet Read More…
Leh: The Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS), Pahalgam, successfully completed a mountaineering-cum-paragliding expedition to the 5,921-metre-high Mt Delta-41, also known as Mt Barmal, in the Tangol region of Ladakh, a defence spokesperson said on Monday. The 13-member team was led by JIM&WS Principal Colonel Hem Chandra Singh, who said the expedition marked Read More…
Pune: Mahatma Gandhi remained at the spot for around 20 minutes after being shot by Nathuram Godse and was not immediately taken to a hospital, V D Savarkar’s grandnephew Satyaki Savarkar claimed while deposing in a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Satyaki made the claim during his cross-examination by advocate Milind Pawar, Read More…
New Delhi: Facing criticism over the re-examination of three UGC-NET subjects following errors in question papers, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Monday removed more than 50 staff members and initiated a major overhaul of its examination system. The agency has also brought in professionals for key leadership positions as part of measures aimed at Read More…
Jaipur: Rajasthan BJP president Madan Rathore on Monday congratulated the party’s newly appointed national office-bearers and expressed confidence that the new team would take the Bharatiya Janata Party to greater heights. Rathore said the team announced by BJP national president Nitin Nabin represents a combination of experience, dedication and organisational skills. Former Rajasthan chief minister Read More…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “dimagi Naxal” remark, saying, “I am proud to be a dimagi Naxal.” Modi, in his Independence Day address on Saturday, warned against what he described as “dimagi Naxals” who have allegedly entrenched Read More…
Patna: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the BJP, organised a conference on “National Education and Examination Reforms” in Patna on Sunday, bringing together academics and other stakeholders to discuss possible changes in the education and examination systems. The event, organised in association with the Vidyarthi Vikas Parishad, was held at Read More…
Mumbai: Facing criticism from industries over pothole-ridden roads and persistent traffic congestion in the Chakan industrial belt of Pune district, the Maharashtra government has stepped up efforts to address the infrastructure problems. The issue had also provided the Opposition an opportunity to target the state government over the condition of roads and traffic management in Read More…
New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reference to “dimagi Naxals” in his Independence Day speech was not directed at opposition leaders, but at those who support Maoists and separatists and reject the Indian Constitution. Rijiju’s remarks came amid a political row over the Prime Minister’s Read More…