BPSC protest intensifies as students breach barricades, govt says issues resolved NEW DELHI: Chaotic scenes unfolded in Bihar’s Patna on Tuesday as protesting students clashed with police during a massive protest over alleged irregularities in the 70th BPSC examination.The protest was met with a heavy police presence, with barricades put up to stop the students…
File photo: A plane prepares to land at an airport in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Commercial pilots in India could soon be subjected to annual dope tests that may be conducted at random for the surprise factor. After the pilot in command of Air India’s Aug 4 Phuket-Delhi flight had reportedly tested positive, govt had…
Supreme Court denies relief to Tarun Tejpal NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks in connection with the 2013 Goa sexual assault case.The direction comes after Tejpal challenged the Bombay high court’s August 6 judgment, which overturned his acquittal by a trial court and…
The movie will include Sadhguru’s narration of yogic tradition. Sadhguru has announced a collaboration with Graphic India this Shravan to produce an animated feature film on Shiva as Adiyogi, described in the yogic tradition as the first yogi and the source of Yoga.The film will draw on yogic lore narrated by Sadhguru and explore the…
Rahul, Kharge write to PM Modi over caste census NEW DELHI: Congress high-command Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged the PM Modi-led government to change the way caste information is being collected in the census, warning that the current method could result in inaccurate data.The grand old party leaders also called for withdrawal…
File photo: Congress MP P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member P Chidambaram on Tuesday said simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies cannot be held in 2029 even if Parliament passes the proposed One Nation, One Election (ONOE) legislation.Chidambaram, who appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining…
Calcutta HC protects Abhishek Banerjee from arrest and allows overseas travel for medical treatment. NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court has clarified that Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee can travel abroad for medical treatment, subject to the conditions permitted by the Supreme Court.The clarification came in connection with a travel restriction imposed on Banerjee in…
The government is considering making annual dope tests mandatory for every pilot, instead of the current requirement covering 10% of the pilot network. NEW DELHI: The aviation ministry is considering mandating dope tests for all pilots at least once a year, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said on Tuesday.The current rules require dope…
Women cannot participate fully in the economy if they carry a disproportionate share of unpaid care work. For years, CSR programmes aimed at women have focused on familiar themes such as scholarships, skill training, self-help groups and entrepreneurship. But a more fundamental barrier is increasingly coming into focus: women cannot participate fully in the economy…
SC seeks response from 20 rebel MPs on Abhishek’s plea NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs on a plea filed by the party’s general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, challenging the delay in deciding petitions seeking their disqualification.Abhishek has asked the top court…