Protest visuals from Patna NEW DELHI: Students protesting the NEET paper leak in Patna turned a tense demonstration into a viral moment, when they asked police to use water cannons because of the heat, and then danced as officers sprayed them.The protest, organised by the All India Students’ Association, an affiliate of CPI(ML) Liberation, demanded…
NEW DELHI: The government is reaching out to the opposition leaders to break the deadlock in Parliament over the NEET paper leak issue, government sources told news agency ANI on Thursday. This is a fresh effort from the government’s side to end the repeated disruptions that have stalled proceedings through the first week of the…
Yamuna river (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: “Nature provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed.” The words widely attributed to Mahatma Gandhi perhaps resonate nowhere more starkly today than along India’s rivers.From Delhi to Mumbai, Chennai to Hyderabad and Bengaluru, India’s urban rivers tell similar stories. They have been straightened,…
Centre invites protesters for talks NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday invited the protesters against NEET paper leak for talks at JP Nadda’s place on the central government’s behalf. This comes after the talk on Monday with the Cockroach Janta Party’s spokespersons failed to bear any results.“I wish to share that in the…
File photo: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi and PM Modi (Picture credit: PTI, ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the ongoing student protests, accusing him of taking credit for the country’s achievements while refusing to accept responsibility for the concerns of young…
NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, India’s private airport operators have warned that “considerable time being taken in processing security vetting” is “impacting project implementation schedules, achieving operational efficiencies, commercial preparedness, and ensuring passenger convenience.” The Association of Private Airport Operators (APAO), which represents the 14 PPP airports in India including those in Delhi, Mumbai,…
Sanjeev Mukhiya remained in judicial custody even after his bail in the CBI case. (@IndianGems_/X) NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said it found no evidence linking alleged paper leak kingpin Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanjeev Mukhiya to the theft or distribution of the NEET-UG 2024 question paper, despite his initial inclusion…
Sri Lankan navy arrests nine Indian fishermen (Representative photo) At least nine Indian fishermen on Thursday were arrested and their trawler seized by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing illegally in the island nation’s waters.According to the Navy, the fishermen had crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line and were apprehended while fishing north of…
The government under Tarique Rahman’s leadership has appointed a young journalist as Minister (Press) at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi. The appointee, journalist Saidur Rahman, has previously made social media posts critical of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioned India’s role in Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War, and called for the release of…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the welfare and future of the country’s youth remain the Modi government’s “highest priority and resolve”. Shah endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to set up fast-track courts for speedy trials in examination paper leak cases.The announcement comes amid continuing protests led by the Cockroach…