Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina (AP image) NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday informed the parliamentary standing committee that Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is “being examined by the competent authorities” in accordance with applicable laws and established procedures.The disclosure was made in the government’s action taken report on…
According to the hospital, the patient was brought to the emergency department in a critical condition and was immediately resuscitated before being shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) NEW DELHI: The 21-year-old woman who was critically injured during a protest over the NEET examination in Delhi on July 20 was discharged from Dr Ram…
The CJP has maintained that the march was peaceful and that the police response was disproportionate. NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday sharply challenged the Supreme Court’s observations on the use of pellet guns during student protests. CJP spokesperson Saurav Das accused the court of failing to rigorously examine whether the police…
Rahul faces privilege notice: Anurag Thakur seeks action over ‘unparliamentary’ remarks NEW DELHI: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday moved a privilege motion against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of using unparliamentary and derogatory expressions during the Monsoon Session and violating the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Bihar government over the continuation of Panchayati Raj minister Deepak Prakash, asking the state to explain how he remained in office beyond the six-month constitutional limit without being elected to the state legislature.The matter was mentioned before a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya…
PK is making a second attempt to establish himself as an electoral force by staking his claim in the Bankipur bypoll NEW DELHI: Will Bihar’s Bankipur stand with the BJP, as it has over the years, or will it give Prashant Kishor a victory on debut? Or, will Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD will finally have something…
PM Modi reviews Middle East crisis preparedness NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to review the ongoing conflict in Middle East and assess India’s preparedness to deal with its impact.The meeting reviewed the geopolitical situation, the availability of fuel and fertilisers, the…
Protest against NEET UG paper leak was held at Jantar Mantar (ANI images) NEW DELHI: NEET-UG 2026 was compromised after the same set of individuals was entrusted with both question-setting and translation, exposing a key procedural lapse.The teachers entrusted with setting and translating the NEET-UG 2026 question paper allegedly memorised the final questions, reconstructed them…
For decades, India’s energy challenge could be simply summed up: build more capacity. More coal, more transmission lines, more renewable energy. Solar, in particular, became the poster child of the country’s clean energy ambitions.Now, success has created a new problem.Across India’s vast solar parks, electricity is increasingly generated faster than the grid can absorb it….
Lok Sabha passes Vande Mataram Bill amid opposition protests over NEET paper leak and alleged police action on students. Over 200 academicians write to Priyanka Gandhi, objecting to her remarks on IIT Madras director V Kamakoti. Nitin Gadkari says E20 fuel may reduce mileage by up to 6%, but tests found no engine failures linked…