NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday appointed senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram as the new chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) amid a major row over the board’s new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.He will succeed Rahul Singh, who was transferred out hours earlier along with then-CBSE secretary Himanshu Gupta.(This is a…
The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday strongly rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir in a joint statement issued by the European Union and Pakistan, calling them unwarranted.Responding to media queries, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India “categorically rejects” any mention of Jammu and Kashmir in the joint press communiqué. He reiterated that the Union…
NEW DELHI: Has the “fake signature” controversy pushed Mamata Banerjee‘s TMC to the brink of an internal crisis? A complaint lodged at assembly secretariat by two TMC MLAs, Sandipan Saha and Ritabrata Banerjee, has not only embarrassed the party leadership but also put it in a difficult spot.The state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has summoned…
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Tuesday announced that activist Sonam Wangchuk will join its protest on June 6. The protest, scheduled for Saturday, is part of the CJP’s campaign seeking the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.“Prominent educationist and Ramon Magsaysay Awardee @Wangchuk66 will join the peaceful protest on 6 June…
NEW DELHI: Congress termed the transfer of Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE)’s top officials after the new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system row a “petty” move, calling upon the Union education minister to take responsibility.The opposition party accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “protecting” the education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.“The Modi government is completely engaged in…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) seems to be staring at a party split after suspended leader Riju Dutta claimed that 50 MLAs held discussions at a hotel regarding the future of the party. He claimed that they will meet the West Bengal assembly speaker and put forward three demands, including that of being the “real…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Tuesday firmly rejected any role for third parties in resolving the India–Nepal boundary dispute, days after Prime Minister Balendra Shah sought the involvement of China and the UK to address the long-standing dispute.“We have established bilateral mechanisms to deal with all aspects of boundary matters. It…
Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) president Rabi Lamichhane meets BJP national president Nitin Nabin during his visit to BJP headquarter as part of ‘Know BJP’ initiative, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Sumit) NEW DELHI: Rabi Lamichhane, chief of Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), met Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin on Tuesday….
Amid ongoing Middle East crisis, Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez will undertake a five-day visit to India beginning June 3, with talks expected to focus on strengthening bilateral cooperation in areas such as energy, trade and technology. Announcing the visit, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Rodriguez is scheduled to hold wide-ranging discussions with…
NEW DELHI: K Annamalai’s decision to submit his resignation to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have stunned many supporters, but for those tracking Tamil Nadu politics closely, the signs had been visible for months. Once projected as the BJP’s most prominent face in the state and credited with expanding the party’s footprint, the former…