Nadda emerges as key negotiator from govt’s side NEW DELHI: As the govt’s main interlocutor with students protesting under the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) banner, Union health minister JP Nadda has been thrust into the limelight, holding talks with them and visiting the injured in hospitals.This is an interesting turn in Nadda’s journey. The former…
Joshi moved to panchayati raj NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing protests over NEET-UG paper leak issue, govt Thursday named new secretaries for higher and school education departments, with incumbent Vineet Joshi, who had charge of both, moved to low-profile panchayati raj department.While animal husbandry secretary Naresh Pal Gangwar was appointed the new secretary for higher education,…
NEW DELHI: If the first four days are any indication, monsoon session of Parliament is staring at a washout, with the opposition digging in its heels over its demand for resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, rebuffing invitations from govt for a discussion, reports Subodh Ghildiyal.Amid protests, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha failed to transact…
Protests continue at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Govt made a fresh outreach Thursday to agitating students for talks over the issues being raised by them, emphasising that a solution to the crisis cannot be found without dialogue.“I very humbly invite you on behalf of govt to come forward and hold dialogue,” Union minister Jitendra Singh,…
Gitanjali J Angmo, activist Sonam Wangchuk’swife, called “insincere” the flash protest led by CongressMP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, has criticised the flash protest led by Congress neta Rahul Gandhi near PM Narendra Modi’s residence on July 21 as “insincere”.“The protest outside the PM’s house lacked sincerity. It would…
Road crashes claimed a little over 1.8 lakh lives in 2025 Road crashes claimed a little over 1.8 lakh lives in 2025, translating into 502 deaths per day, which is the maximum since govt started collating data. While the highest increase in such fatalities was reported in Uttar Pradesh — from 24,118 in 2024 to…
MPs questioned why the government did not warn owners of non-E20 vehicles about possible mileage loss. NEW DELHI: Members of the parliamentary committee on transport Thursday asked top government officials on why no effort was made to inform owners of non-E20 compliant vehicles about potential mileage loss due to use of 20% ethanol blended petrol…
India’s space sector has witnessed unprecedented momentum with private investment crossing $618.5 million NEW DELHI: India’s space sector has witnessed unprecedented momentum following the landmark reforms, with private investment crossing $618.5 million, 105 authorisations issued to private entities, and a robust regulatory framework being strengthened to safeguard strategic and national security interests while promoting greater…
PM Modi shared a late night video message NEW DELHI: PM Modi late Thursday announced that the Union Cabinet will on Friday discuss a bill to further strengthen the anti-cheating law to ensure stricter punishment to offenders.Hours after ordering the establishment of fast-track courts, in a recorded message posted on social media at midnight, PM…
Defence Attache to India, Rear Admiral You Jian thanked Indian military for rescuing 12 Chinese crew members last year NEW DELHI: China’s newly appointed Defence Attache to India, Rear Admiral You Jian, has thanked the Indian military for rescuing 12 Chinese crew members from a cargo ship that caught fire last year, saying Beijing “will…