India’s permanent representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish (File photo) NEW DELHI: India has strongly rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations over what it described as Islamabad’s attempt to label militant groups operating within its territory as “Fitna al Hindustan” as part of a state-sponsored propaganda campaign.The Indian response came after Pakistan sought to frame…
NEW DELHI: Citing the changing times and acknowledging the reality that premarital sex has become common, the Supreme Court has said that being in such a relationship cannot be termed as moral turpitude to draw adverse inferences about a person’s character. The authorities must keep in mind this reality and not initiate punitive action on…
File photo for representation NEW DELHI: Education ministry sources confirmed that confidential question paper packets for the June 21 NEETUG 2026 retest will be airlifted by the Indian Air Force to 18 locations across the country before being transported under security cover to examination centres, while paper setters, moderators and translators have been placed under…
NEW DELHI: Amid a consensus in the opposition alliance that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being used to “influence electoral outcomes”, the INDIA bloc on Monday decided to write to the Chief Justice of India to raise its concerns about the fairness of the elections taking place in the country.Finalising a common…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and CBSE on a plea by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), alleging “large-scale irregularities and deficiencies” in the newly introduced On-Screen Marking system. A vacation bench of Justices Neena Bansal, Krishna and Madhu Jain sought responses from the department…
NEW DELHI: Mocking INDIA bloc’s allegation of “vote-chori” through SIR, the BJP on Monday accused the opposition of hypocrisy as it pointed to poll results in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, two of the states where electoral rolls were revised, and said Congress has no problem with them as they went against the governing party.“In reality,…
NEW DELHI: CBSE on Monday defended the functioning of its post-result services portal, stating that more than 1.6 lakh candidates had submitted requests for verification and re-evaluation between June 2 and June 7 (the window for the purpose), even as several questions regarding the review process and the ongoing On-Screen Marking (OSM) controversy remain unanswered.In…
Who is Oblivion? Viral Japan livestream sparks Johnny Somali comparisons after dramatic FamilyMart confrontation (Image via Getty) Oblivion is a Kick streamer who creates IRL (in-real-life) livestream content and shares his day-to-day experiences with viewers online. He recently gained wider attention after a controversial livestream in Japan involving boxer Ryan Garcia and a dispute with…
NEW DELHI: It’s natural for parents to expect that their children would take care of them in their sunset years, but many cases are being reported of the elderly being abandoned after they transfer property to their offspring.In one such case, the Supreme Court on Monday gave an earful to a man for deserting his…
‘Challenge To Ensure Inclusive Participation’ NEW DELHI: India’s digital revolution has succeeded in putting mobile phones in nearly every household, but it has fallen short of delivering meaningful digital inclusion. A report has found that while 95.1% of households own a mobile device and 74.8% have access to a smartphone or internet-enabled phone, only 39.7%…