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…
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene on behalf of residents of PoK, alleging widespread rights violations and growing pressure on political activists in the region.Mirza claimed that political and civil rights campaigners in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) were facing arrests, detentions and other…
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…
Even the most ardent, tanned-fully-orange MAGA supporter would admit that Trump 2.0 hasn’t gone according to plan. Iran has realised that it can hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage and dangle it like the Sword of Damocles over the global economy. China, unperturbed by bluster around reciprocal tariffs, is holding sermons on avoiding the Thucydides…
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…
The man convicted of murdering 18-year-old Henry Nowak in a Southampton stabbing has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years.Vickrum Digwa, 23, received the sentence after a jury found him guilty of the December 2025 killing. Digwa, who carried a 21cm blade he said formed part of his Sikh faith, denied…
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…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the appointment of William J Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as the interim Director of National Intelligence (DNI), ahead of Tulsi Gabbard’s departure from the post to care for her cancer-stricken husband.Also Read | From surf buddies to soulmates: How Tulsi Gabbard and…
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…
Indian man Lubana Singh added to the list of DHS’s worst of worst criminals in the US. The Department of Homeland Security added Indian man Lubana Singh to its list of ‘Worst of Worst’ criminals along with 5000 others, taking the list to over 35,000. Lubana Singh, a criminal illegal alien from India, was arrested…