MUMBAI, JUN 29 : The Maharashtra government on Sunday withdrew its controversial resolutions on the three-language policy for schools following strong opposition and state-wide protests. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that a new expert committee will be formed to review the policy and recommend the next steps. He said the decision on the third language […]Continue Reading
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Kolkata, Jun 28 : The Kolkata Police on Saturday arrested the security guard of South Kolkata Law College in connection with the gang-rape of a first-year law student on the college premises. This is the fourth arrest in the case, following the earlier arrests of three individuals, including the prime accused — a Trinamool Congress […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 26 : Photos from the special screening of ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ held for President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan were shared on Wednesday. The film hit theatres on June 20 and has since garnered praise from viewers and critics alike. From warm interactions with the debutant actors to being honoured by Aamir […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUN 26 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated India’s firm stand against cross‑border terrorism during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ gathering, stressing that “peace and prosperity cannot coexist with terror,” and calling for decisive action against state‑sponsored militancy. He urged the SCO members to align in their fight Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 25 : The centre on Tuesday launched a pilot project in 19 states that aims to equip adolescent girls aged 16-18 years from underprivileged and rural backgrounds with vocational training mainly in non-traditional and emerging job roles. The project ‘NAVYA’ – Nurturing Aspirations through Vocational Training for Young Adolescent Girls – will […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JUN 25 : India’s double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra has added another feather in his cap by clinching the title at the Golden Spike meet in his maiden appearance here, his back-to-back win in a top-class competition. Neeraj, who recently won the Paris Diamond League on June 20, emerged on top in a nine-man […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 25 : After multiple delays, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and three others are all set to travel to the International Space Station on Wednesday with SpaceX announcing that the weather was 90 per cent favourable for lift-off. “All systems are looking good for Wednesday’s launch of @Axiom_Space’s Ax-4 mission to the @Space_Station […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 24 : The Indian Railways is likely to introduce a marginal increase in the fares of AC and non-AC Mail, Express, and second class tickets, effective from July 1 this year. A senior Railway official told the TNIE on Tuesday that the new fare structure will not “create a big hole” in […]Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, JUN 24 : President Donald Trump on Monday declared the “12 day war” between Israel and Iran was set to end in a ceasefire, holding the announcement out as validation for his strategic gamble of ordering a devastating U.S. airstrike over the weekend on three Iranian nuclear sites. “It has been fully agreed by […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JUN 23 : With its political future at stake following the drubbing in Delhi, the AAP secured massive victories in bypolls in Punjab’s Ludhiana West and Gujarat’s Visavadar. Meanwhile, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) secured a decisive win in Kerala’s Nilambur. The BJP, despite fielding candidates in all five bypolls, managed to Continue Reading
