NEW DELHI: A delegation of the Cockroach Janata Party met Union ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh on Friday for the second round of talks over the NEET paper leak protests, submitting three key demands and a five-point reform charter.The nearly two-hour meeting, held at the Constitution Club of India, ended without a final decision,…
PM Modi gains 1 million Instagram followers overnight after selfie video NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gained around 1 million Instagram followers overnight after he released his selfie video on Thursday night addressing concerns of the NEET paper leak.Currently PM Modi has 102 million followers on Instagram. His video captioned: “More strict actions against…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency has terminated 47 officials and begun rebuilding its workforce with specialist leadership in cybersecurity, forensic investigation, test-centre operations and assessment research, government sources said on Friday.Some of those terminated will also face legal and criminal action based on internal inquiries and inputs from investigating agencies. More measures are expected…
Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Odyssey’ continued its impressive run at the Indian box office as it completed its first week at theatres. The mythological epic has maintained a steady hold over audiences through its first week, becoming one of the biggest Hollywood success stories of the year in India. Having already crossed the Rs 100 crore…
MUMBAI: Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has lauded the BCCI for conducting the inaugural Emerging Men’s Tournament at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, but has urged the cricket body and its Centre of Excellence head and former India batting great VVS Laxman to incentivise the red-ball tournament.The tournament began on July 6. Four teams…
At 29, Chiki is coming to India in the prime of his career Panaji: FC Goa have added two more foreign players to their contingent for this season and are unlikely to add more players in a hurry.After the signings of Argentinian playmaker Francisco Feuillassier Abalo (Franchu), and Alex Vallejo, a former junior international with…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and activist Sonam Wangchuk. The two shared video messages on social media. NEW DELHI: The stand-off between the Centre and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) over the alleged NEET paper leak continued on Friday, with no breakthrough on the protesters’ key demand for the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.While…
Sonam Wangchuk ends his hunger strike; PM Modi pushes for Bill for fast track courts against paper leaks NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike early Friday after the Centre assured him of action on key demands related to the student protests, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government…
10-year-old girl died by suicide after teachers accused her of theft (Representative image) MUZAFFARNAGAR: A 10-year-old girl who dreamt of becoming a wrestler died by suicide at her home in Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday, hours after she was allegedly beaten, publicly humiliated and accused of stealing Rs 10 by her teachers.Police on Wednesday night registered an…
Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanjeev Mukhiya alias Lutan (File Photo) PATNA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday clarified that its investigation into the theft and distribution of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test- 2024 examination question paper found no evidence linking Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanjeev Mukhiya alias Lutan, to the crime. Consequently, the agency did not…