New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a draft bill proposing significantly stricter punishments for paper leaks in competitive examinations, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly committed to introducing fast‑track courts and enhanced penalties to safeguard students’ futures.
Bucharest, July 24 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday described education as the “single‑most transformative force” in her life, while receiving the Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Romania.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that one Indian national lost his life in an attack on a commercial vessel while transiting the Black Sea, reportedly in Russian territorial waters.
Dhaka, July 24 (IANS) Bangladesh has projected itself as a nation founded on the principles of linguistic identity, secularism and democratic pluralism. Born out of the Liberation War of 1971, the country's Constitution envisioned equal rights for all irrespective of religion. Yet, the reality is much more complex.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal intervention in the standoff involving the fasting activist Sonam Wangchuk, protesting students, and others involved in the ongoing stir against exam-paper leak has been both decisive and symbolic.
Dhaka, July 24 (IANS) Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin stepped down from office on Friday with the Speaker of the national Parliament formally accepting his resignation letter, the local media reported.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Dr Jitendra Singh held discussions with the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) spokespersons in the national capital on Friday, in a fresh bid to address their grievances over the NEET paper leaks and demands regarding the resignation of the Education Minister.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Strong opposition from Left party members to granting legal protection to the National Song “Vande Mataram” triggered an uproar in the Rajya Sabha, leading to the adjournment of the House till Monday.
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) Facing existential threats due to the high-profile defections by six Lok Sabha MPs who joined the Eknath Shinde faction, the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray is deploying a three-pronged approach to save the party, i.e. ideological reclaiming, issue-based youth mobilisation, and constitutional litigation.
Gwalior, July 24 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said the Centre would take the strictest action against those responsible for irregularities in the NEET examination, asserting that protecting the future of students was the government's top priority.
