New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday welcomed the setting up of fast-track courts for paper leak cases and denounced the Opposition’s 'posturing' as the well-wishers of students, claiming that their main agenda was deriving political gain and not safeguarding students’ interests.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) T.S. Sandhu on Thursday underlined the need for a comprehensive and future-ready approach to school safety and resilience.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday claimed that unprecedented security measures have been deployed while ambulances have piled up in and around Jantar Mantar, the epicentre of students' protest against NEET paper leaks, questioning the government’s intent and objective behind such escalation.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Union government told the Parliament on Thursday that no decision has been taken so far to increase ethanol blending with petrol beyond 20 per cent.
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) An unidentified man was found hanging from a railing in Dum Dum Park in the northern outskirts of Kolkata on Thursday morning, prompting an investigation by the Bidhannagar Police, officials said.
Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the heavy rainfall situation in Gujarat with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and assured full support from the Central Government, as additional disaster response personnel were mobilised for flood-hit Valsad district.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Holding the ruling NDA government accountable for exam irregularities, students and other youths who have been agitating at the national capital's Jantar Mantar for nearly a month, said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directive to set up fast-track courts for speedy trial and punishment for those found guilty of exam paper leak was not enough.
Gangtok, July 23 (IANS) The four-day search and rescue operation at the collapsed under-construction tunnel of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydropower Project in Sikkim's Namchi district concluded on Thursday after recovery teams retrieved all 25 workers and officials who had gone missing following the tragedy, officials said.
Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) A police head constable posted at the office of Telangana Director General of Police allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself with his service weapon on Thursday.
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) West Bengal police have arrested a law officer of the Howrah Municipal Corporation and an NGO functionary on charges of allegedly extorting lakhs of rupees from hoteliers, private hospital owners and real estate developers in Howrah city, officials said on Thursday.
