NEW DELHI: Newly sworn-in West Bengal cabinet minister Swapan Dasgupta on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), alleging that the party had left the state in a “completely devastated” condition. He said the immediate priority of the newly formed BJP-led government was to remove the “kachhra” (garbage) left behind by the…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday launched a sharp attack on Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal over his remarks criticising the ruling party, accusing him of “hating India” and remaining silent on incidents such as the 2021 post-poll violence in West Bengal.The saffron party’s response came a day after Sibal said he…
NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Monday added fresh fuel to speculation about his political future after he left for Delhi from Chennai and declined to dismiss reports that he could be preparing to launch a new political outfit.When asked about the growing buzz surrounding a possible new party, Annamalai said,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking that the NEET UG 2026 re-examination, scheduled for June 21, be conducted in computer-based test (CBT) mode instead of the traditional pen-and-paper format.The plea was mentioned before a partial-working-day bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Arvind Kumar, which declined to…
NEW DELHI: Action is set to follow against officials in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as the ministry of education has initiated an internal crackdown over alleged irregularities in a controversial tender process and serious vulnerabilities in the board’s digital evaluation ecosystem.According to ministry sources, a detailed report from CBSE on the tender…
NEW DELHI: Israel’s ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, has praised India’s growing influence in West Asia, saying New Delhi has a “huge role to play” in bringing stability to the region amid continuing geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty.Speaking about India’s role in the ongoing West Asia crisis, Azar said India’s expanding economic power and trade…
Image source: CJP website Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday announced that he will return to India on June 6 to launch a peaceful protest seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination-related lapses.In a video posted on X and Instagram, Dipke called on supporters and students to join him…
Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has reignited attention on the decades-old India-Nepal border dispute after remarks in Parliament appeared to suggest that Nepal had learnt of “encroachments” involving Indian territory.Shah said that, “The Nepal government has officially sent a diplomatic note to India, mentioning the issue of encroachment of territories by India, including Lipulekh, and…
NEW DELHI: The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed emergency medical assistance provided by India to support efforts against the worsening Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), expressing gratitude for New Delhi’s support during the public health crisis.In a post on X, Africa CDC said the…
Abhishek Banerjee (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee will inform Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla about the mob attack on him in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district and will also move court in connection with the incident, news agency ANI reported citing party sources.The development comes after Abhishek Banerjee was attacked with…
