The Union home minister is chairperson of the southern zonal council, while Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is its current vice-chairperson. NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah will chair the 31st meeting of the southern zonal council (SZC) — which comprises Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Keralam, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and the Union territories of…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has asked the party’s chief ministers to work with education experts and prepare a roadmap for overhauling the education and examination system. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday mapped out its political strategy on a range of issues, including the Vande Mataram centenary celebrations, its ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ campaign against paper…
Knowledge of Jinnah’s poor health could have affected the course of events, leading to Partition (Photo: Agencies). Two Mumbai-based Parsi doctors have been posthumously nominated for Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, for keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness confidential before Partition. The award is scheduled to be conferred at a ceremony in March 2027.Dr…
The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the DJB. NEW DELHI: Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday remanded former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain and four other accused to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged corruption case involving…
Kiren Rijiju rejects China incursion claim; Sergio Gor visits Srinagar; while Mahua Moitra faces arrest warrant in hate speech case (Photos: ANI) Union minister Kiren Rijiju said there is a problem at the Arunachal Pradesh border due to the lack of delineation, while rejecting reports of a 60-km Chinese incursion. US Ambassador to India Sergio…
The case relates to comments Moitra made at a news conference in Nadia in Aug 2025 NEW DELHI: A Bengal court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra for allegedly failing to honour summons in a hate speech case.The case relates to comments Moitra made at a news conference…
Rijiju explained that the lack of demarcation has led to Chinese claims over certain stretches of land NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday rejected reports that China has made a 60-km incursion into Arunachal Pradesh, saying there is a problem at the border but only because the boundary has not been delineated. He…
Jain links his arrest to upcoming Punjab polls NEW DELHI: AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday linked his arrest by the Delhi government’s anti-corruption branch (ACB) to the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.The arrest of the Kejriwal loyalist came a day earlier in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board‘s…
RJD leaders march to Raj Bhavan against paper leaks, job crisis; Tejashwi Yadav detained Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders and workers on Wednesday staged a foot march in Patna towards Raj Bhavan, raising concerns over paper leaks, unemployment and issues affecting students and youth in Bihar. RJD leader and Leader of Opposition in the Bihar…
The Centre told the Supreme Court that the NEET examination security system is “foolproof” and difficult to breach. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the system in place for conducting the NEET examination is “foolproof” and difficult to breach, citing multiple safeguards for the preparation, transportation and handling of question…
