New Delhi, 20/6: Seven-term MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, a former BJD leader who joined BJP before Lok Sabha elections, has been chosen as Protem Speaker of the Lok Sabha till a regular Speaker is elected, defying convention of choosing the senior most MP, Kodikkunnil Suresh of Congress, for the post. However, eight term lawmaker Suresh along…
New Delhi, 20/6: In a big relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a court here on Thursday granted him bail in liquor policy scam case, rejecting the Enforcement Directorate’s plea opposing any concession to him. Vacation Judge Nyay Bindu provided relief to him on a personal surety bond of Rs one lakh each. The…
Hyderabad, 20/6: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, saying it was unable to conduct even one exam properly and sought to know what steps it is taking to prevent question papers leak . The Hyderabad MP in a post on social media platform ‘X’…
New Delhi, 20/6: A day after the UGC-NET was cancelled, Education Ministry officials Thursday said no complaints were received about the exam but a suo motu action was taken on the basis of inputs available with them to protect students’ interest. Education Ministry Joint Secretary Govind Jaiswal said the details of the inputs cannot be…
Bengaluru, 20/6: Former Indian cricketer David Jude Johnson died after falling from the balcony of his fourth floor apartment in Kothanur in the northeastern part of the city on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at 10.30 am, when Johnson was out on the balcony to “get some fresh air”, said a source close to the…
New Delhi, 20/6: The Supreme Court on Thursday once again declined to stay the proposed counselling of the NEET-UG 2024 from July 6, even as it admitted for consideration fresh petitions raising question marks over alleged irregularities during the all-India test on May 5. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and S V N Bhatti…
Bhubaneswar, 20/6:In a big political development, BJP’s Surama Padhy becomes Odisha Assembly Speaker. She filed her nomination for the post on Wednesday, no other nominations were filed from any other political party.
New Delhi,20/5: The Union Ministry of Education, in a development late Wednesday night, announced that it has decided to cancel the UGC-NET June 2024 Examination on the “basis of inputs from Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)”. The exams were held on Tuesday and nearly 10 lakh students took the test. The matter, the ministry…
Chennai, 20/6: At least 29 people were reported to have died after consuming illicit liquor in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi, almost double the initial toll that put deaths at 13. The number of deaths so far was confirmed by Kallakurichi District Collector M S Prashanth.
New Delhi, 19/6: The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by 5.35 per cent to Rs 2,300 per quintal for the 2024-25 kharif marketing season. Announcing the MSP increase, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the cabinet has approved the minimum support prices for 14 kharif (summer) crops based…
