Tumakuru, 26/7: Former minister and two-time Janata Party MLA from Koratagere C Veeranna (86) passed away due to age-related health issues at his Bukkapatna farmhouse in the district on Saturday.Veeranna was elected to the Legislative Assembly from Koratagere, twice in 1983 and 1985, on the Janata Party ticket.
New Delhi, 25/7: The government on Saturday said the US has kept India in lower tariff bracket of 10 per cent under its Section 301 measures on alleged forced labour concerns. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 announced the final measures under Section 301 of the US Trade Act, 1974.
New Delhi,, 25/7: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday announced withdrawal of its agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar after holding three rounds of talks with the government and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation.CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka said, “Government accepted all our demands after 36 days of protest; we urge everyone to peacefully withdraw from protest…
New Delhi, 25/7: In a major development, President Droupadi Murmu has accepted the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, acting on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the same order, the President has directed that Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi be given additional charge of the Ministry of Education while retaining his existing…
New Delhi,, 25/7: An X post by Dharmendra Pradhan at 2:18 pm announcing his resignation signalled a significant shift from the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted his politics in the past as succumbing to the opposition pressure was a no-go area. Modi blinked for the first time after his two Instagram appeals in a…
New Delhi, 25/7: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the Council of Ministers on Saturday (July 25), sending his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after weeks of student protests demanding accountability over irregularities in the NEET-UG 2026 examination.This marks the second such resignation by a union minister of the Modi Cabinet owing to…
New Delhi, 25/7: In a major development, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned from the Union Cabinet amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the NEET-UG 2026 examination. In a detailed statement addressed to the nation’s youth, Pradhan said he had submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing concerns over the situation that…
New Delhi, 25/7: Activist Sonam Wangchuk has dismissed allegations that he struck a “deal” with the Centre to end his 26-day hunger strike, saying his decision was driven by fears of a possible police crackdown on students protesting in Delhi.In a YouTube video released late Friday, Wangchuk said he agreed to call off his indefinite…
Bangalore, 25/7: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday neither confirmed nor denied reports of a proposed meeting with his Tamil Nadu counterpart C Joseph Vijay, saying only that the state was willing to engage with everyone.Responding to questions from reporters about the reported meeting, Shivakumar avoided sharing further details. “I don’t want to…
New Delhi, 25/7: Four facial recognition system (FRS) units have been installed around the protest site at Jantar Mantar to identify wanted criminals, absconders and historysheeters, police sources said on Friday. The surveillance system is not for ordinary protesters but is meant to identify those with criminal antecedents who may try to “infiltrate the protest”…
