NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested Dr Bilal Naseer Malla of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, for allegedly destroying evidence linked to last month’s car blast near the Red Fort. His arrest in Delhi marks the eighth made in the case as investigators continue to widen their probe into the deadly attack.According to…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP and former Delhi minister Ajay Maken on Monday demanded that the government withdraw the new definition of Aravalli with the ‘local relief’ criterion — 100-metre elevation from ground — which may prove to be a disaster and pose risk to entire north India from becoming a dust bowl.Raising the issue…
NEW DELHI: Suspended advocate Rakesh Kishore, who hurled a shoe at former CJI BR Gavai, said on Tuesday that he was attacked in the Karkardooma Court.Claiming that he was hit with slippers by 100-150 people, Kishore said, ” When those people were hitting me, I asked them why they were doing so. They answered that…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday was seen having a meal with his parliament colleagues in the Parliament canteen.Shah was joined by Union MoS Nityanand Rai, Union minsiter Kiren Rijiju and BJP MP Anil Baluni.In the clip, the leaders could be seen having Indian cuisine over some seemingly light-hearted discussion.Earlier in the…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called “vote chori” the gravest anti-national act, alleging collusion between the Election Commission and BJP. Meanwhile, IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said the airline has stabilised after recent disruptions, with refunds processed and delayed baggage delivered. In Goa, the government ordered the demolition of an illegal Vagator beach shack linked to a…
NEW DELHI: The 371st Report of the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, has raised concerns over funding shortfalls, low fellowships, infrastructure gaps and prolonged vacancies at the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR) and Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), warning that…
RAJKOT: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday claimed he was denied permission to meet the jailed farmers and party workers in Rajkot and accused the Gujarat government of being “more oppressive” than the British.Kejriwal said he had sought prior permission to meet the jailed farmers.Police had arrested 88 farmers and AAP leaders for…
NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the union ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to roll out skill training under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and establish skill centres across IGNOU’s regional centres nationwide.The MoU was signed in the presence of IGNOU vice-chancellor…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary standing committee has flagged a leadership vacuum at the University Grants Commission (UGC) and called for urgent systemic reforms at the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), saying the accreditation regime is “long and bureaucratic” and its credibility must be restored “with the utmost urgency”.The panel noted that “the position of…
NEW DELHI: India’s ambitious education loan schemes are missing their mark, leaving thousands of deserving students tangled in red tape, high interest rates, and unequal access, a Parliamentary panel has warned. In its 372nd report, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports said the gap between promise and performance is…