NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday set aside order directing CBSE to provide information under the Right To Information (RTI) about whether Smriti Irani had cleared her 10th and 12th examinations in the year 1991 and 1993.Justice Sachin Dutta ruled that the entire approach of the Central Information Commission (CIC) in the impugned…
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leaders have objected to the Karnataka government’s decision to invite Booker Prize-winning author and activist Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara celebrations. Karnataka minister G Parameshwara, however, countered the criticism, saying, “This is not a religious issue.”Former minister and BJP MLC CT Ravi argued that it was inappropriate for…
NEW DELHI: Suspicious movements were spotted along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri sector on Monday, prompting troops to open fire, Army officials said.Search operations are currently underway in the area, ANI reported.Earlier in the day, nearly half a dozen drones from Pakistan were spotted hovering over several forward areas along the…
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Monday has significantly enhanced security arrangements for chief minister Rekha Gupta in the wake of recent attack on her. Forty personnel will now be permanently deployed for her protection and visitors will undergo multiple friskings before being allowed entry to any of her…
India and Fiji on Monday unveiled a wide-ranging action plan to boost defence cooperation and pledged to work together for a peaceful Indo-Pacific after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka.With the Fiji leader by his side, PM Modi said that India and Fiji may be oceans apart, but…
Arvind Kejriwal (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday slammed the BJP government led by the Delhi chief minister, Rekha Gupta, over the lathi charge on the protesting Staff Selection Commission (SSC) aspirants at New Delhi’s Ramleela Maidan.He accused the government of using force to silence the students…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the Centre over the alleged lathicharge on Staff Selection Commission (SSC) aspirants and trainers protesting at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan. He accused the Modi government of ignoring the concerns of the youth, alleging it had come to power by “stealing votes.”In…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a scathing attack on human rights activist Sayeeda Hameed after she “legitimised infiltration,” claiming that Bangladeshis are not depriving anyone of their rights.In a social media post on X, Sarma accused Hameed of seeking to realise “Jinnah’s dream” to make Assam a part of…
Arvind Kejriwal (File photo) NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday shot off a barbed response to Union home minister Amit Shah’s recent interview, in which the BJP leader defended the government’s 130th constitutional amendment bill. The bill proposes the removal of lawmakers detained or arrested for more than 30 days in…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday arrested Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha from his residence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in connection with the alleged teachers’ recruitment scam. The dramatic arrest came after Saha allegedly attempted to flee by scaling the boundary wall of his house in Burwan and hurling his mobile…