ROURKELA: A 22-year-old hockey player fatally struck another player, also 22, on the head with a hockey stick after he refused to hand over his stick in a village in Odisha’s Sundargarh district Thursday evening, prompting police to arrest him Saturday, reports Malay Ray.The accused, Bipin Dungdung, from Deobahal Karampada village, and other players were…
Ex-CEC Rajiv Kumar (File photo) MUMBAI: Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that former CEC Rajiv Kumar has ‘disappeared’, much like former vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, who, according to Raut, has not been seen since his resignation on July 21, reports Chaitanya Marpakwar.“When Rahul Gandhi began raising questions about EC, Rajiv Kumar should have…
NEW DELHI: Touching a raw nerve among the deprived communities and champions of social justice, a key parliamentary panel said the “Not Found Suitable (NFS)” tag should not be used to deny SC and ST teachers opportunities in appointments and promotions, acknowledging the prevalence of the controversial practice while urging “better judgment” in recruitment of…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has requested the Supreme Court to refer a petition filed by the Punjab govt seeking the court’s intervention in two bills – one amending the Sikh Gurdwaras Act and the other Punjab Police Act – to the five-judge bench which is scheduled to hear Presidential Reference on SC’s jurisdiction to fix…
MUMBAI: India, said Fields medallist Manjul Bhargava, must fall in love with mathematics again. Not as a “drudgery of formulae” but as an act of “exploration”.Bhargava, Canadian by nationality but of Indian origin, believes classrooms need an overhaul-“experimental, playful,” he said, with teachers “trained” to spark curiosity. Speaking to TOI on the sidelines of the…
CP Radhakrishnan and PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Maharashtra governor C P Radhakrishnan (68) is all set to be India’s next vice-president. The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday approved the name of the two-term former Lok Sabha MP from Coimbatore for the constitutional post, which is twinned with that of chairman of Rajya Sabha.Rival INDIA…
NEW DELHI: Objecting to the judgment mandating the President to seek Supreme Court’s opinion on constitutionality of bills, Union govt has said the judiciary cannot dictate to the President how and when to exercise her unfettered discretion to seek the apex court’s opinion and on which issues.Faulting the April 8 judgment of a bench of…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday set a seven-day deadline for leader of opposition in LS Rahul Gandhi to either submit a declaration under oath along with proof of electoral roll irregularities alleged by him, or apologise to the nation as his ‘vote theft’ claims are rendered baseless and invalid.“There is no…
Naveen Patnaik (File photo) BHUBANESWAR: Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik was admitted to a private hospital Sunday evening after suffering from dehydration. “His condition is stable and he is responding well to treatment,” the hospital said in a bulletin.CM Mohan Charan Majhi expressed concern and prayed for Naveen’s good health. “I am praying to Lord…
NEW DELHI: “Our neighbour is Pakistan, which is a part of us, part of our hearts and arms. How do we even think of fighting them? This is like harming ourselves. And, if they are aggressive, they will harm themselves. This is a strange relationship between India and Pakistan. Strange relationship where there is sorrow…