‘Removal of Sonam Wangchuk wrong’: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP’s ‘asatya and hinsa’ approach in first reaction to Jantar Mantar protest NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday reacted for the first time to climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, calling his removal from Jantar Mantar ‘wrong’ and accusing the…
An official inspecting the blast site in Kolkata NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police on Saturday detained an individual in connection with an explosion that partially damaged a residential building on the city’s eastern fringes, with investigators suspecting the blast was caused by explosives used in making crude bombs.The blast occurred in the Dakshin Narayanpur area of…
File photo: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said India’s education system must be “rebuilt from scratch” to create a safe, student-centric environment, asserting that repeated examination paper leaks have caused irreparable pain to several families.Sharing a video…
NEW DELHI: A woman threw ink at Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday as he was addressing a large gathering at Jantar Mantar.The incident briefly disrupted the programme as supporters rushed towards the stage, triggering a commotion.The woman’s identity and the motive behind the act were not immediately known.This comes hours after Sonam…
SRIHARIKOTA: After some anxious moments when the automatic launch sequence of Vikram-1 was halted midway at just five minutes before lift-off, Skyroot Aerospace finally created history after it successfully placed India’s first privately developed orbital-class rocket into space.The seven-storey tall Vikram-1 rocket, with a lift-off weight of 45,000 kg, blasted off at 12.05 pm, a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Skyroot Aerospace team after it successfully carried six payloads including two satellites into low-Earth orbit aboard Vikram-1.“Congratulations to Pawan, Bharat and the rest of the team. Your feat will inspire youngsters to come forward. I was watching the entire launch program today. Your entire Skyroot Aerospace…
Sonam Wangchuk’s wife questions doctors at Safdarjung Hospital (ANI image on right) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday alleged that activist Sonam Wangchuk’s family and legal team were facing restrictions after he was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital.In a post on X, the party claimed that Wangchuk’s wife was not allowed to carry her…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Saturday refuted speculation after he interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is still a little “old school” and believes in the tenets of protocol.This comes after Tewari interacted with PM Modi following an official programme in Chandigarh.“I have always endeavoured to keep the imperatives of development…
The participants also reviewed the outcome of the Joint Border Operation Solidarity-2025. Officials from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states, including India and Pakistan, met in Islamabad on Friday to review the security situation along their international borders and discuss ways to strengthen cooperation against emerging threats.The discussions took place during the 12th Meeting…
NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders across party lines on Saturday condemned the Delhi police action at Jantar Mantar after activist Sonam Wangchuk was taken to Safdarjung Hospital during his indefinite hunger strike. The leaders alleged that police used force against peaceful protesters, accusing the centre of suppressing dissent and questioning its response to Wangchuk’s demands over…
NEW DELHI: The Army engaged in cross-border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district after troops detected suspicious movement near the border, officials said on Saturday.According to the officials, Army personnel opened fire after spotting suspected terrorists near the LoC.The exchange of small arms fire was reported from the…
Dipke announces hunger strike (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday announced that he has begun an indefinite hunger strike, saying the fast starts “right now” after activist Sonam Wangchuk was removed from the protest site at Jantar Mantar earlier in the day.Announcing the decision on X, Dipke wrote, “I…
India’s first hydrogen train (Photo: Ministry of railways) India’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train has begun running on the Jind-Sonipat route. Its promise lies not in burning a new fuel, but in using hydrogen to generate electricity onboard — with water vapour as the only direct emission.A hydrogen train is, in effect, an electric train that…
When Chintoo sat at home on a rainy morning, his dil (heart) and dimaag (mind) gave him very different answers to the same question. His heart urged him to stay in and relish a plate of pakodas, while his mind reminded him that it was a school day. Which should Chintoo listen to? This seemingly…
NEW DELHI: At 213 marks, NEET-UG recorded its highest ever qualifying cutoff, even as the number of candidates clearing the medical entrance examination fell by 1.15 lakh, a divergence driven by a smaller-appearing pool and a sharp upward shift in the score distribution. Moreover, the total qualified candidates for EWS and OBC for the first…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee Friday abruptly decided to defer the adoption of its report on a contentious bill – which seeks automatic removal of the Prime Minister, chief ministers and ministers from office if they are detained for 30 consecutive days on serious criminal charges – when its members were in the middle of…
NEW DELHI: The Centre told Supreme Court Friday that visa and consular services, which are outsourced, offered to lakhs of Indian nationals, OCIs and foreign visa applicants were severely impacted in Indian missions in Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra (Australia) as Delhi high court had quashed the selection of private service providers.“We outsource…
NEW DELHI: The May NEET-UG paper tested what they knew. Its cancellation tested whether they could go again. And they restarted – reacquiring given-away books in Ludhiana, extending a break from mobile phone in Baramati, preparing in Hindi in Hanumangarh and studying through power cuts in Srinagar. The scrapping of the May exam over a…
NEW DELHI: NEET-UG’s nationwide attendance fall acquired a regional pattern in 2026, with Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka recording high absenteeism while Rajasthan expanded its candidate base and posted the strongest qualification rate among large states.Kerala had 1.14 lakh registrations, but only 84,664 candidates appeared, leaving 29,122 absent (25.6%). Tamil Nadu lost 33,893 of its…
NEW DELHI: Women formed the majority of NEET-UG candidates and qualifiers again in 2026, but their representation thinned sharply at the very top, with only 30 women among the 138 candidates scoring 690 or more.Women accounted for 13.3 lakh of 22.8 lakh registrations, or 58.5%, and 6.5 lakh of 11.2 lakh candidates who qualified in…
