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New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday took a jibe at Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, urging him to dedicate at least five minutes of his speech to the actual merits and details of the anti-paper leak bill.Speaking to the reporters, Rijiju criticised the Opposition’s approach during parliamentary proceedings, saying that the government asserted that the legislation was brought in response to widespread demands from students to ensure fairness in competitive examinations.Also read: Amit Shah to move birth registration bill; Rahul Gandhi to target government on exam leaks in Lok Sabha today”The…
T’puram: Union health minister J P Nadda has given in-principle approval to start admissions for 100 MBBS seats from the next academic year at K Karunakaran Memorial Govt Medical College, health minister K Muraleedharan said.The assurance was given during a meeting held in New Delhi between Nadda and an official delegation led by Muraleedharan.According to the minister, Nadda described it as ‘criminal negligence’ that despite infrastructure having been completed nearly a decade ago at significant cost, MBBS courses could not be started. He said around 1,100 students could have benefited from medical education at the institution during this period.Muraleedharan also…
RTE Act, 2009, mandates Heads of Schools (HoSs) to organise monthly parental counselling sessions for children enrolled in STCs and mainstream schoolsNew Delhi, The Delhi government directed all government schools and Special Training Centres (STCs) to hold monthly counselling sessions for parents and guardians of out-of-school children (OoSC) during current academic session to improve attendance, prevent dropouts and facilitate their mainstreaming into the formal education system.The directive, issued under the Samagra Shiksha programme and in accordance with the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, mandates Heads of Schools (HoSs) to organise monthly parental counselling sessions…
Shehnaaz Gill recalled being Bigg Boss 13’s lowest-paid contestant, later becoming its priciest star. She now demands fair pay, saying, “Uski mujhe izzat nahi mili” for past free work. She avoids money clashes with films, refuses glamour-only roles, and wishes to master convincing casting directors, while balancing Hindi-Punjabi cinema. Shehnaaz Gill had earlier admitted that she was the lowest-paid contestant on Bigg Boss 13, taking home around Rs 4.5 lakh a week. However, her stardom shot up soon after, and she became one of the most expensive celebrities once she exited the show. Speaking on The Kapil Sharma Show in…
The rupee appreciated by 5 paise to 95.77 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on July 29. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/istockphoto The rupee appreciated by 5 paise to 95.77 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday (July 29, 2026), staying firm for the fourth consecutive day amid a weak American currency and lower crude oil prices.The local currency also found support from positive domestic equity market sentiment after Foreign Institutional Investors turned to buying Indian stocks, according to forex traders.At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 95.70 and slipped to 95.77 against the…
At least 13 people have been killed after a 6.8 earthquake struck the island of Kyushu on Tuesday, with some people still missing and thousands displaced from their homes.BBC’s Jake Kwon explains what has happened in the 24 hours following the initial quake – and why the death toll is expected to rise.Read more on this story here. Source link
Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she was determined to return to her country by December despite facing the possibility of arrest, imprisonment or even execution.The 78-year-old former leader, who has been living in New Delhi since fleeing Bangladesh in August 2024, said she was prepared to face the consequences of returning home.”I may be killed. I may be arrested. I may be sent to prison,” Hasina said in an email response to questions by AFP.”I am fully aware of my fate. Still, I want to go back because my people are calling me,” she added.Earlier this…
Mumbai: Standup comic Raunaq Rajani alleged that his wife suffered a rib fracture after being beaten up by policemen during the July 22 Shivaji Park protest. He released video clips to show policemen resorting to “brute force’’ after the couple questioned the detention of a young demonstrator. They were bundled into a police van. The couple returned to Delhi the following day. After his wife’s pain did not subside, Rajani took her for medical treatment where an X-ray confirmed a fractured rib. Source link
NEW DELHI: Mohammad Junaid Malik, the volunteer who gained attention for distributing free food and water to students during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, has moved the Supreme Court alleging illegal detention, questioning by Delhi Police and harassment of his family members.Who is Junaid Malik?Malik came into the spotlight after videos of him distributing free food at the protest site went viral on social media. He had been providing food and water to protesters during the agitation, which was held to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak…
Vishal Sikka, CEO, Hang Ten Systems and former CEO of Infosys Bengaluru: Artificial intelligence is arriving “like a massive new wave”, and enterprises have two choices: be overwhelmed by it or learn to ride it. Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka said he learnt long ago that “when there are big waves around, it is time to surf”. But the real goal, he argued, is to “hang ten” — the surfing manoeuvre where a rider masters a wave so completely that they walk to the front of the board and hang all 10 toes over the edge.That philosophy inspired the name…