India

VC says no posts ‘de-reserved’ in JNU in light of UGC guidelines

29 Jan 2024 10:01 AM IST

Amid criticism of the UGC’s draft guidelines on filling reserved posts in higher education institutes, Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor Santishree D. Pandit said on Sunday that no posts in the varsity have been “de-reserved.”. The new draft guidelines by the University Grants Commission that were in the public domain for

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi moves SC on issue of transfer of powers

29 Jan 2024 10:00 AM IST

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to allow the functions of the Standing Committee to be exercised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) till the panel is constituted. The development comes less than a fortnight after Oberoi during a special session of the

Centre’s policies main hindrance to state’s efforts for creating New Kerala: CM Vijayan

29 Jan 2024 09:58 AM IST

The Centre’s policies are the main hindrance to the state government’s efforts for the creation of New Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. “Despite the good achievements in tax revenue and domestic production, the financial crisis arising as part of the central government’s policies is tightening the state. The

‘Talks still underway…nothing official yet’: UP Cong leader after Akhilesh claims seat deal

29 Jan 2024 09:57 AM IST

Responding to Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that a seat-sharing deal for the Lok Sabha elections has been sealed with the Congress, with 11 ‘strong’ seats being offered to the latter, party leader Sachin Chaudhary on Saturday said the Congress has not officially conveyed or notified the pact

We are not afraid of BJP: Mallikarjun Kharge on ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’

29 Jan 2024 09:55 AM IST

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party asserting the BJP made every effort to stop the ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Assam adding that we are not afraid of them. Addressing the Workers Convention in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Kharge said that Rahul Gandhi

Happy to have Nitish kumar, a natural ally, back in National Democratic Alliance: BJP Chief Nadda

29 Jan 2024 09:54 AM IST

PATNA: BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Sunday described Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a “natural alliance partner”, expressing happiness over his return to the National Democratic Alliance. Addressing a press conference after Kumar’s swearing in, where three BJP leaders also took oath, Nadda exuded confidence that the coalition

Nitish a ‘chameleon’, ‘expert’ of betrayal: Congress

29 Jan 2024 09:53 AM IST

The Congress on Sunday called Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar a “chameleon” and said the people of the state will never forgive this “expert” of betrayal and those making him dance to their tunes. The party was reacting to Kumar’s decision to resign as the chief minister

Rahul reaffirms push for caste census after Telangana rolls out exercise

29 Jan 2024 09:52 AM IST

Amid tectonic political churn at the hustings in Bihar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday reiterated the party’s push for a caste-based census across the country. After Bihar’s Mahagathbandhan government came out with a caste-based census, the first of its kind in the country, Rahul went a step further, promising

PM Narendra Modi underscores significance of repealing criminal laws

29 Jan 2024 09:50 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday emphasised the pivotal role of a robust judicial system in the development of India. Speaking at the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Supreme Court, he highlighted the transformative shift in the country’s legal, policing, and investigative systems due to the replacement of three colonial-era criminal

Agriculture and Rural Development Banksto be computerised soon

29 Jan 2024 09:41 AM IST

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will launch the computerization project of Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) and the Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCSs) of all states and Union Territories in the national capital on January 30. This program is being organized by the Ministry of

Maharashtra Speaker to chair panel to review anti-defection law

29 Jan 2024 09:40 AM IST

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said a committee chaired by Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar has been set up to review the anti-defection law. Birla made this announcement during the valedictory session of the 84th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference here. The anti-defection law, enshrined in the Tenth

Sharad Pawar slams Nitish, says public will teach him a lesson in future

29 Jan 2024 08:56 AM IST

Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for dumping the Mahagathbandhan and switching his side to the NDA, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that the public will teach a lesson to the JD (U) chief in the future. Speaking to ANI, Pawar, however, said that he