India

Nearly 3,000 AIIMS researchers risk job loss, stage protest

21 Jul 2023 09:08 AM IST

Nearly 3,000 researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) face a potential threat to their jobs, prompting a protest against the AIIMS Director today. This uncertainty has been ignited by a letter from the Ministry of Health to AIIMS, proposing a significant policy shift. The letter suggests

Uttar Pradesh aims to establish universities in every district

21 Jul 2023 09:05 AM IST

In an ambitious stride towards improving higher education, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of Uttar Pradesh, India has set a new goal to establish a university in every district of the state. During a meeting with prominent heads of higher educational institutions, including leading private universities from South India and across

Reddy stages road sit-in over obstructed housing site inspection

21 Jul 2023 09:03 AM IST

Union Minister and Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy, along with fellow party leaders, made headlines yesterday as they initiated a sit-in protest on the road. The leaders were halted by police officers as they attempted to visit a BRS government housing scheme site for the underprivileged. Reddy expressed his

Stalin advocates for Tamil fishermen’s rights

21 Jul 2023 09:01 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to leverage the imminent visit of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to safeguard the historical fishing rights of Indian fishermen. Stalin underscored significant issues such as the return of Katchatheevu island and the respect of Tamil-speaking people’s

Karnataka Assembly’s power dynamics shift amidst MLAs suspension

21 Jul 2023 09:00 AM IST

In a day of high drama in the Karnataka Assembly on July 20, Speaker U T Khader, accompanied by Deputy Speaker Rudrappa Lamani and Assembly Secretary M K Vishalakshi, briefed Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on the unfolding political crisis precipitated by the suspension of ten BJP MLAs until the session’s end.

NCW directs Twitter India to remove ‘disgraceful’ Manipur video

21 Jul 2023 08:56 AM IST

The National Commission for Women (NCW) said Thursday it has formally directed Twitter India to remove a video that shows the “disgraceful act” of two women being paraded naked and assaulted in the violence-hit Manipur. Tension mounted in the hills of Manipur after the May 4 video surfaced on Wednesday

New IT rules under which Twitter was asked by government to take down video on Manipur women

21 Jul 2023 08:53 AM IST

The Indian government introduced a new amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, or IT Rules, which gives the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) unrestricted power to create a “fact check unit” to identify false or misleading online content. Failure by

BJP plans big to conquer Purvanchal in 2024

21 Jul 2023 08:49 AM IST

The BJP has started preparations to showcase its strength in Purvanchal before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. After meeting with the NDA allies in Delhi on July 18, the BJP has now begun focusing on formulating its election plan for Purvanchal. The biggest support in this plan will be from

Former ally garlands photo of OP Rajbhar after he joins NDA

21 Jul 2023 08:47 AM IST

After Om Prakash Rajbhar, President of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), joined the NDA, all did not go well, with his former ally Brijesh Rajbhar showing signs of utter dissatisfaction. He conducted a peace procession by placing a garland on the photo of the SBSP supremo. The video of the

Spoke to Manipur CM, assured of strict action: Smriti Irani

21 Jul 2023 08:41 AM IST

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani has said that she has spoken to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh over the May 4 video showing two women being paraded naked by some men in the state. She termed the incident “condemnable and downright inhuman”. In a tweet on

It is very unfortunate, says former CJI Ranjan Gogoi on horrific Manipur video

20 Jul 2023 17:07 PM IST

A day after a two-month-old viral video of two women paraded naked in Manipur surfaced on social media, former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi called the event “unfortunate.” However, the Rajya Sabha MP refused to comment on the matter. “There is nothing to comment. It is very sad…Of course,

Shahbad dairy murder case: Special Prosecutor appointed for Delhi police; Court lists matter for arguments on Aug 10

20 Jul 2023 15:28 PM IST

A Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) has been appointed to represent Delhi police in Shahbad dairy murder case. This matter is related to the alleged murder of a sixteen years old by multiple stabbing and bludgeoning her face with a stone slab on May 28, 2023. It has been listed for