Category: India

NEW DELHI: Resignation may have ended Dharmendra Pradhan’s stint as union education minister, but not his standing within the NDA. Returning to Parliament on Monday, just two days after stepping down over the alleged NEET paper leak controversy, the BJP MP was greeted with chants of “Dharmendra Pradhan zindabad” and a hero’s welcome from party…

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday inaugurated the 120-bed Capital Hospital in Moga, saying the facility would improve access to advanced healthcare services in the Malwa region. The hospital, described by the state government as the first National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH)-accredited multi-speciality hospital in Moga district, will offer…

Investigations into offences under the Act will have to be completed within two months. NEW DELHI: The Centre has proposed sweeping changes to the anti-cheating law, seeking to speed up investigations and time-bound trials while introducing tougher punishment for those involved in paper leaks and examination malpractice.Under the proposed Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means)…

Pawan Khera slams PM’s remarks on NEET issue NEW DELHI: Congress MP Pawan Khera on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to the paper leak issue, asserting that remarks made several days after the controversy erupted would not address the concerns of the protesting students.“Who is taking the Prime Minister’s words seriously? Let him…

The government under Tarique Rahman’s leadership has appointed a young journalist as Minister (Press) at the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi. The appointee, journalist Saidur Rahman, has previously made social media posts critical of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioned India’s role in Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War, and called for the release of…