DMK leaders at executive committee meet NEW DELHI: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday unveiled a structural overhaul of its organisation following its defeat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in April, when it lost power after a single term.DMK’s executive committee, headed by party supremo and former chief minister MK Stalin, met at … Read more
BJP launches Gen Z outreach push, names Nitin Nabin, Smriti Irani, Vinod Tawde to key team NEW DELHI: With political parties stepping up efforts to connect with the country’s young voters, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formed a dedicated team to lead its proposed Gen Z outreach programme.The team includes BJP national president Nitin … Read more
Gurpreet Kaur has demanded a response within 24 hours of its receipt NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s wife, Gurpreet Kaur, on Saturday sent a legal notice to former Punjab and Haryana high court judge Ranjit Singh over his allegations that she attempted to suppress a rape case and sought Rs 5 crore in … Read more
Mayawati, Yogi Aditynath, Akhilesh Yadav and other to get bulletproof jackets ahead of Assembly polls 2027 NEW DELHI: Fifty-two leaders in Uttar Pradesh, including chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati, have been provided bulletproof jackets as part of security arrangements ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, news agency … Read more
In a communication to technical institutions and admission authorities, AICTE said the graduates could be considered only for “relevant and closely aligned” disciplines (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Four-year BSc (honours or honours with research) graduates may now seek admission to select ME and MTech programmes, with AICTE opening a new bridge from undergraduate science to … Read more
AI image for representation The 2024 Lok Sabha election results came as a surprise to many politicians and seasoned poll watchers alike. BJP, which had won clear majorities in 2014 and 2019, finished with 240 seats, 32 short of the halfway mark. Narendra Modi needed the support of NDA partners to form a government for … Read more
The National Medical Commission is putting forth a new proposal for mandatory re-registration of doctors across the nation. Fourteen years after the first attempt to update the national registry for doctors, the National Medical Commission has again proposed to make it mandatory for an estimated 11 lakh doctors in India to re-register through its web … Read more
Jayant Chaudhary and Akhilesh Yadav’s parties are former allies NEW DELHI: Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Saturday hit back at former ally and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav over his “chavanni” remark, warning that “such arrogance only leads to downfall.”“You could have taken my name if you wnated … Read more
NIA carries out searches at two Anantnag locations in terror case (file photo) NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out raids at two locations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district as part of an ongoing investigation into a terror case, officials said.The raids were conducted at Bijbehara and Dooru in south … Read more
Shariq Satha had fled to Dubai using a forged passport NEW DELHI: Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against fugitive gangster Shariq Satha, who police allege was the mastermind behind the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal in November 2024, a senior police officer said.A Red Corner Notice is an international request to law-enforcement agencies … Read more