Mamata’s appeasement politics behind infiltration: Modi
Purulia: Excoriating Mamata Banerjee for pursuing “appeasement and vote bank politics”, and presiding over a corrupt administration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said her game will be over (khela shesh hobe) when votes for the assembly elections are counted on May 2. Addressing an election rally here in the tribal Jangalmahal region of the state, […]
UPSC chairperson, members should be persons of impeccable integrity, rectitude: Par Panel
New Delhi: The chairperson and members of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) should be persons of impeccable integrity, rectitude, high calibre and impartiality, a parliamentary committee has said in its report. The committee feels that the methodology followed for their selection should be fair, transparent and objective and also uphold the principles of social […]
Rolling out of new National Education Policy won’t be delayed by pandemic, Rajya Sabha told
New Delhi: Rolling out of the new National Education Policy (NEP) would not be delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said on Thursday. The NEP, approved by the Union Cabinet last year, replaces the 34-year-old National Policy on Education framed in 1986. The new policy is aimed at paving the […]
No proposal to appoint regulator for social media: Prasad
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday informed Parliament that there is no proposal with the IT ministry to set up a regulator for social media. Union IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, however, said that the government has released Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, under the IT Act […]
SC terms cancellation of 3 crore ration cards as serious, seeks replies from Centre, states
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed the cancellation of around three crore ration cards by the Centre due to non-linking with Aadhaar card as “too serious”, and sought response from the Central government and all states on the issue. A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde and justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian […]
Cooperation must for ensuring resilience of global systems: PM Modi
New Delhi: Noting that many infrastructure systems cover the entire world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the effect of a disaster in one part can quickly spread across the globe and cooperation is a must for ensuring the resilience of the global systems. Addressing the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Disaster […]
Cong raises concern over spike in COVID-19 cases, asks govt to scale up vaccination drive
New Delhi: Raising concerns over the recent surge in coronavirus cases, the Congress on Sunday demanded that the government speed up the nationwide vaccination campaign and asked what was its strategy to complete the drive within 12 months. Citing Chhattisgarh’s demand of more Covishield doses, the opposition party also urged the government to decentralise the […]
EC says Mamata’s injuries due to security lapses; orders suspension of security in-charge
New Delhi: The Election Commission Sunday concurred with its two poll observers that there was no pre-meditated attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram during her poll campaign, and that her injuries were the result of a security lapse. Taking stern action over the “slack” bandobast arrangements, the commission ordered immediate suspension […]
Growth of country cannot be done without development of tribal community and forest dwellers: Kovind
Sonbhadra: President Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday that without the development of the tribal community and the forest dwellers, growth of the society and the country cannot be done. He was addressing a gathering here after the inauguration of the newly-constructed building of school and hostel of Seva Kunj Ashram run by Seva Samarpan […]
Bhartiya Kisan Union-led farmer agitation may continue till Dec: Outfit national spokesperson
Allahabad: The Bhartiya Kisan Union-led farmer agitation against the three central farm laws may continue till December this year, the outfit national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said here on Sunday. Tikait made the statement while talking to reports here after his recent visit to the poll-bund West Bengal. “This agitation possibly will stretch up to November […]
