‘Cover-up exercise’: Rahul Gandhi on removal of CBSE chairman

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New Delhi: Soon after the government shunted out two top CBSE officials following the online marking row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday termed it a "cover up" exercise saying while officials have been removed the education minister has been spared. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha demanded that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should be dismissed and an independent judicial inquiry be ordered immediately. In a post in Hindi on X,...

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Hackers use Meta AI to gain password access to high-profile Instagram accounts: Report

California: Hackers have reportedly manipulated Meta's AI-powered support chatbot to gain control of several prominent Instagram accounts, according to cybersecurity researchers. Among the accounts said to have been compromised in recent days are a former White House Instagram account from the Obama administration, which still has more than 2.4 million followers, the account of the Chief Master Sergeant of the US Space Force and the Instagram page of beauty brand Sephora....

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Sonam Wangchuk backs protest seeking Education Minister’s resignation, to join June 6 demonstration

New Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk Tuesday expressed support for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) campaign demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and said he would join the group's planned protest in Delhi June 6 if the minister does not step down by then. In a video message, Wangchuk said he had initially sought assurances that the movement represented the concerns of Indian youth rather than any external agenda. He...

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Senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram appointed new CBSE chief

New Delhi: Senior bureaucrats Lokhande Prashant Sitaram and Varun Bhardwaj were Tuesday appointed as the CBSE's new chairperson and secretary, after the incumbents were shunted out amid the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system row. Sitaram, a 2001 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories or AGMUT cadre, is currently an additional secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet...

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‘Cover-up exercise’: Rahul Gandhi on removal of CBSE chairman

New Delhi: Soon after the government shunted out two top CBSE officials following the online marking row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday termed it a "cover up" exercise saying while officials have been removed the education minister has been spared. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha demanded that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should be dismissed and...

Hackers use Meta AI to gain password access to high-profile Instagram accounts: Report

California: Hackers have reportedly manipulated Meta's AI-powered support chatbot to gain control of several prominent Instagram accounts, according to cybersecurity researchers. Among the accounts said to have been compromised in recent days are a former White House Instagram account from the Obama administration, which still has more than 2.4 million followers, the account of the Chief Master...

Senior IAS officer Lokhande Prashant Sitaram appointed new CBSE chief

New Delhi: Senior bureaucrats Lokhande Prashant Sitaram and Varun Bhardwaj were Tuesday appointed as the CBSE's new chairperson and secretary, after the incumbents were shunted out amid the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system row. Sitaram, a 2001 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories or AGMUT cadre, is currently an...

 

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