New Delhi: The government has cleared 31 fresh proposals under the electronics components manufacturing scheme, entailing investments of Rs 7,877 crore, the secretary in the IT ministry, S Krishnan, said Monday. According to Krishnan, the government has received a total investment proposal of Rs 69,548...
New Delhi: Several student organisations on Monday held protests here and announced nationwide demonstrations against the National Testing Agency's decision to re-conduct the UGC-NET examinations for three subjects, alleging that repeated lapses have put students' academic and career plans at risk. The NTA has ordered...
Indas (WB): A leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Monday gave the West Bengal government 10 days to arrest all those allegedly involved in the death of the father of a party volunteer in Bankura district and demanded a probe into the conduct of...
Ranchi: Criminal Investigation Department Monday began conducting raids at the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission office here in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment exams, an officer said. Job aspirants have been protesting for 24 days now against alleged irregularities in various recruitment...
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to a Bill to rename Kerala as Keralam, with the legislation now becoming a law. The Lok Sabha passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, Tuesday, followed by the Rajya Sabha the next day. In the...
New Delhi: The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) Monday staged a protest outside the National Testing Agency (NTA) office here over alleged irregularities in the UGC-NET June 2026 examination and demanded that the testing agency be scrapped. Hundreds of NSUI members and UGC-NET aspirants...
New Delhi: BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla Monday said he has resigned from all positions and primary membership of the party. Poonawalla stated that he has submitted his resignation letter to BJP national president Nitin Nabin, requesting that he accept it. He also posted his...
New Delhi: In a major relief to Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court Monday asked the Allahabad High Court not to proceed with a case involving allegations of disproportionate assets against the Congress leader. The top court also asked the CBI and the ED not to...
Ranchi: The protest over irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) entered its 24th day Monday. Gathered in large numbers at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, students have been continuously demonstrating to press for...
Bharuch: A fire broke out at a company's premises in the Dahej GIDC industrial area of Bharuch district Monday, prompting the deployment of more than five firefighting teams. The blaze started in the company’s warehouse, where drums containing solvent were stored, officials said. The incident...
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Police used water cannons, lobbed tear gas shells, and lathi-charged job aspirants as they breached barricades multiple times on 10...
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