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New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin said Saturday that Dharmendra Pradhan's decision to step down as Union Education Minister reflects the highest standards of integrity and selfless service in public life, asserting that the party stands firmly with him. Nabin said that as Union Education...

New Delhi: A bill to amend a two-year-old anti-paper leak law, which proposes to set up fast-track courts in every state for speedy trials of accused, is set for introduction in the Lok Sabha Monday. According to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment...

New Delhi: Another meeting between the government and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was underway Saturday, shortly after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the Union Cabinet. Pradhan's resignation was the main demand of the CJP. While the central government was represented by Union Ministers...

New Delhi: The government Saturday said the US has kept India in lower tariff bracket of 10 per cent under its Section 301 measures on alleged forced labour concerns. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 announced the final measures under Section 301...

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk Saturday described Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as "a victory of democracy", and credited the nationwide student-led agitation and citizens' participation for the outcome. In a post on X, Wangchuk described the development as "a victory of democracy, direct...

New Delhi: A special commissioner of police was among three police officers injured after a section of protesters allegedly pelted stones at security personnel at Jantar Mantar shortly after the announcement of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation Saturday, police sources said. The incident prompted...

New Delhi: Following Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, one of the key demands of the Cockroach Janta Party-led students' agitation, the outfit called it a "win for democracy". A post on CJP's official X handle read "Democracy Wins!". It accompanied a video which showed...

New Delhi: An FIR registered regarding the July 20 violence near Kartavya Path during the CJP's Sansad Chalo rally invokes 13 charges, including attempt to murder, with Delhi Police sources alleging that protesters attacked personnel with the intention of killing them while trying to breach...

New Delhi: A bill to amend The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which proposes to increase jail term up to 10 years and fine up to Rs 10 crore for offences related to paper leaks, is likely to be introduced in Parliament...

Kyiv: A Russian drone strike killed three people in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, local officials said Saturday, while Romania shot down a drone over its airspace for the second time in two days. Sumy regional head Oleh Hryhorov said Saturday that a large fire broke...