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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: Congress Saturday said Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation was a victory for the students who maintained sustained pressure but on the government but this was not the end as the prime minister is yet to apologise to the students. The Opposition party called...

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: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday announced his resignation, saying he was deeply pained by the developments of the past 10 days and wanted to ensure that anti-national forces did not exploit the situation arising from the controversy over examination irregularities. Submitting his...

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...

New Delhi: Facing spiralling protests for his ouster over the NEET issue, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned Saturday, saying it is not a matter of "individual prestige" for him and he wanted to prevent anti-national forces from exploiting the situation at Jantar Mantar and across...

New Delhi: The terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag was the first major strike since the Pahalgam attack last year that left 26 tourists dead. Following the Pahalgam massacre, security forces had largely kept terror groups on the defensive, foiling several attempts to carry...