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Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister Sengottaiyan Monday asserted that Karnataka would not be allowed to proceed with the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, reiterating the state government’s firm stand on protecting TN’s rights over the Cauvery waters. Reaffirming Tamil Nadu’s opposition to the Mekedatu project,...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon Monday amid Opposition sloganeering on the use of "lethal force" on protesters during the Parliament March July 20. Even after repeated requests from Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging the MPs to proceed with the Question...

New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari Monday submitted an adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, seeking a discussion on the need for a new anti-defection law to address what he described as mass political defections driven by opportunism while safeguarding genuine ideological dissent. In...

New Delhi: The Central government is set to introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in Parliament Monday as part of its legislative agenda to further strengthen the legal framework against paper leaks and examination malpractices. According to sources, the NDA...

New Delhi: In yet another step to address students' concerns over paper leaks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday announced the constitution of a high-powered task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend reforms to make the exam system leakproof. The government will implement...

New Delhi: All India Students' Association (AISA) national president Neha Bora, in her victory speech after former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, broadened the agitation against examination irregularities to other ongoing struggles, demanding an end to state repression. Addressing supporters at Jantar Mantar Saturday,...

New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk will be discharged from Medanta Hospital Monday and will visit Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi before leaving for Ladakh, his team said. Wangchuk, who is recovering in the hospital in Gurugram after he broke his 26-day fast late...

New Delhi: Following the Centre's assurance that cases against the NEET paper leak protesters would be withdrawn, Delhi Police sources Sunday said it would take further action only after receiving official communication and guidelines from the competent authority. The source said 15 FIRs have been...

New Delhi: Municipal workers Sunday painted over the graffiti-covered walls around Jantar Mantar, erasing the visual imprint of the student-led protest that forced the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Till Saturday evening, the white boundary wall of the Imperial Hotel lining Tolstoy Marg...

New Delhi: INDIA bloc parties are set to press for an urgent discussion in Parliament on the alleged use of excessive force against students protesting over the NEET paper leak, with Rahul Gandhi writing to Home Minister Amit Shah seeking accountability and TMC's Sagarika Ghose...