New Delhi: An unprecedented security clampdown has been enforced in the Capital ahead of Saturday, after Delhi Police denied permission to the Cockroach Janta Party to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar, with the deployment of 25,000 police and paramilitary personnel, closure of 45 metro...
New Delhi: Amid reports of people filing forms in bulk seeking removal of electors from voters lists, the Election Commission on Friday placed a limit of 10 forms per person on submission of such objections. The EC has prescribed limits on the number of Form...
New Delhi: Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Friday asserted that satellite communications services can only start after clearance from the home ministry and questioned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for siding with US business tycoon Elon Musk on his allegations against the government. Speaking to the media...
New Delhi: Investment in question banks, setting up question papers too close to the exam and relying on bona fide experts from IITs, IIMs and AIIMS to develop question banks and translation are among the solutions against paper leaks suggested by a Parliamentary panel. The...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday expressed gratitude to the people for blessing the BJP-NDA in the Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry byelections and said the victory reflects yet again that the people have a "deep-rooted connect" with the good governance agenda of the...
New Delhi: Supreme Court has directed the Centre and states to interlink key government and insurance databases, including VAHAN, SARATHI, the Electronic Detailed Accident Report (eDAR) portal, and the Insurance Information Bureau (IIB), within four weeks, to streamline motor accident claim processing and ensure seamless...
New Delhi: Reacting to reports of a so-called 'Khalistan referendum' planned in Canada, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday reiterated that New Delhi strongly condemns all anti-India activities. "We strongly condemn all anti-India activities," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during a bi-weekly media briefing...
Oslo: As a student at the University of Natal in apartheid-era South Africa, Navi Pillay came across transcripts of the Nuremberg trials, in which Nazi leaders were prosecuted for war crimes. Reading the transcripts captivated her with the ideal of justice represented by countries coming...
Noida: Security has been stepped up at the borders connecting Noida with Delhi, with police personnel and Border Security Force (BSF) jawans deployed at key points ahead of a major protest called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) in the national capital Saturday. The protest...
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's appeal for a "hand of friendship" appears to have resonated among Muslims in the bypolls, as the BJP crushed the AJUP in minority-dominated Rejinagar and secured a record-margin win in Nandigram, which has a sizeable electorate from the community....
By Aakar Patel In 5 March 2021, the Press Information Bureau of the Government of India put out a statement...
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Brazil, the largest South American country with a Leftist government, is poised to come within the orbit of the influence...
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The Supreme Court stating on 5 October that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6 being used by...
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