NEW DELHI — Welcoming the Supreme Court’s decision to not pass any direction on a plea seeking the uploading of Form 17C data, the Election Commission of India on Saturday said that nobody can change data of votes polled, shared on poll day with polling agents of all candidates through Form 17C. The poll body […]
LUCKNOW — The bomb threat mails sent to schools in Lucknow on May 13, were the handiwork of a group of minor school children who ‘accidentally’ forwarded the mails during a chatting session, officials said. The Lucknow police and the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) wings of the Uttar Pradesh Police have worked out the case. Deputy […]
NEW DELHI (KIMS) — As a mark of respect, India on Tuesday observed one-day of state mourning across the country for Iran’s President and Foreign Minister who died in a helicopter crash. Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, who was arrested by the Delhi Police under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act over allegations that the media outlet received money to spread pro-China propaganda. “There is no hesitation in the mind of the court to reach […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal cannot visit his office or the Delhi Secretariat during the tenure of his interim bail, the Supreme said on Friday as it imposed a slew of restrictions on him as part of the bail conditions. It asked Kejriwal to not sign any official file unless absolutely necessary […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged excise policy scam case. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said to the Enforcement Directorate that granting Kejriwal interim bail for 21 days will not make much of a difference. However, SC […]
NEW DELHI — A controversial poster featuring jailed Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ‘urging people to vote for Congress’ was taken down by Delhi Police on Tuesday. The poster was put up in the Mandi House roundabout area. “Vote for Congress to support freedom of speech and release of […]
JAUNPUR (UP) — Two professors of a state-run university here have been suspended after an RTI response revealed that four students allegedly cleared exams with 56 per cent after writing ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and names of Indian team cricketers as part of several answers. Dr Vandana Singh, Vice-chancellor of Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, said […]
NEW DELHI — Students with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly appear for NET and pursue PhD, according to University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar. To pursue a PhD with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the candidates will require a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent grades in their four-year undergraduate course. […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was on Friday remanded in six-day Enforcement Directorate custody ending March 28 by a local court, a day after the probe agency arrested him in connection with the excise policy case, PTI reported. The central agency, which had arrested Kejriwal on Thursday evening, produced him before the […]