In the backdrop of the Class 12 economics question paper leak, the Human Resources Development (HRD) Ministry has set up a high-power committee to examine the CBSE’s examination process. The committee, constituted on Tuesday, comprises experts under the chairmanship of former HRD Secretary V.S. Oberoi. It will suggest measures to make the exam process “secure […]
An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash-landed in Kedarnath on Tuesday, police said. The accident took place when the MI-17 chopper was trying to land far from the Kedarnath shrine. There were eight people — six passengers, pilot and co-pilot — onboard but all are safe with minor injuries, an official told IANS. The hilly […]
Key Indian equity indices opened on a flat note with nominal losses on Tuesday. Around 9.16 a.m., the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) fell by 19.75 points or 0.19 per cent to trade at 10,192.05 points. The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 33,197.42 points, traded atA […]
Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK began their statewide hunger strike on Tuesday in protest against the Central government’s failure to set up a Cauvery Management Board (CMB) despite a Supreme Court order. Chief Minister K.Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O.Panneerselvam participated in the strike here, while in districts, the protest was led by other ministers and […]
The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) decision to re-conduct maths exams for Class 10 after its question paper was leaked on March 28. The bench headed by the Chief Justice Dipak Misra said on Monday decided to take up the matter after […]
The trade war between China and the US escalated on Monday, with Beijing slapping a tariff as high as 25 per cent on 128 American products. China’s tit-for-tat move comes after US President Donald Trump announced to imposed trade charges of up to $60 billion on Chinese imports on March 22 and did not revoke […]
The DMK on Monday staged protests here against the Central government for not setting up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) as per the Supreme Court’s orders. Party members protested in several places in the city including the arterial Anna Salai stretch in Saidapet here affecting traffic. The DMK had announced that it would conduct protests […]
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on Monday after the opposition parties created pandemonium over their demands. Soon after the House met, the AIADMK, TDP and other opposition members trooped near the Chair’s podium shouting slogans and holding placards. Amid the pandemonium, the papers were laid on the table of the House. Leader […]
Activists from various Scheduled Castes (SC) organisations held protests in Punjab and Haryana against the dilution of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act following a Supreme Court order. Hundreds of protesters carrying swords, sticks, baseball bats and flags forced shopkeepers and other establishments in Jalandhar, Amritsar and Bathinda to shut down. According to reports, some […]
Nearly a week after an arrest warrant was issued against Union Minister Ashwini Choubey’s son Arijit Shashwat, accused of inciting communal violence in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, Bihar Police has failed to arrest him. The police have also failed to trace another BJP leader Anil Singh — the main accused in communal violence in Aurangabad district, […]