Supreme Court delays CBSE three-language rule for Class VI students New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday ordered CBSE to exempt Class VI students from the three-language policy, under which they have to choose two Indian languages. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, which had requested CBSE to…
Goldy Brar enters FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list as manhunt goes global NEW DELHI: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially placed notorious gangster Satinderjeet Singh aka Goldy Brar, on its famed Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to his arrest.The announcement, made early Tuesday,…
Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: CM Omar Abdullah said Monday that making J&K statehood conditional on the end of militancy would effectively give Pakistan a say in its restoration, as the assembly passed a resolution for full statehood and set off a BJP walkout over its reference to a 2000 autonomy demand.Omar…
Parvesh Verma slap row: Kejriwal demands dismissal, BJP minister responds NEW DELHI: A war of words erupted between the ruling-BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday over a video purportedly showing Delhi PWD minister Parvesh Verma slapping a young man during a road inspection in Tilak Nagar.The incident took place on Sunday during an…
Indian Coast Guard averts major disaster off Paradip coast with foreign tanker with 23 crew NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Monday rescued 23 crew members from a foreign chemical tanker carrying 9,000 metric tonnes of palm oil after it developed a dangerous tilt off the coast of Paradip in Odisha.The vessel, MT…
‘PM making reels, attending ‘bhajan clubbing’, minister slaps youth’: Kejriwal urges action against Verma over slapping row NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the arrest of Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma over an alleged incident in which he slapped a young man…
Six member delegation to visit Parliament street police station over Jantar Mantar curbs NEW DELHI: A six member delegation comprising activists and politicians, including Neha, Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav, Nandita Narain, RJD leader Manoj Jha and Nikhil Dey, is scheduled to visit the Parliament Street Police Station in Delhi at 3 pm on Monday over…
Lung cancer deaths can be reduced through low-dose CT screening, which can also help detect the disease before it reaches advanced stages in people at high risk, according to an IARC assessment. NEW DELHI: Low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening can cut the risk of dying from lung cancer by 16% in high-risk people, while also…
Health Ministry warns against misuse of painkillers, antibiotics over kidney disease risk. NEW DELHI: Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued a fresh advisory on rational consumption of painkillers and antibiotics, in view of their repeated use, without proper medical advice, putting people at the risk of kidney complications and other adverse effects.The drug…
Students protesting outside Lovely Professional University clashed with police and set vehicles on fire, in Phagwara on Sunday. NEW DELHI: Punjab Police deployed more than 2,000 personnel at Lovely Professional University (LPU) after student protests over an alleged rape case turned violent on Sunday, with senior officers saying the situation had been brought under control.ADGP…
