Tag: The Hindu

Education Ministry announces cancellation of UGC-NET; CBI probe orderedThe Education Ministry announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination after inputs from the Ministry of Home Affairs suggested that the integrity of the examinations had been compromised. The University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency. ...

Heatwaves push power demand in North India to record highAmid the longest spell of heatwaves in the past 15 years, the power demand in North India surged to 89 GW (89,000 MW) , the highest ever for a single day. To meet this demand, nearly 25%-30% of power had ...

Rescue work underway after a collision between the Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train, near Rangapani railway station, on June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi retains Rae BareliCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut from the ...

Left candidates trounce ABVP in JNU students’ union electionsAround 11.30 p.m, the election committee declared that the United Left panel won three posts of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), while the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association (BAPSA) won one post. The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad lost ...

All Assam Students Union (AASU) members take out a torch procession to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati, on March 12, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP Indian troops begin withdrawal from MaldivesIndian troops stationed in the Maldives have begun withdrawing from the island nation, its defence ...

Parliament security breach | Raising voice against unemployment is not treason, says ‘mastermind’ Lalit Jha’s fatherDevanand Jha, 68, said that his son Lalit Jha, 28, who is allegedly the mastermind behind the Parliament security breach, has not committed a crime for which he should be punished. Mr. Devanand Jha ...

Union Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh dubbed the protests by farmers as “sponsored” by traders and said no onion farmers will face any loss. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Govt. withdraws three criminal codes, to replace them with new Bills Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed ...

Israeli armored personnel carriers head toward the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, October 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP One million Gazans displaced in a week, says UN as Israel readies for ground attackMore than one million people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip in ...

Indian nationals evacuated from war-hit Israel arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport as part of ‘Operation Ajay’, in New Delhi on October 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Fourth flight with 274 Indian nationals flies out from IsraelA special flight carrying 274 Indian nationals wanting to leave Israel amidst ...

Central team of officials to visit Nipah-hit areasA Central team of officials is expected to visit Maruthonkara and Ayancheri areas in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday where two persons died due to Nipah infection recently. Five people have so far tested positive for the virus, of whom two ...