Stalin trying to turn National Eduction Policy into a political campaign: Jayant Chaudhary

Jayant Chaudhary, Minister of State of Education. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Minister for skill development (independent charge) and Minister of State for education Jayant Chaudhay waded into the three-language formula controversy charging Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin of doublespeak on the issue of languages, and wanting to turn the issues around it into … Read more

Indian peacekeepers in most of our peacekeeping missions, serve with commitment: U.N. official

India, has traditionally been among the top troop contributing nations to UN peacekeeping. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian peacekeepers are present in most of our peacekeeping missions and they are serving with commitment, the Under-Secretary General for United Nations (U.N.) Peace Operations Jean Pierre Lacroix said on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) while … Read more

ED arrests key accused in ‘cloud particles’ case

The ED probe is based on a First Information Report registered by the Gautam Budh Nagar police in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida. File. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Arif Nisar, founder of Vuenow Marketing Services Limited (VMSL) group, in connection with the “cloud particles [servers]“ case, said an agency official. The agency earlier found that … Read more

Union for national strike if Centre implements Labour Codes

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The national conference of the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU), a central trade union supported by the CPI (ML-Liberation) has resolved to hold joint protests with other trade unions if the Centre implements the four Labour Codes. A resolution adopted at the meeting … Read more

Samyukt Kisan Morcha urges States to follow Punjab’s example, fight Centre’s agri marketing policy

The SKM has decided to campaign across the country against the NPFAM and against the alleged corporate exploitation of farmers. File . | Photo Credit: ANI The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella organisation of farmers unions, has welcomed the Punjab Assembly’s resolution against the Centre’s draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing (NPFAM), terming … Read more

DRDO, Indian Navy flight test anti-ship missile

The Naval Anti-Ship missile uses an indigenous fiber optic gyroscope-based inertial navigation system and radio altimeter for its mid-course guidance. Photo: X/@DRDO_India The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy carried out successful flight-trials of a Naval Anti-Ship missile (NASM-SR) from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur. The trials, carried out on Tuesday, demonstrated … Read more

Govt. panel recommends exemplary penalties for male relatives usurping panchayat positions

Former sarpanch of Harmada Panchayat in Ajmer district of Rajasthan Naurati Devi. File image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: C.V. Subrahmanyam To tackle the challenge of proxy leadership by male relatives of women leading Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), a Union government-appointed advisory committee has recommended imposition of “exemplary penalties” in such cases.  … Read more

MGNREGS, PMAY-G account for 75% of Rural Development Department’s Budget: Report

Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement “Flagship rural employment scheme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and housing scheme Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) together account for 75% of the Budgetary allocation for the Department of Rural Development,” a new report has said. In the Union Budget for 2025-26, the … Read more

CBI seizes cryptocurrencies worth ₹23.94 crore in GainBitcoin scam

CBI seized cryptocurrencies, multiple hardware crypto wallets, 121 documents, 34 laptops/hard disks, 12 mobile phones, and multiple email and instant messaging app dumps. | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has seized cryptocurrencies worth ₹23.94 crore following searches at more than 60 locations across five States in connection with the ₹6,600-crore GainBitcoin … Read more