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BJP-led Centre incompetent to conduct NEET, says DMK's Annadurai Reiterating its opposition to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the DMK has criticized the BJP-led central government, calling it incompetent in handling the exam's scale. DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai emphasized the party's ...
03 Jul, 2024, 01.04 PM ISTLufthansa plane experiences fire in wheel after landing at Delhi airport; lands safely A Lufthansa A380 from Munich faced a wheel fire during landing at Delhi airport, landing safely but requiring checks and cancellation of the return flight due to spare parts unavailability. The incident affected 490 passengers, with the aircraft und...
02 Jul, 2024, 06.19 PM ISTDMK says Tamil Nadu first state to unmask NEET, nation now realises test 'fraudulent' Pointing to the arrest of several people and searches by the CBI in connection with NEET-UG irregularities, DMK Tamil mouthpiece 'Murasoli,' said BJP's partner, JD(U) itself has passed a resolution over the irregularities. "India's major parties hav...
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Canopy collapse: MoCA Naidu reviews operations at Delhi airport Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu, visited the Airport Operations Control Centre (AOCC) at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on Monday. This visit comes just days after the collapse of the airport's canopy. The purpos...
01 Jul, 2024, 09.53 AM ISTDelhi Airport T1 Canopy Collapse: Terminal 1 operations suspended, passengers advised to check flight updates Following a tragic canopy collapse at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, operations at Terminal 1 have been suspended indefinitely. The incident, which occurred during heavy rainfall, claimed one life and injured eight others. Delhi Intern...
30 Jun, 2024, 01.16 PM ISTIndira Gandhi put many of us behind bars, but she never abused us: RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Emergency Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav recalled his experiences during the Emergency imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. Yadav mentioned that he was part of the steering committee convened by ...
29 Jun, 2024, 01.33 PM ISTOpposition MPs protest Birla's Emergency reference, say it could have been avoided Congress formally protested against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's reference to Emergency upon taking charge, calling it "unnecessary" and a "grave matter." Opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, met Birla expressing profound concern over this br...
28 Jun, 2024, 12.42 PM ISTRahul Gandhi meets Lok Sabha Speaker, says reference to Emergency could have been avoided Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met Speaker Om Birla on Thursday and voiced his displeasure over the reference to Emergency made by the chair, saying it was "clearly political" and could have been avoided. It was a courtesy call d...
27 Jun, 2024, 05.16 PM ISTImposition of emergency had plunged the world's largest democracy into darkness, says VP Jagdeep Dhankar Recalling the dark days of an emergency, Dhankhar asserted that the days of emergency will never be seen again as the constitutional democracy is very strong in Bharat and now constitutionally guaranteed at the village, State, and Union levels.
27 Jun, 2024, 08.01 AM ISTLS speaker's resolution on Emergency triggers opposition protests As Lok Sabha Speaker, I condemned the Emergency imposition by Indira Gandhi, leading to opposition protests. The dictatorship suppressed democratic values, jailed opposition leaders, and restricted media. After adjourning, BJP members protested outs...
26 Jun, 2024, 03.06 PM ISTBJP counters Congress on protecting the Constitution, rakes up atrocities during Emergency BJP observed June 25 as a “Black Day” and organised programmes at several places to slam the Congress. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav (SP) waived pocket versions of the Constitution when Modi took oath as a Lok Sabha member on Monda...
26 Jun, 2024, 12.23 PM IST1975 Emergency explained: A look back at India's 'dark days of democracy' 1975 Emergency: On June 25, 1975, then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency in India, citing a "deep and widespread conspiracy" against her government. This move followed a Supreme Court stay on a verdict nullifying her electio...
25 Jun, 2024, 12.11 PM IST'Dark Days of Democracy!' BJP leaders hit out at Congress on 1975 Emergency anniversary The BJP launched a strong attack on the Congress on the 49th anniversary of the Emergency. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J.P. Nadda, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted the period's suppression of democracy and civil rights...
25 Jun, 2024, 10.24 AM ISTBJP to launch programme against 1975 Emergency to 'expose authoritarianism' of Congress The BJP announced a nationwide programme to expose Congress' authoritarianism during the 1975 Emergency. BJP president JP Nadda will address at the "Dark Days of Democracy" event. The Emergency, imposed by former PM Indira Gandhi, saw curtailment of...
24 Jun, 2024, 05.24 PM ISTIndia launches trusted traveller programme for faster immigration Home minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme (FTI-TTP) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. This facility will be available free of cost for all passengers, Shah said.
23 Jun, 2024, 12.44 AM ISTDubai-bound flight at Delhi Airport receives bomb threat, turns out to be a hoax A Dubai-bound plane at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport received a bomb threat via email, prompting authorities to conduct checks and ensure passenger safety. Fortunately, the threat was deemed a hoax, and no suspicious items were found. ...
18 Jun, 2024, 10.33 AM ISTShivaji's life depicted in 115 paintings at a Delhi exhibition Mohan, in his address, extolled the Maratha ruler traced the genesis of the exhibition and added that Gore has "agreed to gift" this collection to the Ministry of Culture, and there is a plan to give it a permanent space in Delhi.
07 Jun, 2024, 09.07 PM ISTRadical preacher Amritpal, son of Indira Gandhi's assassin win LS polls as Independents Radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, son of one of Indira Gandhi's assassins, have made their maiden entry into Parliament as Independent candidates. Singh won in Khadoor Sahib by a huge margin over Congress, while Khalsa...
04 Jun, 2024, 11.50 PM ISTRamcharitmanas, Panchatantra get UNESCO recognition for leaving 'indelible mark on readers' across the world Illustrated manuscripts of the ancient Ramacharitamanas and a 15th-century manuscript of the Panchatantra fables have been inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register for the 2024 cycle. This decision, announced during t...
15 May, 2024, 10.13 AM ISTNational Statistical Commission gets two more members India's National Statistical Commission is back to full capacity with the appointment of two new members after a one-year gap. A Ganesh Kumar and Debasis Kundu have been appointed, bringing the panel's strength to five, including the chairman. The c...
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