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New Delhi: Opposition members from TMC and CPI(M) Tuesday alleged that constitutional rights in Manipur had been suspended and slammed the BJP MPs for not raising the issue during the debate on the Constitution. Participating in a discussion on the "Glorious Journey of 75 Years...

New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced Tuesday. The Council, which currently prints 5 crore textbooks in a year, is working to augment the capacity...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi favoured detailed discussion at every level on the 'one nation, one election' bill and wanted it to be referred to a Joint Committee of Parliament, Home Minister Amit Shah said Tuesday. Shah made the remarks in Lok Sabha when...

New Delhi: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will decide its stand on the issue of the simultaneous election after examining the details of the two bills on the matter that are before the Lok Sabha, party leader Sasmit Patra said Tuesday. Law Minister Arjun Ram...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will not conduct any recruitment exams starting 2025 and will focus on only higher education entrance exams, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Tuesday. The move is part of examination reforms based on recommendation of a high-level panel...

New Delhi: Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Tuesday moved in the Lok Sabha two bills which lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous polls in the country, with the opposition dubbing the draft laws as an attack on the basic structure. Meghwal moved for introduction...

New Delhi: Several Congress MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a protest in Parliament premises Tuesday, demanding justice for Hindus and Christians facing atrocities in Bangladesh. The MPs protested with handbags which had 'Stand with minorities of Bangladesh' written on them. They raised slogans urging...

Amritsar: The sound of an explosion at the Islamabad Police Station here in the early hours of Tuesday caused panic in the area. According to locals, the sound was heard around 3:15am. The Amritsar Police, however, claimed no blast occurred on the police station premises....

Bengaluru: Kannada superstar Darshan's partner and actress Pavithra Gowda, 33, was released bail from Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru Tuesday. Walking out of prison six months after her arrest, Pavithra, the prime accused, appeared composed. The Karnataka High Court had granted bail to actor...

New Delhi: The new BJP president, who will succeed incumbent JP Nadda, is likely to be elected by the end of February, according to a senior party functionary. Party sources said the ongoing organisational election is on track to complete the polling process in more...