BENGALURU: A day after another gaffe emerged from Amit Shah’s BJP campaign’s, the party chief sought to clarify his previous comment on Yeddyurappa. “In a slip of tongue, I said that Yeddyurappa government is corrupt instead of Siddaramaiah and the entire Congress party started to rejoice,’ said Shah at a …
Read More »Indian Railways Recruitment Board exam: 5 tips to prepare for the examination
Here are six tips to prepare for RRB exam: 1. Keep a thorough grip on the syllabus and all the subjects such as Mathematics, General Intelligence, General Knowledge, Science and Reasoning Ability. 2. Focus on quantitative aptitude section which includes formulae. 3. Stay updated on current affairs at national and …
Read More »Modi’s Exam Warriors 2 will help students hit by CBSE papers leak: Rahul Gandhi
A day after calling Narendra Modi a weak “chowkidar”, Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Prime Minister again on Friday over the leak of class 10 and class 12 board examination question papers of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the Congress …
Read More »SC/ST Act ruling: Centre to file review petition in Supreme Court
Indore: The Centre has decided to file a review petition in the Supreme Court over the recent ruling on SC/ST Act. Taking to Twitter, Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot wrote that the “Government of India is committed to the welfare of scheduled castes and tribes. In relation to the Supreme …
Read More »CBSE paper leak: Congress demands removal of Prakash Javadekar, board chairperson
New Delhi: The Congress party on Wednesday demanded the removal of Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Chairperson in connection with the CBSE papers leak case. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “Without …
Read More »CBSE paper leak: After `weak chowkidar` jibe at PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi now accuses RSS, BJP of destroying institutions
New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for destroying various institutions across the country. The Gandhi scion made these remarks in connection with the CBSE exam papers leak case. Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter and said, “The …
Read More »NCERT books to have QR codes from 2019-20: HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar
New Delhi: National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) published textbooks would have QR codes from next year (2019-20) which will help students to understand chapters better by watching a film or reading additional content on laptops and digital boards, Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar said on …
Read More »CBSE papers leak: Centre defends board, says won`t let students suffer
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday assured that tough action will be taken against those responsible for leaking the Class 10 Mathematics paper and Class 12 Economics questions paper of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). “This is a very unfortunate development. Whoever is involved in the paper leak …
Read More »CBSE board papers leak: Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi, says ‘chowkidar weak hai’
The CBSE examination papers leak fiasco has provided the opposition with another opportunity to hit out at Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre. Leading the attack in Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who targeted PM Modi saying “chowkidar weak hai (guard is weak)”. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the Gandhi …
Read More »CBSE papers leak: Board shares anonymous fax naming 1 teacher, 2 schools with Delhi Police
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has named a person behind the leak of class 10 Mathematics and class 12 Economics examination papers. In a complaint to Delhi Police, the CBSE has said that it received a fax on March 23 naming a person who runs a coaching institute …
Read More »Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump in TIME`s most influential people`s list
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Microsoft’s Indian-born CEO Satya Nadella, US President Doanld Trump, newly re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are among the contenders this year for TIME magazine’s list of 100 most influential people who have made an impact on the contemporary world. …
Read More »NITI Aayog reveals most backward district in India, releases ranking mechanism for 101 districts
NEW DELHI: The NITI Aayog on Wednesday launched a baseline ranking mechanism under which 101 most underdeveloped districts of the country which have been termed as ‘aspirational’ would be competing with each other in terms of performance. As per the baseline ranking, Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh is ranked highest with …
Read More »EC to formulate code for social media platforms which collaborate with it: Report
New Delhi: Social media platforms which collaborate with the Election Commission will now have to follow a ‘code of conduct’. PTI quoted sources in the poll panel as saying on Wednesday that the body’s social media unit had met on Tuesday and decided to draft the ‘code of conduct’. The …
Read More »EAM Sushma Swaraj arrives in Tokyo on a three-day visit to Japan
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday arrived in Japan’s capital Tokyo on a three-day visit to Japan during which she will co-chair the Ninth India-Japan Strategic Dialogue with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono. Swaraj will be co-chairing the 9th India-Japan Strategic Dialogue with Japanese Foreign Minister, Taro …
Read More »Goodbye, Shatabdi? Railways prepares to replace them with semi-high-speed trains
New Delhi: Indian Railways is mulling to replace its high-speed premium train Shatabdi Express with its first semi-high speed train, manufactured under the government’s ‘Make In India’ initiative. This semi-high speed train has been named – Train 18 – on the year it’s being manufactured. The train will run on …
Read More »Mamata meets Kejriwal, gets backing of BJP `rebels`
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and got the backing of BJP rebels Shatrughan Sinha, Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie to her efforts to forge a broad coalition of forces for one-to-one fight with the BJP in the 2019 Lok …
Read More »Smriti Irani trolls Rahul with photo of Congress symbol in Cambridge Analytica office
Amid the war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over alleged data leak of Facebook users in India by British company Cambridge Analytica, a photograph has surfaced on social media triggering a fresh debate. The photograph, reportedly clicked in the office of suspended Cambridge Analytica …
Read More »BR Ambedkar gets a new name in Uttar Pradesh as Yogi government adds `Ramji`
In an unprecedented move, Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to change the name of the father of the Indian Constitution, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, in all official correspondence. According to reports, Ambedkar will now be referred to as Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar. Acting …
Read More »Rapists must be shot in public, shooting squads must be set up, says BJP MP
TEZPUR: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Assam has said that rapists should be shot in public as a lesson for not respecting women. “Those who commit heinous crimes like rape must be shot in public, this is the only way to stop these incidents. People who can’t respect …
Read More »Disgruntled Shatrughan Sinha hints at quitting BJP, blames unfair treatment
New Delhi: Disgruntled BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday indicated he may contest the next Lok Sabha election on a different party ticket, saying leaders like him were “unfairly treated” from the day the Modi government was formed. But the Bollywood-actor-turned politician also made it clear that he would not …
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