Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the ‘irregularities’ in the NEET medical entrance examination have devastated close to 24 lakh students, and promised to be the “voice of the students in Parliament”. “We had pledged in our manifesto to give students ‘freedom from paper leaks’ by making a law. Today, I assure all the students of the country… Continue reading "Rahul Gandhi slams BJP over NEET row"
The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the eight consecutive times. RBI India’s GDP (gross domestic growth) projection to 7.2 per cent for FY 25, up from 7 per cent that it had expected earlier. Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains unchanged at 6.25 per cent… Continue reading "RBI keeps rates unchanged for eighth consecutive time"
In view of Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony as the prime minister of India on Sunday, the authorities have put in place massive security arrangements in and around Delhi, including imposing prohibitory orders and declaring the city a no-flying zone. Narendra Modi shows the media a letter that he received from President Droupadi Murmu inviting him to form a new government.… Continue reading "Narendra Modi swearing-in ceremony: Security enhanced across Delhi"
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai on Wednesday took a dig at DMK’s Kanimozhi Karunanidhi after she mocked him for never winning an election. Annamalai was contesting the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat but lost to DMK’s Ganpathy Rajkumar. During a media interaction, Kanimozhi had mocked Annamalai’s poll loss in Coimbatore and said the people of Tamil Nadu have made it… Continue reading "Annamalai responds to Kanimozhi’s jibe about election loss"
The Election Commission of India is likely to grant State party recognition to Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK). The NTK won 8.19% of the votes in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, while the VCK got 8% of the votes and won two seats. As per election rules, a party should get 8% of votes to get… Continue reading "VCK, NTK gets state party recognition"
As several top leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and opposition INDIA bloc landed in the national capital ahead of the crucial meetings in the evening, political circles are abuzz with various permutations and combinations of the new coalition government, which will take shape soon. All eyes are on two potential kingmakers, the TDP’s N Chandrababu Naidu and… Continue reading "All eyes on kingmakers Naidu and Nitish as NDA, INDIA bloc leaders set for hectic parleys"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the last meeting of the outgoing Union cabinet which recommended dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha, setting in motion the process of formation of the next government after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a narrow majority in the Lok Sabha. “The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, met the President… Continue reading "President Droupadi Murmu accepts PM Narendra Modi’s resignation"
The Madras High Court on Monday ordered issuing notice to the Election Commission of India on a petition, which sought to appoint an independent commission comprising retired judges and human rights activists to oversee curbing the ‘corrupt’ practice of seeking votes in the name of religion, caste and language. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice… Continue reading "Plea in HC seeks commission to curb practice of seeking votes in name of religion and language"
The counting of votes would commence at 8am, starting with postal ballot papers. The counting of votes from EVMs would start 30 minutes after the commencement of postal ballot counting. Only those postal ballots received by the Returning Officer before the hour fixed for the commencement of counting will be taken up. Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar told reporters on… Continue reading "Lok Sabha poll counting to begin at 8 am today"
Actor Arya will be starring in an upcoming Tamil film titled Mr X. The actor took to his X handle (formerly Twitter) to announce that he had wrapped up shooting his portions for the film. Directed by Manu Anand, who previously helmed the Vishnu Vishal-starrer FIR, Mr X stars Arya and Gautham Karthik. The film is backed by the Prince… Continue reading "Arya wraps up shooting for Mr X"