The Union Cabinet on Friday approved amendments to the anti-paper leak law, proposing up to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to Rs 10 crore for offenders. NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet on Friday approved amendments to the Prevention of Paper Leak law, proposing tougher penalties for those involved in examination paper leaks.According…
Jantar Mantar clash: Supreme Court to hear pleas on alleged police excesses on July 27 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on July 27 two petitions alleging excessive police action against students who participated in protests over the alleged NEET paper leak at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and other parts of the…
The app allows anonymous communication without mandatory user registration, phone number verification or centralised logging of messages NEW DELHI: The Union government’s cybercrime coordination centre has directed Microsoft-owned GitHub to remove Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging application developed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, citing concerns that it could be misused by terrorists, organised crime groups…
Rahul Gandhi brings alleged pellet gun victim before media (Image/X) New Delhi: Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday renewed his demand for the removal of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accusing him of being responsible for the alleged NEET paper leak and the ongoing crisis in the education system.Addressing…
Adjacent place not being allocated, Muslim side alleges in Bhojshala hearing (Credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Muslim side’s plea on July 29 after it alleged that the Madhya Pradesh government had failed to provide an adjacent or nearby site for offering Friday namaz near the disputed Bhojshala…
NEW DELHI: Aryan Gupta and Panshul Bansal felt the same anger and sense of injustice as lakhs of NEET-UG aspirants when the May-3 examination was cancelled after a paper leak. They believe students were within their rights to protest. But instead of joining the demonstrations, they stepped away from the noise, revitalised their will and…
Students protest after Uttarakhand Technical University cancelled two BTech exams upon a paper leak allegation. (Photo: Agencies) DEHRADUN: An alleged paper leak surfaced at Veer Madho Singh Bhandari Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU) on Thursday, prompting the university administration to cancel two B. Tech semester examinations.The Dehradun Police has registered an FIR and arrested Ashish Kumar…
Supreme Court on Manipur (ANI) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday proposed setting up special courts to conduct day-to-day trials in criminal cases arising from the 2023 ethnic violence in Manipur, while directing investigating agencies to expedite pending probes and ensure victims receive copies of chargesheets without delay.A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant…
Pawan Khera slams PM’s remarks on NEET issue NEW DELHI: Congress MP Pawan Khera on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s response to the paper leak issue, asserting that remarks made several days after the controversy erupted would not address the concerns of the protesting students.“Who is taking the Prime Minister’s words seriously? Let him…
File photo of CJI Surya Kant NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday refuted reports that he had refused to list a petition challenging the police action against students during the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest march, clarifying that no such plea had been filed in the Supreme Court.The CJI said a lawyer…
