STUDENTS FACE WATER CANNONS IN PATNA

NEW DELHI: Students protesting against the 70th Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination broke through police barricades while marching from Gandhi Maidan towards Raj Bhavan in Patna on Tuesday. The protesters were demanding the cancellation of the 70th BPSC examination. The protesters tried to move towards the restricted area despite police barricading the route. The […]

SC DIRECTS TARUN TEJPAL TO SURRENDER IN TWO WEEKS

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal to surrender within two weeks, rejecting his plea for exemption from surrendering before his appeal against his conviction and 10-year jail term in the 2013 sexual assault case is heard. Justice Alok Aradhe directed Tejpal to furnish a surrender certificate, and ordered […]

SC NOTICE TO 20 TRINAMUL REBEL MPs

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs on a writ petition filed by the party’s general secretary and Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee. He had sought directions from the court for an expeditious decision on the disqualification petitions pending before Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. However, despite […]

NITIN GADKARI SEEKS NEW GENERATION TO TAKE OVER

NEW DELHI: It has nothing to do with politics and has been taken out of context, Nitin Gadkari’s office clarified on Tuesday, shortly after the Minister’s remark that younger generation should be given more responsibility as “he could no longer take on as much work as before”. The Minister’s office stated that he was speaking […]

CONG’S CJP STRATEGY: KEEP DISTANCE, LEARN LESSONS

NEW DELHI: On August 22, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ to Pune for an event exclusively for young women. On the surface, it was a small scheduling decision, yet it reflected the outcome of a two-month debate within the Congress. The format was significant too. Students spoke about violence, restricted mobility, unequal […]

ONION PRICES RISE 59%: ‘KANDA EXPRESS’ TRAINS FROM NASHIK TO 5 CITIES

NEW DELHI: Onion prices have risen sharply in recent weeks, prompting the government to step up supplies from its buffer stock through a special rail initiative aimed at cooling wholesale and retail prices. The government has started transporting onions by rail from Nashik in Maharashtra to five major cities — Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, Madurai and […]

DELHI H1N1 SURGE: BENGALURU IS STILL WORSE

NEW DELHI: H1N1 influenza is making headlines again as cases rise in Delhi and Bengaluru. Delhi has reported 1,777 H1N1 cases up to August 20, 2026, with H1N1 accounting for most of the city’s reported Influenza A infections this year. Importantly, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said the circulating virus is not […]

15 FLIGHTS DIVERTED FROM DELHI AMID HEAVY RAIN

NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms in Delhi disrupted flight operations on Monday, affecting arrivals and departures at the city airport and triggering delays across connected routes. A total of 15 flights were diverted from Delhi airport due to adverse weather conditions, including three international flights. Of these, 12 were diverted to Jaipur, two to […]

US PLANS NEW FEES FOR H-1B AND OPT

NEW DELHI: The US Department of Homeland Security is moving ahead with proposals for new H-1B and OPT fees, according to a New York City-based law firm. The move might sharply raise costs for Indian students and technology professionals using the F-1-to-H-1B route. For Indian students and technology professionals looking to build careers in the […]