Indians are increasingly moving away from traditionally mainstream and for many the “only choice of engineering & medicine” “My son will become an engineer.”“My daughter will be a doctor.”For decades, statements like these defined middle-class ambition in India.From coaching centres to family gatherings, engineering and medicine became shorthand for success; careers that promised stable incomes,…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday reportedly issued a notice to K Kavitha over her use of “TRS” for her newly launched party, Telangana Rakshana Sena.The development comes after the poll body reportedly received more than 1,100 complaints over the party’s originally proposed name, Telangana Rashtra Sena. Among those who objected…
Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will sit during the nearly four-week session, during which the government is expected to take up key legislative business and other matters of public interest. NEW DELHI: The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on July 20 and continue until August 13, after Droupadi Murmu approved the…
Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay (File photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit on Saturday approached governor Rajendra Arlekar, seeking action against two “private individuals” for allegedly attending a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister C Joseph Vijay despite holding no official government position.State BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran identified the duo as John…
Rajya Sabha MP introduces National Commission for Men Bill in Parliament NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal introduced the National Commission for Men Bill, 2025 in Parliament, saying the recent Pune Ketan Agarwal case highlighted the need for institutional support and legal protection for male victims. In a post on X, the former…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India’s friendship and diplomacy with other countries helped it tackle the biggest energy crisis of the 21st century, triggered by the war between Iran and the United States in the Middle East.Addressing a rally in Rajasthan’s Balotra , the Prime Minister said the number of…
Police said the group consists of 44 men and six women who had been lodged at the special detention camp. NEW DELHI: Fifty Bangladeshi nationals who were staying in a detention camp in Tamil Nadu have been sent to West Bengal as part of the process to deport them to Bangladesh. They are travelling under…
File photo: MNS chief Raj Thackeray NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP leadership and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, accusing the party of becoming “arrogant with power” and alleging that the chief minister was shielding colleagues who made insensitive remarks following two rain-related…
In PoJK, the JAAC has accused Pakistani authorities of denying people their basic rights. A senior leader of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JKAMMC), one of the main groups leading protests in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), has appealed to people across Jammu and Kashmir to support demonstrations planned on July 5 against…
Hafiz Khalid Waleed, identified as Hafiz Saeed’s son-in-law, has also been put on terror list. NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Saturday designated 23 Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir based operatives as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, with the list including the alleged operative behind the reconnaissance of the Ram Janmabhoomi complex…