AIIMS-Rishikesh (File photo) NEW DELHI: AIIMS Rishikesh failed to recover Rs 1.78 crore in dues from a contractor and paid Rs 60.21 lakh in inadmissible nursing and dress allowances to College of Nursing faculty, a CAG audit has found.The institute awarded a three-year parking and traffic management contract in August 2019, with a monthly licence…
‘What do you do?’Sounds like a simple question. But in India, the answer to this question determines your social status.Is there any scope?How much will you earn?What will people say?Some careers in India instantly earn respect. Others invite questions.So when a young person chooses a career, are they really choosing what they want or are…
NEW DELHI: Bar Council of India chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Saturday apologised to law students following the council’s controversial decision to briefly halt the enrolment of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law’s 2026 graduating batch as advocates, Bar and Bench reported.In a letter issued on Independence Day, Mishra said…
Food safety officials inspected 26 Bengaluru hotels on Friday. Thirty teams collected 35 food samples for laboratory analysis NEW DELHI: The food regulator failed to impose Rs 5.60 crore in penalties on 2,430 food businesses that either did not file or delayed filing mandatory annual returns, a CAG audit has found, raising questions over enforcement…
PM Modi said, ‘if this stays in front of me, I would not be able to address the citizens’,” the officer recalled. Former defence secretary RK Mathur has recalled how Prime Minister Narendra Modi insisted on removing the bulletproof glass barrier from the Red Fort before delivering his first Independence Day address as Prime Minister…
CM Bhajanlal Sharma also highlighted measures taken by his government on law and order. NEW DELHI: Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma has announced that the state government plans to introduce the Rajasthan Civil Code 2026, saying the proposed law will be in line with the constitutional spirit of Article 44, which calls for a Uniform…
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi interacts with students on the stage during the ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ program, in Prayagraj on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the next edition of “Chhatron ki Goonj” event, highlighting student issues, will be held in Pune on August…
Target of 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047, 5 new nuclear reactors to be operational within 6-7 years: PM Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced an expansion of India’s ambitious nuclear power programme, setting a target of 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047.PM Modi said five new nuclear…
Sonia Gandhi’s Vande Mataram row: BJP alleges ‘hatred’, Congress calls claim false NEW DELHI: A political row erupted on Saturday over the rendition of the full version of Vande Mataram at the Congress’s Independence Day event, with the BJP accusing grand old party’s former chief Sonia Gandhi of objecting to the national song and the…
Soren reaches out to protesting students, vows changes in exam system NEW DELHI: Amid a three-week-long protest by students demanding the cancellation of flawed examinations, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Saturday assured that his government would bring changes to the examination system and ensure greater transparency, particularly in tests conducted by the Jharkhand Public…