NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up the opposition’s resolution on removal of Speaker Om Birla amid a heated debate over who should preside while the House discussed him. Opening the debate, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi accused Birla of partisan behaviour. He said the Speaker made “baseless” allegations against women opposition MPs and…
Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday defended the government’s decision to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, insisting that the new law strengthens, rather than weakens, the legal right to rural employment.Responding to sharp opposition criticism, Chouhan…
Bhopal: AIIMS Bhopal is stepping into the future of healthcare with a new partnership with Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Together, they will work on cutting-edge research in pharmacogenomics — the science of how our genes affect the way medicines work.For patients, the collaboration promises more personalised treatment. Instead of relying on the same…
AI-generated image for representation purpose only The world’s largest accounting body – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has reportedly stopped students from taking online exams. According to a report by the Financial Times, the accounting body, which has almost 260,000 members, said that it will stop allowing students to take online exams in all…
Indian equity markets are expected to remain volatile this week as investors closely track geopolitical developments surrounding the ongoing US-Iran tensions, movement in crude oil prices, foreign investor activity and key inflation data, according to market analysts.Analysts quoted by news agency PTI said the conflict in the Middle East and fluctuations in Brent crude prices…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said illegal mining continues in the Aravali hills and ranges despite its ban, causing irreversible ecological damage, and ordered Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan to take all measures to stop it. “There are people who are incorrigibly engaged in illegal mining, which has devastating consequences for Aravalis. Illicit mining…
Many people think solar panels only work well during sunny summer months and that winter, especially snowy days, make them practically useless. But that’s far from the truth. Modern solar technology is designed to keep performing even when the temperature drops, the sky turns grey, or everything outside is covered in snow. In fact, solar…
NEET PG counselling 2025: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2025 round 2 seat matrix, and the choice filling process has officially begun on the committee’s counselling portal, mcc.nic.in. The seat matrix includes newly added seats, clear vacancies and virtual vacancies for candidates participating under…
CSIR UGC NET December 2025 CSIR UGC NET December 2025 answer key: The National Testing Agency has conducted the CSIR UGC NET December 2025 examination for candidates seeking eligibility for Junior Research Fellowship and lectureship in science subjects. With the examination phase now concluded, attention has shifted to the post-exam process, particularly the release of…
NEW DELHI: Eleven Congress MLAs defied the party diktat in RS elections, once again highlighting how Upper House polls – both at the Centre and in states – have emerged as the party’s Achilles’ heel when it is in the opposition.While 5 Congress MLAs voted against the party in Haryana, 3 defied it in Odisha,…