KOLKATA: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal for two days later this month to take stock of the party organisation ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, a senior party functionary of the state said on Friday. Shah’s possible visit will take place in the backdrop of … Read more
NEW DELHI: A month and half before the Hathras incident, the Centre had asked states to set up a “response mechanism” to promptly deal with incidents of crime against the “vulnerable, oppressed and deprived sections of society”. The directive was issued after the National Human Rights Commission took suo motu cognisance of alleged sexual exploitations … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro is all geared up to meet the challenges of the new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and will strive to give its commuters a safer travel experience when services resume, officials said on Sunday. The assertion from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) came on a day the city recorded … Read more
New Delhi: After being closed since March 22 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, Delhi Metro has received the nod from authorities to resume services from September 7 in a “calibrated manner”, officials said on Saturday. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that he was “glad” the metro services will resume operations in a phased manner. … Read more
Even as Opposition parties are preparing to move the Supreme Court seeking postponement of JEE and NEET exams, education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ says we must “rise above political considerations” as delaying exams any further would create an “untenable situation”. Excerpts from an interview with Anubhuti Vishnoi: On Opposition CMs seeking a deferment of NEET … Read more
Delhi will not reopen its schools any time soon as the state government is not willing to take any risk with the health of children, state education minister and deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has said. In an interview with Nidhi Sharma, Sisodia also spoke about why Delhi is opposing the University Grants Commission’s stance … Read more