Nandan Nilekani proposes AI-generated question papers and wider computer-based testing to tackle exam paper leaks NEW DELHI: Exam reforms task force head Nandan Nilekani on Tuesday suggested generating question papers at the last minute from a large question bank to reduce the risk of exam paper leaks. He also called for expanding computer-based testing across…
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday launched an attack on the Narendra Modi-led government over rising prices, alleging that people are struggling to cope with the increasing cost of food and other household essentials.Ramesh pointed to the September inflation figures, arguing that the rise in food prices deserved greater…
Congress MP Akoijam asks ‘what is this so-called harassment’ amid JNU allegations NEW DELHI: Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam has termed the sexual harassment allegations against him at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as “harassment”, alleging that the university was trying to drag the matter to court to avoid scrutiny of its actions.His remarks come days…
BJP steps up attack on Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam over JNU allegations, with women MPs set to meet President Murmu NEW DELHI: A delegation of BJP women MPs will meet President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday over sexual harassment allegations against Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, news agency ANI reported citing sources.The development comes a…
CJP volunteers climb barricades to enter Jantar Mantar after protest site denotified NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das and Ajinkya Shinde, along with other party volunteers, sneaked inside the Jantar Mantar protest site in New Delhi on Tuesday morning and were detained by Delhi Police.CJP leader Saurav Das posted a…
Siddaramaiah calls Karnataka HC’s 56% quota ruling a “serious setback”; Parameshwara hints at SC appeal. NEW DELHI: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday termed the Karnataka high court’s decision to strike down the law enhancing reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) a “serious setback” to historically marginalised communities.The law raised SC…
NEW DELHI: Congress neta Rahul Gandhi Monday told CEC Gyanesh Kumar that he could be forgiven for making a “mistake” if he resigned, telling him that the opposition is after the bigger powers behind him.Addressing a news conference, Rahul said, “Resign, turn approver. You have made a mistake, but you are not the mind behind…
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at Congress after its Kerala unit sought Chief Justice Surya Kant’s resignation, BJP Monday said it is a confirmation of its charge that the party is out to destroy constitutional institutions.Reacting the CJI’ss comments to the media over the Delhi protests that law and order is not his domain, Kerala Congress…
NEW DELHI : A Rs 440-crore overhaul will put ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) in charge of nine govt Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in Gujarat and Andhra. The company will hold a 51% stake in entities managing the institutes under PM-SETU.Skill development ministry Monday signed shareholders’ agreements covering five ITIs in Surat and four…
NEW DELHI: Opposition INDIA bloc members, led by leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and joined by thousands of supporters, undertook their march to Supreme Court on Monday to file a joint petition seeking intense scrutiny into a host of issues – functioning of EC, preventing CEC Gyanesh Kumar from taking decisions “unilaterally”,…
