India

Delhi Police book 21 doctors for protesting Kolkata rape murder

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police filed an FIR against 21 doctors from major hospitals like AIIMS and Safdarjung for protesting outside Nirman Bhawan against the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. The doctors were charged under Section 143 IPC for unlawful assembly, violating a prohibitory order under […]

Election Commission halts recruitment results in Haryana to ensure conduct of fair elections

NEW DELHI: The Haryana Government is facing allegations of violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) following its recent announcements and advertisements for public service recruitment. Concerns were raised in two representations submitted to the Chief Election Commissioner of India on August 18 and 19, 2024, claiming that the recruitment advertisements were issued after the […]

Govt won’t abandon lateral recruitment, need more such openings: Sharda University honcho

NEW DELHI: Three days after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) invited applications for lateral entry posts in the Indian bureaucracy, the government announced on Tuesday that the recruitment process was being cancelled. In an exclusive conversation with The New Indian, Ajit Kumar, Director (public relations) of Sharda University, shared his thoughts on this development. […]

Pre-election shakeup: Kashmir politicians change sides

SRINAGAR: Many PDP leaders are dissatisfied with the operations of the organisation, prompting their departures.   The departures occurred after the announcement of the PDP’s list of constituency coordinators, which triggered unrest among several members.   The organisation on Tuesday released an additional list of constituency coordinators in J&K. Abdul Gaffar Sofi is the coordinator […]

DPS students celebrate Raksha Bandhan with CISF personnel

As part of the celebration, students visited the CISF camp, where they tied the sacred thread of Rakhi on the wrists of CISF personnel.