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NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of growing concern over student suicides linked to academic pressure, a parliamentary standing committee has initiated a comprehensive review of the rapid expansion of coaching centres and the social issues emerging from the highly competitive education environment. The move comes as cities like Kota – known as the “coaching capital…
SRINAGAR: A judicial commission set up by the Union home ministry (MHA) to probe the Sept 24 violence in Leh warned Friday that anyone threatening eyewitnesses against deposing would be strictly dealt with.The commission, headed by retired Supreme Court judge BS Chauhan, had revealed last month that it was not getting good response and information…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump is insisting Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him to end the war against Pakistan after he (Trump) threatened a 350 percent tariff against both countries. The claim comes on the heels of a congressional report crediting Pakistan’s battlefield “success” to Chinese weaponry and accusing Beijing of exploiting…
Pakistan’s former Test captain Azhar Ali has stepped down from the national selection committee and from his role as head of youth development at the Pakistan National Cricket Academy.Azhar submitted his resignation to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was given full control of the Pakistan Shaheens and the under-19 teams,…
Cricket icon Glenn McGrath has been dropped from the ABC’s Ashes commentary team due to a new commercial deal with betting firm Bet365. The broadcaster adheres to strict rules against such affiliations. This move follows a similar situation with Mitchell Johnson and occurs amidst increasing concerns about gambling’s impact on Australian sports. Australian cricket legend…
NEW DELHI: The high-level committee headed by NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba has recommended at least 17 reforms, aimed at easing regulatory and financial pressure on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The key recommendations cover credit access, compliance under the Companies Act, tax procedures, payment dispute resolution and CSR donations. The measures expected to…
MUMBAI: A high-powered committee set up by the markets regulator Sebi to look into the conflict of interest issues of its top officials, including the chairman, came out with a report suggesting stricter rules. The report said that, among others, all the top officials should be identified as insiders, should periodically disclose their assets and…
Panel chairperson Radha Mohan Das Agarwal NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs, declined to take up discussion of the deadly car explosion near Red Fort Metro Station in its Wednesday meeting, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The blast which claimed lives of 12 people has raised sharp questions about intelligence failure, the…
National Board for Wildlife – a panel that takes decisions on projects in areas near wildlife protected zones – has given its approval to 13 defence and paramilitary projects, most in Ladakh and one in Arunachal Pradesh. Clearances have been given on conditions of following environmental safeguards and mitigation plans to protect Himalayan ecosystems. The…
Vehicles parked on a road closed with barbed wire, a day after violence erupted over statehood and other demands, in Leh, Ladakh. (PTI) SRINAGAR: A judicial commission set up by Union home ministry to probe the September 24 violence in Leh Thursday said it was not getting a “good response” from the public, and appealed…
