New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The Union government will introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 in Parliament on Monday as part of its legislative agenda to further strengthen the legal framework against paper leaks and examination malpractices. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh will table the Bill, which seeks to amend the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024. A government notification regarding its introduction has already been issue…
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Chennai, July 26 (IANS) PMK president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss has urged the Union government to enact a nationwide law prohibiting children below the age of 16 from using social media, arguing that such a measure is essential to safeguard their physical health, mental well-being and academic future. In a statement, Anbumani welcomed France’s decision to ban social media access for children under 15, describing it as a significant step toward protecting young people from the harmful effects of exc…
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has nominated two Cabinet ministers to represent the state in the Southern Zonal Council, the Centre’s key inter-state coordination forum, marking the first appointments to the body under the TVK-led coalition government, which assumed office in May.According to a Gazette notification issued by the government, Energy Resources and Law Minister R. Nirmalkumar and School Education, Tamil Development, Information and Publicity Minister Rajmohan ha…
Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday announced that the Monsoon Session of the State Legislature will commence on August 13, even as the state prepares to address the worsening drought situation and pending development issues.Shivakumar also stated that he has convened a meeting of all MPs from Karnataka in Delhi on July 27 (Monday) to discuss the drought situation and seek the Centre’s assistance.He made the announcement while speaking to media persons ne…
Chennai, July 25 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government is preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union government to adopt ‘Anna Sahayata’, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled grievance redressal platform designed for beneficiaries of the Public Distribution System (PDS), particularly those covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), officials said on Saturday. However, before formalising the agreement, the state has proposed a key modification to the grievance re…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 (IANS) Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Saturday hailed the nationwide student movement against alleged irregularities in national entrance examinations as a historic victory, saying the agitation had forced the Union Government to acknowledge accountability. In a strongly worded statement, Satheesan said the protests had become inevitable after the Centre failed to suppress the growing agitation over the conduct of examinations.He described the development as the cul…
Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) In a strongly worded editorial published in its mouthpiece Saamana on Saturday, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) launched a blistering attack on the Union government, the Delhi Police, and the judiciary.The editorial alleged that the ruling dispensation is systematically eroding the foundational principles of the Indian Constitution while remaining indifferent to the mounting anger among students over repeated leaks of national-level examination papers.Invoking t…
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, a four-time Lok Sabha MP from Barasat in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, and one of the 20 former Trinamool Congress parliamentarians who recently joined the Tripura-based Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), on Friday issued a guarded statement on the ongoing nationwide protests over the NEET examination paper leak.In a social media statement, Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar expressed support for the legitimate concerns of NEET aspirant…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) An SBI Research report on Friday estimated that after accounting for GST collections together with states’ share in basic excise duty (BED), states are expected to be net gainers by approximately Rs 1.43 lakh crore in FY27 compared to FY26.Going forward, the report expects a rebound in the GST collections and yearly growth in the range of 8-9 per cent and the moderation in collection is due to rate rationalisation, which is on expected lines.Under the revised framework,…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A delegation of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is set to meet Union government ministers on Friday after the Centre agreed to hold discussions at a neutral venue amid the party’s ongoing protest over the NEET paper leak issue.The CJP, which has been staging a sit-in at Jantar Mantar demanding accountability over alleged examination irregularities, said the government accepted its request for talks outside government offices. The meeting is scheduled to take place at …