​Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on social justice and empowerment has brought into focus the failure of the National Action Plan for Skill Development of Persons with Disabilities (NAP-SDP) to meet setout targets and highlighted that the continued shortfall in achieving even 25% of the set targets…

Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari Monday said his government has approved the formation of two panels under retired high court judges to probe institutional corruption and torture of women during Mamata Banerjee’s tenure.Corruption and women’s safety were among the major poll planks of the ruling…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Friday put traditional medicine at the centre of global health conversation, flagging launch of Traditional Medicine Global Library (TMGL) as a shared international platform to anchor ayurveda, yoga & other ancient systems in research, policy and evidence-based care.Addressing the closing ceremony of the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine…

RRB Group D recruitment 2026: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) will close the registration process for Group D recruitment 2026 tomorrow, March 2, 2026. Candidates who have not yet applied for the 22,195 vacancies should complete their application through the official website, rrbapply.gov.in, before the deadline.This recruitment drive offers a major opportunity for candidates who…

MOYNA: NIA arrested TMC worker Swapan Bhowmik in connection with the 2023 murder of a BJP booth president in the run-up to panchayat elections. Bhowmik, absconding for over a year and a half, was arrested from his daughter’s residence in Sabang in East Midnapore on Friday. The family of Bijoy Krishna Bhunia had approached Calcutta…

CBSE mandates menstrual hygiene measures in schools The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has directed all affiliated schools to implement comprehensive menstrual hygiene management (MHM) measures, following a recent Supreme Court ruling that recognises menstrual health as a fundamental right tied to dignity, education, and equal opportunity. The directive calls for immediate improvements in…

NEW DELHI: The discharge of four accused in the 2006 Malegaon case is a “tight slap” on the Congress leadership’s face, BJP said Wednesday, asserting this has again vindicated its stand that the opposition party during its govt invented terms like “Hindu terror” and “saffron terrorism” to defame Hindus due to its appeasement politics.At a…

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has declared the Bachelor of Science (BSc) Nursing 2026 entrance examination results. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check and download their scorecards and merit list from the official website, aiimsexams.ac.in.The result has been released in two formats. Candidates can download the merit list PDF,…