Jamui Police are investigating a harassment incident; Bihar leaders remarks sparts row NEW DELHI: Bihar minister Shrawon Kumar has drawn criticism for describing the harassment of a minor girl in Bihar’s Jamui as ‘Chhitputh’ (isolated) incident while asserting that the world is not entirely free from crime.He said, “These isolated incidents happen. Those who commit…

NEW DELHI: The Centre has nominated seven Members of Parliament to the Institute bodies of seven new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, giving the MPs a formal role in the statutory bodies overseeing the institutions.The nominations, notified by the Union health ministry on September 15, cover AIIMS at Awantipora, Bathinda, Bhopal, Guwahati, Jodhpur, Vijaypur…

Students gathered in large numbers at IIT-Bombay main gate to protest against the death by suicide of BTech student NEW DELHI: Student representatives at IIT Bombay have issued an official statement following the death of student Sahil Wakode, saying they do not condone cheating or any form of academic misconduct, while calling for reforms to…

Image credit: X/ Jaishankar NEW YORK: Slovakia on Monday backed India’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, with foreign minister Juraj Blanár saying India, as a leading country of the Global South and an emerging power in the Indo-Pacific, should have a place at the UN’s top decision-making body.The remarks…