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He had also announced that all exams conducted by NTA would be computer-based.

AA Edit | Exams in local languages makes only limited sense

The UGC must offer its rationale in asking universities to move to a bilingual system while conducting examinations

21 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

The next phase of the India-Pakistan detente will have to wait till the national elections are over in both countries. (Representational Image)

K.C. Singh | Frozen India-Pak ties need relook amidst power shift

It is unlikely the Indian government will risk engaging with Pakistan with less than a year to go before the Lok Sabha...

21 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

A probe by the EC, conducted by IAS officer Amlan Aditya Biswas, regional commissioner, Bluru division, has found that many officials of the BBMP gave illegal and undue favours to a private trust called Chilume. (Representational Image)

Dilip Cherian | Karnataka's voter data theft case resurfaces ahead of...

While the probe has established links between BBMP officials and the Chilume Trust, it is yet to establish where the...

21 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Apple CEO Tim Cook during the opening of Indias first Apple retail store at BKC, in Mumbai, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | Apple revolution in India?

Apple may command only a four per cent share of the Indian smartphone market but, as Tim Cook admitted, anything is...

20 April 2023 12:15 AM IST

The Supreme Court has chosen to make public its reiterated recommendations with regard to certain judges whose appointments the government has been sitting on for over five years now. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Factor same-sex couple's interests, hear all parties

Religion, caste, language and other interest groupings jostle to seek a role in people's lives in India

20 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with BRS MP K. Keshava Rao, DMK MP TR Baalu, AAP MP Sanjay Singh, RJD MP Manoj Jha and fellow opposition MPs during a joint press conference following their Tiranga March, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Shikha Mukerjee | India's political topography starts to look a bit...

Standing together in solidarity against the perceived intimidation and coercive tactics of Modi govt is reassuring for...

20 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Dalai Lama (PTI file photo)

Anita Anand | A human error' by Dalai Lama: Let's be ready to rethink...

Many cultural practices once deemed innocent, have of late been reviewed to reflect current realities

20 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

Indias retail inflation picked up in June, pushed by price increases for some food and fuel items. (PTI Photo)

AA EDIT | Wholesale inflation dip good

The inflation in food items increased to 5.48 per cent in March, a big rise from the 3.81 per cent a month prior

19 April 2023 12:47 AM IST

Mr Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the topic, Mr Gandhi has demanded that the government make the 2011 data on castes public and lift the 50 per cent cap on reservation for the backwards classes. (File Photo: PTI)

AA EDIT | Caste census 1st milestone in battle for social justice

The Opposition demand has merit in that India's data on castes is almost 90 years old

19 April 2023 12:42 AM IST

South Korean foreign minister Park Jin. (File Photo: PTI)

Skand Tayal | Investments from South Korea may grow as strategic...

Jin's visit marks the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and South Korea

19 April 2023 12:38 AM IST

In its pursuit to form a majority government at the Centre for the third time in a row, the BJP is aiming to win more than 400 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. . (ANI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Karnataka poses challenge to BJP's...

Political pundits are not willing to stick their neck out and make predictions

19 April 2023 12:34 AM IST

There are several petitions before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the law. (Representational Image/ ANI File)

Aakar Patel | Hindu Rashtra via reinterpretation of the Constitution?

Prof. Gopal's thesis is that he sees a Hindu Rashtra coming to fruition by 2047 in two steps

18 April 2023 12:41 AM IST