FEATURE STORY
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi used a major youth outreach programme in Rajasthan’s Kota on Wednesday to launch a sharp critique of India’s education system, arguing that students and their families are spending enormous amounts on competitive examinations while receiving little assurance of quality education or employment in return.
The Trinamul Congress rebel MPs on Sunday announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday made some significant observations on the recognition of rebel Trinamool Congress MLA RitabrataBandyopadhyay as the leader of the Opposition (LoP), questioning whether the Speaker could recognise a LoP without taking the consent of the political party concerned.
AnitThapa has resigned from the post of Chief Executive of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), ending his tenure as the head of the autonomous hill body in West Bengal. Thapa submitted his resignation, citing personal reasons, according to reports.
Vaibhav Suryabanshi’s altercation with Sri Lanka A players after India’s Super Over defeat on Monday raises questions. The tri-series in Dambulla was supposed to be another step in the rise of the teenage prodigy.