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CBSE ‘tender investigator’ Sarthak Sidhant’s big day in Delhi: Two meetings, and a govt action spurred by his blog

CBSE ‘tender investigator’ Sarthak Sidhant’s big day in Delhi: Two meetings, and a govt action spurred by his blog

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It was, by any measure, a remarkable day for a 17-year-old. Sarthak Sidhant began it as a student-blogger from Ranchi, Jharkhand, who had gained attention after investigating the board that administered his exams. By Tuesday night he had deposed before a parliamentary committee, watched the government move against the CBSE’s top brass, and received solidarity from the Leader of the Opposition. Sarthak Sidhant’s blog on CBSE tendering system went viral; on Tuesday he was in Delhi for some high-profile meetings. (ANI/X) That last came when Congress MP Rahul Gandhi met Sarthak Sidhant and his family members, and posted on X: “Sarthak, stay firm on your principles (‘sidhant’),” tagging it #TenderInvestigator — a nod to the teenager’s trawl through tender documents. It was the second exam whistleblower Gandhi had backed in three days, after meeting Vedant Shrivastava, who was sent the wrong answer sheet by CBSE. Meeting with Standing Committee, then action Hours earlier, the government had acted on the CBSE scandal. Board chairman Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta were transferred amid mounting scrutiny of …

NTA briefs parliament panel amid fresh political storm

NTA briefs parliament panel amid fresh political storm

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A parliamentary standing committee meeting convened to examine the merits of pen-and-paper versus computer-based testing turned into a political and institutional flashpoint on Monday. The National Testing Agency (NTA) defended its June 21 NEET-UG retest plan, while Congress chair Digvijaya Singh warned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal accountability was now on the line. Meanwhile, representatives of a doctors’ body that has approached the Supreme Court over the alleged NEET paper leak were prevented from deposing before the panel after objections from ruling party members. The meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports — chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh — brought together top NTA officials including Director General Abhishek Singh, Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi, and Health and Family Welfare Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava. The agenda was a comparative discussion on pen-and-paper and computer-based testing systems. NTA: June 21 retest in pen-and-paper mode, CBT from 2027 NTA officials told the committee that the agency’s entire focus at present was on conducting the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21 in …

No Congress, TMC, DMK Leaders In Joint Panel On Bills To Remove PM, CMs In Case Of Arrest | India News

No Congress, TMC, DMK Leaders In Joint Panel On Bills To Remove PM, CMs In Case Of Arrest | India News

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Last Updated:November 12, 2025, 21:16 IST After multiple attempts to reach out to the Opposition parties, the committee was finally announced without members of the Congress, DMK, and TMC BJP MP from Bhubaneswar Aparajita Sarangi has been picked to lead the committee. (PTI) The members of the joint Parliamentary committee that will scrutinise the bills on removal of the prime minister, chief ministers and Union/state cabinet ministers, if they are arrested or detained for 30 days straight on serious charges, were announced on Wednesday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had introduced the legislations – The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025; the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025; and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025 — in the Lok Sabha during the last monsoon session. The Bills seek to ensure that governments are not run from jail. After the introduction, the Centre decided to send it for Parliamentary scrutiny. Several members in the opposition had opposed the legislations. Parties such as the Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam …

Lok Sabha extends tenure of Parliament committee on ONOP bill | Latest News India

Lok Sabha extends tenure of Parliament committee on ONOP bill | Latest News India

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The Lok Sabha on Tuesday gave an extension to the 39-member joint parliamentary committee (JPC), which is examining two bills aimed to usher in simultaneous state and national polls, till the first day of the last week of the monsoon session to submit its report. JPC meeting on the Constitution Amendment Bill met under the chairmanship of JPC Chairman, PP Chaudhary, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI PHOTO) The development came on a day attorney general R Venkatramani backed the simultaneous elections plan and told JPC that the legislation did not trample on any feature of the Constitution and were good in law, said people aware of developments. Venkatramani argued that the two bills — the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, which aims to conduct simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state assemblies, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to align the assembly elections of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry for simultaneous elections — did not require any further changes. But former Delhi high court chief justice …

What is one nation, one election? The 11 proposals in the draft cleared by cabinet today | Latest News India

What is one nation, one election? The 11 proposals in the draft cleared by cabinet today | Latest News India

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The ‘One Nation, One Election‘ plan was on Thursday approved by the Union Cabinet and the draft legislations will now be introduced in the Parliament. Sources say that the bill could be tabled in the ongoing Winter session of the Parliament. Voters stand in queues to cast their votes outside a booth at a polling station during the last phase of Lok Sabha 2024 elections.(REUTERS File) The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The government is keen on holding wider consultations on bills which are likely to be referred to a parliamentary committee. Sources said the government was also keen to consult the Speakers of various state legislative assemblies through the committee. Moving ahead with its ‘one nation, one election’ plan, the government in September accepted the recommendations of the high-level committee for holding simultaneous polls for the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies in a phased manner. The panel, chaired by former president Ram Nath Kovind, made 11 recommendations after a nationwide consensus-building effort. 11 recommendations …

राहत पर विवादः तमिलनाडु में बारिश से हुए नुकसान पर केन्द्र व राज्य सरकार की बातचीत

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तमिलनाडु में भारी बारिश के दो दौर के बाद बाढ़ राहत को लेकर केंद्र और राज्य सरकार के बीच की हालिया विवाद ने उन लोगों को निराश किया है जो अपनी जिंदगी दोबारा खड़ी करने के लिए जूझ रहे हैं। कुछ शब्दों को लेकर केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण और राज्य के युवा कल्याण मंत्री उदयनिधि स्टालिन के बीच रार नहीं ठननी चाहिए थी। इसके बजाय, सारा ध्यान 17-18 दिसंबर को बारिश से बेहाल हुए इस दक्षिणी राज्य में सामान्य स्थिति की बहाली सुनिश्चित करने पर केंद्रित होना चाहिए। खुशकिस्मती की बात है कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने बेहतर अक्लमंदी दिखायी और उन्होंने मुख्यमंत्री एम.के. स्टालिन को केंद्र के समर्थन का भरोसा दिलाया। इससे पहले, स्टालिन ने नयी दिल्ली में प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के साथ बैठक में 7,033 करोड़ रुपये की अंतरिम राहत निधियों और चेन्नई इलाके में मिचौंग चक्रवात से पहले हुए नुकसान के लिए 12,659 करोड़ रुपये की अंतिम राहत निधि की मांग की। वह प्रधानमंत्री राहत कोष से दक्षिणी जिलों के लिए 2,000 करोड़ रुपये भी चाह रहे थे। राज्य ने केंद्र सरकार …

Merely drafting a National Tourism Policy not enough, need a Tourism Council: Parliamentary committee

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The committee expressed concern that in projects sanctioned five years ago or before 2017-18, like the ‘Development at Hazratbal’ in Jammu and Kashmir. File. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad Merely drafting a National Tourism Policy is not enough for the development of the tourism sector in the country, a Parliamentary committee has said. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has suggested fast-tracking the creation of a National Tourism Council on the lines of the GST council to directly make recommendations to the Central and State governments on various issues of the tourism sector and its stakeholders. Observing that “Vision without action is a daydream, and action without a vision is a nightmare”, the panel sought to know from the government the action taken regarding creation of the Tourism Council after inter-ministerial consultations in this regard. The committee also sought to know the steps taken by the Tourism Ministry regarding its earlier recommendation of including tourism in the concurrent list. “The committee is of the view that inclusion of tourism in the concurrent …

Parliamentary committee slams Railway Board over safety rules | Latest News India

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A parliamentary standing committee on Tuesday condemned the railways for the “disregard” shown by the Railway Board towards the recommendations of the Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) and for not framing safety rules for the operations of goods trains on Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp Ltd. (DFCCIL). The CRS is under the administrative control of the ministry of civil aviation and deals with matters pertaining to the safety of rail travel and train operations. “The committee expresses its serious concern at the disregard shown by the Railway Board (RB) towards the recommendations/suggestions of CRS, which has specifically been set up to provide technical guidance on matters relating to safety,” said the parliamentary committee. Also Read: Railways plans to punish officials for negligence in case of accidents It further noted, “No rules/regulations exist for DFCCIL or goods trains and no intimation was given to CRS regarding the accidents on DFCCIL routes,” The standing committee on transport, tourism and culture in its 323rd report stated that despite taking up the matter with the ministry of railways (MoR), they …