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Gaurav Gogoi, Priyank Kharge among 28 leaders to address ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ press conferences across India

Gaurav Gogoi, Priyank Kharge among 28 leaders to address ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ press conferences across India

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The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has fielded 28 leaders to address “Chhatron Ki Goonj” press conferences across the country on June 25, 2026. Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi interacts with students and parents during an event “Chhatron Ki Goonj”, in Kota on Wednesday. (X/@INCIndia) In a press release, the party said the campaign seeks a comprehensive overhaul of India’s education system, beginning with the resignation of Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan. “Through this campaign, the Indian National Congress demands a comprehensive overhaul of India’s education system, beginning with the resignation of Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, who epitomises the Modi government’s lack of vision and dogmatic approach to education,” the statement said. The Congress also accused the BJP-led government of promoting the privatisation, centralisation and “Sanghification” of education over the past 12 years. “Over the past twelve years, the RSS-BJP government has only pursued the privatisation, centralisation, and Sanghification of education, and done too little to prepare India’s youth for the future. The crisis today is not only one of unemployment but …

Ludhiana: Educators press for pay, pension benefits during protest at PAU

Ludhiana: Educators press for pay, pension benefits during protest at PAU

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University and college teachers from across Punjab staged a protest at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) on Monday, demanding release of 7th pay commission arrears, grant of 60% dearness allowance (DA) and resolution of long-pending pay and pension-related issues. Teachers protesting on the PAU campus in Ludhiana on Monday. (HT Photo) The state-level dharna was organised by the Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations (PFUCTO) and the Punjab Agricultural University Teachers Association (PAUTA) at Thapar Hall on the PAU campus. Teachers from various state universities, along with members of the Punjab and Chandigarh College Teachers Union (PCCTU) and government college teachers, participated in the protest. The protesting teachers demanded the grant of 60% DA, release of arrears under the 7th pay commission with effect from January 1, 2016, and rectification of pay anomalies. They also sought fixation of basic pay at ₹57,700 instead of ₹15,600 during the probation period and restoration of full pay benefits. The participants further demanded restoration and implementation of benefits under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) on the pattern applicable …

Ronaldo signals to press at training as Portugal count the cost of DR Congo draw

Ronaldo signals to press at training as Portugal count the cost of DR Congo draw

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3 min readUpdated: Jun 20, 2026 03:24 PM IST Cristiano Ronaldo had something to say to journalists at Portugal’s training session in Palm Beach Gardens on Friday. He just didn’t use words. During the first hydration break in training, the captain turned towards the media stand and, according to Portuguese reports, gestured with his arms and hands for them to leave. The open period had reached its time limit. The message was clear enough. It was a small moment. But small moments accumulate when a team has just drawn 1-1 with DR Congo and their captain played 90 minutes without a shot on target. A Bola’s front page on Friday did not need much elaboration. “Capitão debaixo de fogo.” Captain under fire. CR7 criticised from all directions, the paper said, but the team does not escape either. History warns Martínez that change is needed to win. It was Ronaldo’s fifth consecutive World Cup match without a goal. CNN Portugal argued he should no longer be the automatic first choice, pointing to his significantly reduced ability …

Two suspended for power outage at Ashwini Vaishnaw’s press conference in Jaipur

Two suspended for power outage at Ashwini Vaishnaw’s press conference in Jaipur

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Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw during a press conference on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government completing 12 years and PM Modi becoming India’s longest-serving elected prime minister, in Jaipur, Thursday, June 11, 2026. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. has suspended an assistant engineer and an electrician for alleged negligence, and issued a charge-sheet to another officer days after a power outage disrupted Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s press conference at the BJP office in Jaipur. The action followed an inquiry into the Thursday (June 11, 2026) incident, when a power failure at the state BJP headquarters interrupted Mr. Vaishnaw’s media interaction. The Minister had to address reporters in the dark for around 10 minutes after electricity supply was disrupted thrice. The power department and the State government faced criticism over the outage, caused by tripping at the 400 KV grid sub-station in Heerapura. Taking serious note of the incident, Energy Minister Hiralal Nagar had appointed a three-member committee to investigate the matter and submit a report. Based …

WATCH: Nitish Kumar Reddy interrupts press conference to answer mom’s call | Cricket News

WATCH: Nitish Kumar Reddy interrupts press conference to answer mom’s call | Cricket News

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3 min readJun 14, 2026 06:09 AM IST After India’s seven-wicket victory over Afghanistan in a rain-marred clash, there was an interruption in all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy’s press conference as well. This one left the player and journalists attending with a smile on their face. While Reddy was answering questions from scribes after his two-wicket contribution with the ball, his phone, kept near the microphones, rang. Reddy apologised to scribes and answered the call. It soon became apparent that it was his mother calling him. Reddy had a sheepish grin while answering the call in his mother tongue. He then apologised to journalists and told them: “Sorry I have to pick this.” The post-match presser can wait but a call from Mom simply cannot 😊#TeamIndia | #INDvAFG | @IDFCFIRSTBank | @NKReddy07 pic.twitter.com/23OUBNZvYH — BCCI (@BCCI) June 13, 2026 https://platform.x.com/widgets.js In the game, Reddy picked up the scalps of Rahmanullah Gurbaz (who had scored 102 off just 51 balls till then) and Mohammad Nabi as Afghanistan batted first and scored 194. Thanks to India captain Shubman …

Ranveer Singh sends legal notice to film body over Don 3 ‘ban’; press conference today | Bollywood News

Ranveer Singh sends legal notice to film body over Don 3 ‘ban’; press conference today | Bollywood News

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4 min readMumbaiJun 3, 2026 10:52 AM IST A day after veteran producer TP Aggarwal challenged in court the ‘ban’ on Ranveer Singh by a film body, the actor has reportedly sent a legal notice to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) over the “non-cooperation directive” issued against him in the wake of his sudden, last-minute exit from Farhan Akhtar’s directorial Don 3. FWICE is a trade union representing over 5 lakh workers, technicians, and artists in the Indian film and television industry. Ranveer sends legal notice to FWICE Sources tell SCREEN that Ranveer sent a legal notice to the film body on Tuesday, more than a week after the film body issued the non-cooperation directive that asked its 5 lakh members not to work with the actor. The FWICE had claimed that while Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s production house Excel Entertainment has been cooperating with the film body over the Don 3 standoff, Ranveer has not appeared before the body despite receiving three reminders at 10-day intervals. The actor’s last known …

From the Urdu Press: ‘Behind Shivakumar’s elevation, Rahul Gandhi’s new politics’; ‘BJP top brass must defuse Bengal storm’ | Political Pulse News

From the Urdu Press: ‘Behind Shivakumar’s elevation, Rahul Gandhi’s new politics’; ‘BJP top brass must defuse Bengal storm’ | Political Pulse News

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From politics to education, the changing of the guard in the Congress government in Karnataka to the NEET-CBSE rows and youth protests — the Urdu dailies covered multiple grounds over the week, spotlighting the concerns and anguish of millions of young students and their families. The dailies also kept the focus on the fraught political situation in West Bengal turning more volatile in the first month of the first-ever BJP government. Referring to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar’s elevation as a successor to CM Siddaramaiah, the New Delhi edition of Inquilab, in its May 31 editorial, says the development indicated that the Congress high command was no longer in a mood to let itself be held hostage to the intra-party power struggle and factional feuds in the state. “The Congress leadership seems to have learnt an essential lesson by its failures to tackle similar tussles in some other states in the past, such as between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan, or between Bhupesh Baghel and T S Singh Deo in Chhattisgarh, …

Magnus Carlsen, Gukesh and the press conference that chess didn’t know it needed

Magnus Carlsen, Gukesh and the press conference that chess didn’t know it needed

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3 min readOsloMay 25, 2026 11:27 PM IST Magnus Carlsen heard the question — would Gukesh make him slam the table in anger again by beating him — and burst out laughing. On his right, the teenager who now holds the world champion’s title tried to hold a straight face for a few seconds, exchanged a glance with Praggnanandhaa beside him, and gave up. The room at the Thon Opera Hotel in Oslo had been waiting for a press conference like this for a long time. Chess, it turns out, had been waiting longer. A year ago, at the same pre-tournament press conference before Norway Chess 2025, a reporter had asked the 12 grandmasters on the dais how boring they found press conferences. Nobody wanted to answer. They exchanged glances. Eventually Hikaru Nakamura, the most outspoken of them, admitted the truth: very boring. This year was different. The mood shifted with every question. One minute the grandmasters were giggling about challenges set by the Norway Chess social media team. The next, Carlsen, Gukesh and Ju …

Regrettable fact that PM Modi has not held a single open press conference: Editors Guild of India

Regrettable fact that PM Modi has not held a single open press conference: Editors Guild of India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press meet with Nordic leaders, unseen, at the Nordic-India Summit, in Oslo, Norway. | Photo Credit: PTI The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Sunday (May 24, 2026) described as “embarrassing” the sharp exchanges between foreign journalists and Indian officials during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway and the Netherlands earlier this week. The EGI called upon the government to stop treating the media as an “adversary” and said it is a “regrettable fact” that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not held a single open press conference since his government assumed office in 2014. “The Editors Guild of India is concerned by the embarrassing stand-offs between Indian government officials and journalists of the Netherlands and Norway during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the two countries,” said the organisation in a statement. “The face-off with the European media was triggered by the Prime Minister’s refusal to take questions from local journalists after a press briefing,” the EGI further said. The exchanges between Indian diplomats and …