NSUI stages protest at Ministry of Education, demands class 12 board exams be cancelled due to Covid
The NSUI demanded that the government should find an alternative to the examinations as India is battling a second wave of coronavirus infection.
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A member of National Students Union of India (NSUI), wearing PPE, stages a protest demanding cancellation of board exams, outside MHRD office. (Photo | PTI) By PTI
NSUI stages protest at Ministry of Education, demands class 12 board exams be cancelled due to CovidNEW DELHI: The National Students Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest at the Ministry of Education on Friday demanding the cancellation of class 12 board examinations in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID Toolkit : After Patra, BJP s Raman Singh s Tweet Tagged as Manipulated Media
On Monday, Twitter offices were raided by Delhi Police over tagging Sambit Patra s tweet with the dubious label.
BJP national vice president Raman Singh. Photo: Twitter.
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New Delhi:Â After BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra’s May 18 tweet on the alleged “toolkit” was tagged as “manipulated media” by Twitter, BJP national vice president and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh’s tweet on the same has also been labelled in a similar manner by the microblogging site.
It is not known exactly when Singh’s May 18 tweet was given the dubious label, as many Twitter users only began pointing out the same on Tuesday, May 25. The development assumes significance as on Monday, the Delhi Police had raided Twitter offices in Delhi and Gurgaon over tagging Patra’s tweet as “manipulated media”.
Sambit Patra
The FIR was registered against Raman Singh, BJP vice president and former chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Mr. Patra, and others in Raipur on May 19 BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Sunday did not appear in person or online as directed before Raipur police in Chhattisgarh in connection with an FIR registered against him and senior colleague Raman Singh over an alleged fake toolkit, officials said.
Mr. Patra, who was asked to appear at 4 pm on Sunday before personnel from Civil Lines police station, where the FIR is registered, exempted himself citing personal reasons, they added. The FIR was registered against Raman Singh, BJP vice president and former chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Mr. Patra, and others in Raipur on May 19 under the charges of spreading fake news and promoting enmity between classes in the alleged toolkit row.
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