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- India
TN CM Vijay calls fuel price hike ‘unacceptable’, seeks rollback
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday, May 15, slammed the increase of Rs 3 per litre each in petrol and diesel prices, calling it “unacceptable,” and demanded its…
- India
Air India receives new Boeing 787-9 aircraft
New Delhi: Air India has received another tailor-made Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which landed in the national capital on Friday, May 15. The loss-making airline, which is in the middle of an ambitious…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Lost marksheet leads to 40-year fake government job scam
Bengaluru: A shocking case of identity fraud and government job impersonation spanning nearly four decades has come to light in Bengaluru, where a man allegedly secured employment in the Karnataka Electricity Board…
- India
NEET-UG to go computer-based from next year: Dharmendra Pradhan
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday, May 15, announced that the NEET-UG will be computer-based test from next year onwards as part of reforms in view of allegations of…
- India
HC declares Bhojshala site as temple, suggests alternate land for mosque
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday, May 15, declared that the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar is a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati, adding that the Muslim community may approach…
- India
Allahabad HC grants bail to 8 men in Varanasi Iftar party case
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Friday, May 15, approved the bail applications of eight Muslim men accused of throwing away non-vegetarian food waste during an iftar party on a boat in…
- Hate Crime
Bihar: Cow vigilante group assault Muslim men over ‘beef transport’
Siwan: In another case of cow vigilantism, members of Gau Raksha Dal allegedly captured and assaulted three Muslim men over suspicions of transporting beef in Bihar’s Siwan district. A video of the…
- Middle East
PM Modi begins five-nation tour with UAE visit
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the UAE on Friday, marking the beginning of a five-nation visit that will also include the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. Modi landed in…
- Hate Crime
Gujarat: Dalit groom attacked for riding horse in wedding procession
Ahmedabad: A group of upper-caste men allegedly attacked and abused a Dalit groom using casteist slurs over him riding a horse during his wedding procession in Madi village of Gujarat’s Mehsana district.…
- Hyderabad
Prices of petrol, diesel in Hyderabad, other metro cities after hike
Hyderabad: Hyderabad and other metro cities, along with the rest of the country, saw a hike in petrol and diesel prices on Friday, May 15. It is the first rate increase in…
- India
Rajasthan ATS cracks down on suspected cross-border network; 7 held
Jaipur: Following a major crackdown by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) against a suspected Pakistan-linked terror and smuggling network, seven youths from Sri Ganganagar district have been detained over alleged links to the…
- India
Maharashtra: Deputy Collector suspended over ties to arrested Godman Kharat
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has suspended a deputy collector for his alleged links with self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, in the first such crackdown on officials after the case rocked the state earlier…
- India
MP govt ties up with Hyderabad firm for cervical cancer screening
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hyderabad-based private firm to strengthen cervical cancer screening and management in the state under the National Program for Prevention…
- India
High-level meeting held at Pradhan’s residence over NEET-UG re-exam
New Delhi: A high-level meeting was held at the residence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to review preparations for the fresh conduct of NEET (UG) examination, official sources said. Held late…
- World
US: Outlaw biker gang ‘Punjabi Devils’ sentenced for gun trafficking
A 27-year-old Indian-origin man, who founded an outlaw motorcycle gang called ‘Punjabi Devils’, has been sentenced to over five years in prison on charges of unlawful dealing of firearms and possession of…
