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- India
NEET Row: Centre forms panel to look into conduct of exams by NTA
New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday, June 22, said that it has formed a high-level committee under the former ISRO Chief which will make the necessary recommendations regarding the smooth and fair…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSR Congress Party’s under-construction central office demolished in AP
Amaravati: YSR Congress Party’s under-construction central office in Tadepalli in Guntur district was demolished by municipal authorities in the early hours of Saturday over alleged illegal construction. Authorities of Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation…
- India
Amid UGC NET, NEET row, Centre brings ‘anti-paper’ leak law; Jail term, Rs 1 cr fine
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday operationalised a stringent law that aims to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations and entails provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and…
- Delhi
Delhi excise case: Arvind Kejriwal to stay in jail till Tuesday
Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim stay on the trial court’s order giving bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. The…
- India
Excise scam: Delhi HC halts Arvind Kejriwal’s bail as ED moves ‘urgent’ plea
New Delhi: In a turn of events, the Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the release of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on bail. This comes after a Delhi court…
- India
US says it supports direct discussions between India, Pakistan
Washington: The United States has said it supports direct discussions between India and Pakistan but the pace, scope and character of talks should be determined by the two neighbouring countries. Responding to…
- Middle East
68 Indians among 1,081 Haj pilgrims die due to heatstroke in Makkah
Makkah: In a tragic turn of events, at least 68 Indians are reportedly among 1,081 pilgrims from around ten countries who have died during this year’s Haj pilgrimage in Makkah, Saudi Arabia,…
- India
SC notice to govt, NTA on pleas for cancelling NEET-UG 2024
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday sought responses from the Centre, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others on petitions seeking the cancellation of NEET-UG 2024, and a court-monitored probe into the…
- India
Amid unrelenting heat wave, 50 bodies recovered in Delhi
New Delhi: The bodies of 50 people belonging to underprivileged socioeconomic backgrounds were recovered around Delhi during the past 48 hours, police said, as the searing heat wave sweeping the city has…
- India
Center cancels UGC-NET exam 2024 amid row over NEET, says ‘integrity compromised’
The Union government on Wednesday, June 19, announced that the UGC-NET 2024 exam, which was conducted a day ago, has been cancelled over the probability of “the integrity of the exam having…
- Telangana
No power cuts even for a second in Telangana: Dy CM Bhatti
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Wednesday said that the state has surplus electricity supply and claimed that there are no power cuts “even for a second”. He added…
- Delhi
Money laundering case: Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till July 3
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till July 3 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge…
- Middle East
Kuwait to give USD 15000 compensation to kin of Mangaf fire victims
Dubai: The Kuwaiti government will give USD 15,000 each as compensation to the families of the victims of the devastating fire that killed 50 people, including 46 Indians, in the southern Ahmadi…
- Telangana
NAPM writes to Telangana CM on police surveillance, seeks review
Hyderabad: The National Alliance for People’s Movement (NAPM) has demanded the Telangana government to have necessary protocols be placed to stop illegal use of large surveillance infrastructures with oversight on every request…
- India
Modi releases Rs 20,000 crore under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
Varanasi: Visiting his Varanasi constituency which elected him to the Lok Sabha for a third consecutive time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it appears that mother Ganga has now adopted…
