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UGC-NET retest: Student groups in Delhi demand NTA be scrapped

New Delhi: Several student organisations held protests in the national capital on Monday, August 17, against the National Testing Agency’s decision to reconduct the UGC-NET examinations for three subjects, demanding that the…
Jharkhand: Talks yet to begin as student protest enters day 24

Ranchi: Talks between a government panel and protesting job aspirants in Jharkhand were yet to begin on Monday, August 17, as Chief Minister Hemant Soren held a meeting with his ministers at…
BLOs are bedrock of democracy, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Patna: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, August 17, described booth-level officers (BLOs) as the “bedrock of democracy”, who ensure that eligible electors get their voter ID cards made. Kumar made…

Amarnath Yatra: Chhari Pujan in Srinagar, trek to begin Aug 22

Srinagar: The ‘Chhari-Pujan’ of Lord Siva’s holy mace was performed at the Amareshwar temple in Mahadev Gir Dashnami Akhara here on the occasion of Nag Panchami on Monday, August 17, officials said.…
Did PLA block Indian Army patrols, Owaisi asks NDA govt

Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday, August 17, posed several questions to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government over the “situation” on the China border in Arunachal…
Pressing emergency: Shehzad Poonawalla officially quits BJP

New Delhi: Almost a fortnight after reports of quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shehzad Poonawalla resigned from all positions as well as his primary membership through a letter to party chief…
Cause of joblessness: Delhi man follows, targets ‘mullah’ family

New Delhi: A Muslim family driving on a Delhi road has unsuspectingly become the target of another man on the road, claiming to be a Hindu, who filmed them and provided a…

SC asks Allahabad HC to halt Rahul Gandhi DA case hearing

New Delhi: In a major relief to Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Monday, August 17, asked the Allahabad High Court not to proceed with a case involving allegations of disproportionate assets…
BJP reshuffle: Bandi Sanjay dropped, Smriti back as general secy

New Delhi: As part of an organisational reshuffle, BJP president Nitin Nabin on Monday, August 17, appointed the party’s national office-bearers. The new team boasts a mix of new faces and old…
Viral video shows burqa-clad schoolgirls dancing, mgt apologises

Uttar Pradesh: A video of schoolgirls wearing burqas and dancing to songs mainly Bhojpuri, Haryanvi and Bollywood has gone viral on social media platforms, evoking strong criticism and a subsequent apology from…
SC refuses to interfere with ECI’s 2002 SIR base year in Sikkim

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 17, refused to interfere with the Election Commission of India’s decision to fix 2002 as the base year for the Special Intensive Revision of…
Kerala CM celebrate beginning of Malayalam New Year

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan and political leaders from the state on Monday, August 17, celebrated the beginning of the Malayalam New Year by offering prayers at various temples. Satheesan…
CID raids underway at JSSC office

Ranchi: The Criminal Investigation Department on Monday, August 17, began conducting raids at the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission office here in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in recruitment exams, an…
Mecca defence pact: For Modi govt, Op Sindoor 2.0 is impossible

Spin doctors in the Modi establishment are trying hard to play down the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan, signed in Makkah in Saudi Arabia on August 7.…
Rajasthan bars outsiders from govt schools ahead of CJP inspection

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has restricted the entry of outsiders in government schools without prior permission of the principal and barred photography and videography without written approval, a move which came after…