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NEET row: EdTech firm moves SC, challenges award of grace marks
New Delhi: The chief executive of EdTech firm ‘Physics Wallah’, Alakh Pandey, has moved the Supreme Court against alleged random award of grace marks by the National Testing Agency to over 1,500…
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Karnataka gangster who threatened Nitin Gadkari thrashed for pro-Pak slogans in court
Belagavi: An incident of a gangster arrested on charges of threatening Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and a senior IPS officer, being thrashed inside the premises of the court for raising pro-Pakistan slogans…
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Eight killed as sand-laden truck overturns in UP
Hardoi (UP): A sand-laden truck overturned on people sleeping outside their house here early Wednesday, leaving eight members of a family dead, police said. Superintendent of Police Keshav Chadra Goswami said the…
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Telangana transport minister mandates strict fitness checks for school buses
Hyderabad: Minister for Transport Ponnam Prabhakar has directed the Road Transport authorities to thoroughly inspect every school bus before issuing fitness certificates. This directive aims to enhance road safety for school children.…
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RSS has become ‘irrelevant’: Congress on Bhagwat’s remarks
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday claimed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has become “irrelevant” and said the Constitution, democracy and society do not need the Sangh or its chief Mohan Bhagwat…
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Haj 2024: More than 1.5 million pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: A total of 1,547,295 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) through air and land ports to perform Haj 1445 AH-2024, until the end of Monday, June 10. Saudi Arabia’s General…
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Case linked to Hanuman Chalisa row: Navneet Rana fails to appear before court
Mumbai: BJP leader Navneet Rana failed to turn up before a court here on Wednesday, citing ill-health, in a 2022 case linked to a row over reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside the…
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Assam announces monthly stipend for girls pursuing higher education
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced that his government would provide monthly stipends to all girl students from class 11 to post-graduation over the next five years, aiming…
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MP: Death sentence for woman who stabbed mother-in-law over 95 times
Rewa (MP): A court in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district has sentenced a 24-year-old woman to death for murdering her mother-in-law in 2022 by stabbing her more than 95 times. Rewa district’s fourth…
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T20 World Cup: ‘If there’s good time to play NZ, it’s now’, says Powell
Tarouba: West Indies captain Rovman Powell believes his team is facing New Zealand at the perfect time in the ongoing Men’s T20 World Cup, citing that the Kane Williamson-led side are slightly…
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Saudi Arabia to consider allowing non-Saudis to set up law firms
Riyadh: In an effort to enhance foreign investment, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is considering allowing licensed foreign law firms to set up a professional companies fully owned by non-Saudis. Taking…