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- India
SC seeks explanation on reduced NEET-PG 2025-26 cut-off
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, February 6, directed the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to explain its decision to drastically reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for NEET-PG…
- India
SC agrees to hear PIL against poll freebies promises by political parties
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, February 5, agreed to list for hearing in March a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or…
- India
Indian national convicted for sexual assault during flight
New York: An Indian national has been convicted on charges of abusive sexual contact and assault onboard a flight. Varun Arora, 38 is present in the United States without lawful status. He…
- India
SC refuses PIL on caste recording procedure in 2027 census
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL questioning the procedure to be adopted to record, classify and verify the caste data of citizens in the 2027 general…
- World
Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday, February 2, sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land…
- World
China executes 4 more members of Myanmar-based group
Taipei: China executed four people found guilty of causing the deaths of six Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations out of Myanmar worth more than USD 4 billion, authorities said…
- India
Man kills elderly mother for not giving money to buy liquor; held
Latur: A man allegedly killed his 65-year-old mother after she refused to give him money to buy alcohol in Maharashtra’s Latur district, police said on Friday. The accused, Sailani Bakshuddin Munjewar (45),…
- India
Zubeen death case: Court rejects bail plea of 3 accused
Guwahati: A court here on Friday, January 30, rejected the bail petitions of three of the accused in Zubeen Garg’s death case, with the singer’s wife pleading that bail should not be…
- World
China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based syndicate
Bangkok: China executed 11 members of a Myanmar-based family crime syndicate that killed 14 Chinese citizens and ran scam and gambling operations worth more than USD 1 billion, authorities said. The Wenzhou…
- India
History-sheeter shot dead in ‘encounter’, says police
Perambalur: A history-sheeter was shot dead in an “encounter” near Thirumanthurai in Perambalur district on Tuesday, January 27, after he allegedly attacked a sub-inspector and attempted to escape from custody, police said.…
- India
We will build a grand temple at Bhojshala after legal process: VHP
Dhar: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday, January 23, declared its resolve to build a grand temple of Goddess Vagdevi (Saraswati) at the contested Bhojshala complex in Dhar district of Madhya…
- Hyderabad
Court sentences Hyderabad-based LeT operative to 10-year imprisonment
Kolkata: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court here on Wednesday, January 21, sentenced Hyderabad-based Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Syed Mohammad Idrish to 10 years of imprisonment. While hearing a sedition case against him,…
- Offbeat
Former flight attendant posed as pilot, received hundreds of free flights
Honolulu: A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from US airlines, authorities said. Dallas…
- World
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
Tokyo: A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday, January 21, according to NHK public television. The case has revealed…
- Hyderabad
AP, Telangana locked in court fight over prime land in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government has claimed ownership of a prime land parcel in the Kondapur area of Hyderabad, which is valued at over Rs 4,000 crore. In a counter affidavit submitted…
