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UPSC starts one time registration’ facility for government job aspirants
New Delhi: The UPSC has started a one time registration (OTR) facility for government job aspirants who will now not be required to fill in their basic details every time they apply for…
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Congress seeks probe into all varsity appointments by Vijayan govt since 2016
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress on Monday urged Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to order a comprehensive probe into all the appointments made to the various universities in the state after Chief Minister Pinarayi…
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Bengal govt increases cash doles for community Durga pujas
Kolkata: At a time when the cash-strapped West Bengal government has been forced to curtail several emergency expenditures, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced an increase in the amount paid to…
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Five ‘teachers’ held with fake appointment letters in UP
Jhansi: Five high school teachers, including two women, have been arrested after they were found to be working on the basis of forged appointment letters. The ‘teachers’ were posted in three different…
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Comedians, influencers, Hyderabad-linked licensees: ‘Toolkits’ on radar in liquor license probe
New Delhi: A dozen-odd standup comedians, a close-knit group of Hyderabad-linked wholesale and retail traders of alcoholic beverages, and a maze of corporate entities sharing similar Mumbai addresses are among those being…
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Caste atrocities ‘soul-crippling’, need zero tolerance for prejudice: Meira Kumar
New Delhi: Amid the uproar over the death of a Dalit schoolboy in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Meira Kumar on Sunday stressed on completely eradicating the “illness” of caste system and adopting…
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Amid backlash, Zomato withdraws Hrithik Roshan-starrer Mahakal advt, expresses apology
Bhopal: Amid a row, online food delivery firm Zomato has withdrawn the advertisement featuring actor Hrithik Roshan and apologised clarifying the Mahakal reference was for a restaurant and not the temple. Priests…
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IndiGo flight suffers ‘false cargo smoke warning’; DGCA to probe incident
New Delhi: An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Kolkata suffered a “false cargo smoke warning” before landing on Sunday and aviation regulator DGCA is probing the incident. After arrival at Kolkata airport,…
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IMD predicts heavy rains in parts of TN, Puducherry from Tuesday
Chennai: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains over some areas of Tamil Nadu and adjoining Puducherry, as well as some districts adjacent to Western Ghats from Tuesday. Weather officials…
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CBI court rejects TMC leader’s bail plea, extends custody till Aug 24
Asansol: A special CBI court here on Saturday rejected Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal’s bail plea in the alleged cattle smuggling scam and extended his custody with the central agency for four…
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Karnataka: 16 held for attacking Siddaramaiah, 10 booked for burning Savarkar’s photo
Bengaluru: As many as 16 people were arrested for attacking leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah’s convoy and endangering his life as row over Veer Savarkar took an ugly turn…
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Complaint against Amazon over sale of ‘obscene’ Radha-Krishna picture
Bengaluru: The Hindu Janajagruthi Samithi has lodged a complaint against Amazon with for selling obscene pictures of Lord Krishna and Radha, police said on Saturday. In the complaint, the Hindu outfit said…
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School, trust in Partha Chatterjee’s late wife’s name under ED lens
Kolkata: An international residential school and its managing trust, both in the name of the deceased wife of former state Partha Chatterjee, have come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)…
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Rajasthan: Govt officials meet kin of boy who died after being beaten up by teacher
Jaipur: Jalore District Collector Nishant Jain and Superintendent of Police Harshvardhan Agarwala on Friday met the family members of the boy who died after being allegedly beaten up by his teacher for…
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JD-U national Executive Committee meeting scheduled on Aug 29
Patna: After formation of a new government in Bihar, the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) called a meeting of its national Executive Committee in Patna on August 29. Leaders of JD-U from across…
