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- India
NEET-UG row: Over 2 dozen students detained during march to Parliament
New Delhi: More than two dozen students, some of them NSUI members, were detained while protesting against irregularities in NEET-UG and cancellation of UGC-NET exams here at Jantar Mantar on Monday. The…
- India
First session of 18th Lok Sabha begins; PM Modi, other MPs take oath
New Delhi: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which began on Monday, witnessed the “Observance of silence,” marking the solemn occasion of the first sitting of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha,…
- India
Kejriwal moves SC against interim stay on bail order in ED case
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s interim stay on a trial court’s order granting him bail in a money-laundering case linked…
- Delhi
CBI takes over probe into irregularities in NEET-UG; FIR registered
New Delhi: The CBI has filed an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the conduct of the medical entrance exam NEET-UG held on May 5, officials said on Sunday. This comes…
- Politics
‘Education system has been ruined’: Rahul Gandhi on NEET-PG exam postponement
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party government over the postponement of the NEET-PG examination and said that this is “another unfortunate example that…
- India
NEET-PG postponed, health ministry to assess robustness of exam process
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said it has decided to postpone the NEET-PG entrance examination, scheduled to be held on June 23, as a “precautionary measure” in the wake…
- 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…
