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A Noida-based YouTuber was on Thursday issued a notice by the Karnataka Police to join its probe over a video he shot with reference of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in it. The video, titled 'Rahul trying Hard To Fuel Fire, Naseer Wants Modi in Skull Cap' allegedly intends to create feelings of...
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Facing opposition by farmers, the Maharashtra government has stopped land acquisition for the Nagpur-Goa Shaktipeeth Expressway. The government has taken a decision to stop land acquisition in view of protests by farmers, said senior minister Chandrakant Patil. The issue is over, he said.The...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday took a jibe at the Union government over the cancellation of the UGC-NET, asking whether a session of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' will be held with the students who will have to take the test again. Amid a raging row over NEET exam for medical...
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The Congress on Thursday accused the government of destroying parliamentary norms by choosing seven-term Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem Speaker instead of eight-term Lok Sabha member Kodikunnil Suresh who, it said, should have got it as per the convention of naming the...
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on Thursday issued an improvement notice to flight catering company TajSATS after a passenger found a blade-like object in a meal served onboard an Air India flight from Bengaluru to San Francisco. The incident occurred on June 9, and the Food...
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Authorities on Thursday demolished an illegally built house of slain gangster Atiq Ahmad's brother-in-law Faizi, officials said. Further construction was underway in the two-storey house that had no occupants when a notice was served, they added. Hashmi, Zonal Officer, Prayagraj Development...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation registered an FIR into the UGC-NET paper leak case on Thursday against unidentified persons on a reference from the Union Education Ministry, officials said. The UGC-NET, 2024, exam for the selection of junior research fellows, assistant professors and PhD...
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People from many states and a farmers' body have backed activist Medha Patkar who has been agitating in Madhya Pradesh demanding rehabilitation of those affected in the state by the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) on Narmada river in neighbouring Gujarat.Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Patkar has been...
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Amid demand by the opposition to re-conduct the medical entrance exam NEET, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said isolated incidents of malpractices should not affect lakhs of students who cleared the examination rightfully.He announced a high-level panel to look into the...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bhartruhari Mahtab has been appointed protem speaker by President Droupadi Murmu. The post traditionally goes to the seniormost member of parliament, who later administers oath to the Prime Minister's Council of ministers and other MPs.
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A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Niyay Bindu granted the relief to the AAP leader on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh.The court also declined the ED's request to stay the order for...
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Delhi Water Minister Atishi said she will sit on an indefinite hunger strike at Bhogal in south Delhi from Friday noon to press on her demand for getting 100 million gallons of water per day from Haryana. At a press conference, Atishi said she will first visit Rajghat at 11 AM on Friday to pay...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said preparations for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir have begun and the Union territory will get back its statehood too.Addressing an event after laying foundation stone and inaugurating 84 developmental projects worth Rs 1,500 crore in...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of indulging in petty politics over alleged irregularities in NEET as it asserted that the Centre is looking into the matter very sensitively and justice will be done with every student who appeared for the medical...
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An Indian woman was among four foreign nationals who were arrested by the Nepal Police for their alleged involvement in drug trafficking worth millions of rupees, authorities announced here on Thursday. Tanzanian citizen Donald Jackson Mabuga, 39, Bolivian woman Laura Kruz Tikon, 33, Venezuelan...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday embarked on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir where he will inaugurate or kick start projects worth Rs 1,500 crore and participate in the International Yoga Day. Leaving for Srinagar, where I will be taking part in two programmes. Later this evening, I...
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A total of 22 fatalities due to suspected heat-related illnesses have been recorded at Delhi's RML and Safdarjung and LNJP hospitals in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday.Delhi has been battling searing heatwave conditions over the last few days. It got some relief on Thursday morning...
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A Bengaluru court on Thursday extended police custody of actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and three other accused in the Renukaswamy murder case by two days.Thirteen other accused, including the actor's friend Pavithra Gowda, were remanded to 14 days' judicial custody.A total of 17 people are accused in...
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Nancy Pelosi greets Dalai Lama
China on Thursday asked the Dalai Lama to thoroughly reflect and completely correct his political propositions for it to hold talks with him and asked the United States to respect its sensitivity and importance to Tibet-related issues as Washington is set to pass a tough Tibet policy law.On the...
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The Election Commission has received eight applications from aggrieved candidates, including those from the BJP and the Congress, for verification of tampering or modification in micro-controller chips embedded in the EVMs post declaration of Lok Sabha election results on June 4. Terming the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his way to Jammu and Kashmir for a two-day visit during which he will unveil various development projects and participate in International Yoga Day celebrations in Srinagar on Friday. This is PM Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after taking oath as Prime...
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The Opposition has asked for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition by three medical aspirants seeking permission to appear for NEET UG, 2024 re-test on June 23 on the ground of loss of time, holding there was no merit or substance in their petition. The petitioners claimed they suffered because of loss of time...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday launched a scathing attack on the government over the alleged irregularities in NEET and cancellation of UGC-NET and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has psychologically collapsed post-elections and will struggle to run a govt like this. Addressing a press...
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi holds a press conference on the NEET issue & UGC-NET exam cancellation.The reason behind paper leaks is that the education system has been captured by the BJP's parent organisation. Till the time this is not reversed, paper leaks will go on. Modiji has facilitated this...
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IMD issues 'Orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rain in Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Bhandara, Nagpur and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra today.Mumbai city on Wednesday woke up to cloudy skies and several parts of the city received rainfall in the morning. The temperature in Mumbai was...
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Update: A day after the UGC-NET was cancelled, Education Ministry officials Thursday said no complaints were received about the exam but a suo motu action was taken on the basis of inputs available with them to protect students' interest. Education Ministry Joint Secretary Govind Jaiswal said the...
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A total of 17 fatalities due to suspected heat-related illnesses have been recorded at Delhi's RML and Safdarjung hospitals in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Delhi has been battling searing heatwave conditions over the last few days. It got some relief on Thursday morning due to...
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NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the Congress will decide on the appointment on the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha as it has maximum seats among the INDIA bloc parties in the Lower House of Parliament. Asked if efforts will be made to have the Lok Sabha's deputy speaker from...
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Education ministry officials say no complaints were received about UGC-NET, it was cancelled taking suo motu cognisance of available inputs. Inputs prima facie indicated UGC-NET was compromised, fresh date for exam to be announced soon: Education Ministry officials.Education Ministry cancelled...
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Police have registered a case against a man after his woman friend died when a car she was driving fell into a valley in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district three days back, an official said on Thursday. The man has been charged under Indian Penal Code section 304 (A), for causing...
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In the event that like in the 17th Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi again gets locked out of the House, the Congress needs a second-in-command who will keep the momentum going inside Parliament, notes Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com. Read the column here.
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The unrelenting heatwave sweeping large parts of the country has claimed at least 110 lives and left over 40,000 people grappling with suspected heatstroke between March 1 and June 18 this year, Health ministry sources said on Thursday. Uttar Pradesh is the worst-affected having reported 36...
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Heavy rains lashed Maharashtra's Thane and neighbouring Palghar districts overnight and authorities issued a 'red alert' for Palghar on Thursday morning, predicting very heavy showers, officials said. Due to flooding of the Surya river in Palghar, a bridge in Manor was submerged and the movement...
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Update: The Supreme Court Thursday sought responses from the Centre, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others on petitions seeking the cancelation of NEET-UG 2024, and a court-monitored probe into the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam. A vacation bench of Justices Vikram...
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Supreme Court issues notice on petition filed by National Testing Agency (NTA) seeking transfer of pleas relating to NEET-UG, 2024 from High Court to the apex court. Supreme Court stays the proceedings before the High Court in the cases. SC again reiterates that it will not stop the counselling...
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West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday said that he was apprehending a threat to his security because of the presence of the current contingent of Kolkata Police posted at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata. His statement came days after he ordered the police personnel to vacate the Raj Bhavan...
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A video of Union minister Savitri Thakur writing the 'Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao' slogan in Hindi incorrectly during an event in Madhya Pradesh has surfaced on social media with the opposition Congress questioning her credentials. The event was organised under the 'School Chalo Abhiyan' on June 18...
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Jammu and Kashmir Police have strengthened security in Srinagar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit starting Thursday.According to the police, a multi-tier security blanket has been put in place.It is a multi-tier security. As per the security protocols, the high-alert security...
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Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the cancellation of the UGC-NET exam, the Congress on Thursday said every year he conducts a grand tamasha of what he calls 'Pareeksha pe Charcha' and yet his government cannot even conduct an examination without leaks and frauds. The opposition...
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted light to moderate intensity rain and winds would occur over and adjoining areas of a few places of Delhi NCR in the next couple of hours bringing much respite from the scorching heat. Light to moderate intensity rain and winds with...
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The death toll in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district of people who had consumed illicit liquor has risen to 29, officials said on Thursday.Twenty nine are confirmed dead, Kallkurichi District Collector, MS Prashanth said today.Over 60 people have been hospitalised in the incident.As per sources,...
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A senior leader of the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said his party should get to contest at least 100 of the 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra.The Shiv Sena is part of the Mahayuti coalition which also includes the Bharatiya Janata Party and Ajit Pawar-led...
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The Mumbai civic body is planning to open CD Barfiwala flyover in Andheri to vehicular traffic from July 1 as it has completed the parallel alignment with Gokhale bridge.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had drawn flak over the alignment mismatch which came to light earlier this year...
