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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the deadline for students to apply for scanned photocopies of their evaluated answer books from May 24 to May 25 midnight, 2026.The circular issued by CBSE Controller of Examinations, Dr Sanyam Bhardwaj, reads, In continuation of the...
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A Parliamentary panel will meet on Monday to look into the impact of the West Asia crisis on India's maritime trade and seafarer safety.The department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture has called the Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways for...
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Washington will not rush into a deal with Iran to achieve a complete solution to the crisis in West Asia, asserting that the US blockade on the ports of the Islamic Republic will remain in full force and effect until a formal agreement is reached,...
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A glacier collapse incident occurred on Sunday in the Kanchan Ganga area near Badrinath Dham. No damage or casualties have been reported.According to administrative sources, glaciers in high-altitude regions begin melting rapidly as temperatures rise in the area. Such situations are...
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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar reviewed the preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at a high-level meeting here on Sunday.The review meeting took place at the State Guest House in Bijapur on the second day of the CEC's visit to...
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Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said members of the INDIA bloc were likely to meet in the first week of June to discuss a joint strategy, while asserting that the opposition camp was prepared for a prolonged political battle.We are ready to fight, and we will not give...
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President Droupadi Murmu will present 66 Padma awards at the first civil investiture ceremony for 2026 to be held in the Ganatantra Mandap of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday.During the ceremony to be attended by Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Home...
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Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Debangshu Panda, who secured a massive win in the Falta re-polling in West Bengal, dedicated his victory to the people.Panda recorded a massive win with a margin of 1,09,021 votes against his nearest rival, CPIM's Sambhu Nath Kurmi. Trinamool Congress (TMC)...
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An employee of a public sector bank was arrested in Gujarat's Ahmedabad for allegedly smuggling Rs 8.7 crore out of an RBI currency chest and laundering the stolen money into properties and cryptocurrency, police said Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, the police apprehended the accused, Harsiddh...
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The BJP on Sunday swept the repoll to Bengal's Falta assembly seat with a victory margin of more than one lakh votes in the constituency long seen as a citadel of the TMC, whose nominee slipped to fourth place and forfeited his deposit.Polling 1,49,666 votes, the BJP's Debangshu Panda defeated...
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A 10-month-old girl was allegedly kidnapped from a Mukundpur house here in the early Sunday morning when her father stepped out to buy milk, triggering panic in the locality, an official said.The police said crime and local police teams are making efforts to trace the child.The child's...
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A tribal woman walked nearly 3 km carrying her 90-year-old mother-in-law on her back to a bank to collect the latter's Rs 500 monthly pension, pending for four months due to incomplete KYC (Know Your Customer) formalities, in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district.The incident took place in the Mainpat...
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The West Bengal government has directed all district magistrates to set up holding centres for apprehended foreigners and released foreign prisoners who are awaiting deportation or repatriation, in line with ministry of home affairs guidelines.According to an official communication issued by the...
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The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has said that it has lowered the cutterhead of the second Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for the tunnel section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in Navi Mumbai, officials said on Sunday.The 13.6 diameter cutterhead, weighing 350...
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Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke/Courtesy X
Police protection has been provided at the residence of Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke in MIDC Waluj area of Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, a senior official said on Sunday.The Cockroach Janta Party emerged online last week and rapidly gained...
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India on Sunday dispatched the first tranche of medical supplies and protective kits to the African Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention in the wake of the emerging Ebola public health emergency.Underlining India's support to Africa in this hour, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said...
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Security forces have recovered a cache of arms, explosives, and other Maoist-related materials during two separate operations along the Kanker-Narayanpur border in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police officials said on Sunday.The government had earlier announced the successful eradication of...
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A luxury bus with 22 passengers on board caught fire on a highway in Maharashtra's Thane district on Sunday afternoon, with all occupants escaping unharmed, a fire official said.The bus was in motion on the Sion-Panvel Highway when the driver noticed smoke coming from the engine and parked the...
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Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday criticised Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin over his statement targeting Congress as the reason for the Bhartiya Janata Party's continued electoral success, saying that Congress...
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Bharatiya Janata Party's Debangshu Panda was leading by a massive margin of more than 69,000 votes over his nearest Communist Party of India-Marxist rival after 15 rounds of counting on Sunday in the repoll to West Bengal's Falta assembly constituency, according to the Election Commission.After...
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Filmmaker Karan Johar got emotional after David Dhawan's retirement announcement and said he had a bittersweet reaction to the news.Dhawan announced his retirement from directing on Saturday at an event in Mumbai. His upcoming directorial Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, which features his son Varun...
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Nearly 200 bats have been found dead at a village in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, with officials suspecting heatwave conditions as the cause.Thousands of bats had taken shelter in trees along the Naukonia pond in Pali nagar panchayat.On Saturday, locals reported that a large...
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar exchange a handshake ahead of their meeting in New Delhi on Sunday./DD News/ANI Video Grab
Relations between India and the US have not lost momentum, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday after holding high-level talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.Rubio, who is currently in New Delhi, said, India-US relations have not lost momentum … India-US relations will...
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The counting of votes for the high-stakes Falta assembly constituency repoll in West Bengal has taken a decisive turn. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Debangshu Panda has established a commanding lead as officials move through the 21 scheduled rounds of counting under heavy institutional...
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At least 20 people were killed and nearly 70 injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a shuttle train in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Sunday, authorities said.The explosion occurred near Chaman Phatak railway station in Quetta.Pakistan's Railways Minister, Hanif Abbasi, confirmed...
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US Vice President J D Vance walks with Pakistan's Army Chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's Deputy PM Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi after peace talks with Iran in IslamabadApril 12, 2026
A high-stakes memorandum for a 60-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran is in its final stages, with negotiators working to close remaining gaps and avert further escalation in the region, including reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the resumption of Iranian oil sales, according to...
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Security forces have recovered a cache of ammunition from a hideout in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.Police, Army and Central Reserve Police Force launched a search and destroy operation in Nilsar orchards in the Chandoosa area of Baramulla on Saturday based on...
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Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked the red carpet at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival, wearing an all-white structured suit by Chinese designer Cheney Chan.The designer shared a series of pictures on Instagram on Sunday, which featured the actor posing in...
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A man allegedly killed his mother's boyfriend and buried his body in Jharkhand's Chatra district, the police said on Sunday.The incident happened in Tungun village in the Lawalong police station area over a month ago, they said.The police said they recovered the victim's body after exhuming it...
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A candidate who had appeared for the NEET exam committed suicide by hanging herself from a fan at home in this city, her father said on Sunday.The deceased Bhagyashree (18), was doing well academically and had passed the PUC exam with 92 per cent marks, Rajashekhar told reporters here.There was...
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Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam said on Sunday that a positive stride was taking place, apparently towards a peace deal between his country and the US, following the latest mediatory efforts by Pakistan.He said in a social media statement that Pakistan's interior minister,...
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As many as 12 MPs and four parliamentary committees have been selected for this year's Sansad Ratna Awards by a private organisation.In a statement, the Prime Point Foundation said BJP's Jagdambika Pal (Uttar Pradesh), P P Chaudhary (Rajasthan), Nishikant Dubey (Jharkhand) and Shiv Sena's...
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BJP candidate Debangshu Panda secured a commanding lead of more than 9,000 votes over his nearest rival after the first round of counting in the repoll to West Bengal's Falta assembly constituency on Sunday, according to the Election Commission.After the first of the 21 counting rounds, Panda...
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The Indian government has advised citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda and South Sudan in view of the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain in parts of Africa.The advisory comes after the World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 17...
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The Delhi Gymkhana Club has said that it will write to the Land and Development Office seeking clarity on several issues after the Centre asked the club to hand over its premises by June 5.In an official communication to its members, the club said the Centre has asked it to hand over its premises...
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United States President Donald Trump on Sunday said a peace deal with Iran has been largely negotiated after calls with Israel and other allies in the region.Trump said the final details of the deal are being discussed before a formal announcement. An Agreement has been largely negotiated,...
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After inmates ran amok in the Kapurthala jail in Punjab due to a clash, authorities lobbed teargas shells and resorted to cane charge to restore order, officials said on Sunday.While two inmates received injuries during the cane charge, another was hit by a teargas shell, police said.The incident...
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Counting of votes for the repoll to the Falta assembly constituency in West Bengal underway at 8 am on Sunday, amid tight security, an Election Commission official said.The repoll in all 285 booths of the constituency was conducted on May 21 after voting in the seat in South 24 Parganas district...
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A suspect involved in a shooting near the White House was shot after opening fire on a US Secret Service checkpoint on Saturday night (local time), according to CBS News and a Secret Service spokesperson. He later died in hospital.Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect approached the...
