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Jitendra Singh takes over as Union MoS for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said “revolutionary good governance reforms” undertaken in the last decade will continue to increase citizen centricity and ensure ease of living for every citizen.

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Indian universities allowed to offer admissions twice a year on lines of foreign varsities: UGC

New Delhi: Indian universities and higher education institutions will now be allowed to offer admissions twice a year on lines of foreign universities with the University Grants Commission (UGC) giving a go

Udhampur: GOC-in-C Northern Command Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi addresses a press conference, at Dhruva Auditorium in Udhampur, Friday, May 6, 2022. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_06_2022_000115B)

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi to be next Army Chief

New Delhi: Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi will be the next Chief of the Army Staff succeeding incumbent Gen Manoj Pande, the government announced on Tuesday night. Lt Gen Dwivedi is presently serving

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Terrorism still there as border with Pakistan porous: Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Tuesday said though the security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir was good, terrorism was still alive as the border with Pakistan remains permeable. “The security (scenario)

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Over 8,400 devotees to leave for annual Kheer Bhawani yatra on Wednesday

Jammu: Over 8,400 devotees, mostly from the Kashmiri Pandit community, are scheduled to leave Jammu for the annual Kheer Bhawani mela in Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The four-day pilgrimage will begin

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Amarnath Yatra: 36 lodgment centres among several arrangements to coming up in Kathua

Jammu: With the annual Amarnath Yatra around the corner, several arrangements including round-the-clock yatri facilitation centre and lodgement centres will be set up for devotees in Kathua district, officials said on Tuesday.

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NEET sanctity hit, says SC; seeks Centre, NTA response on plea for fresh exam amid claims of paper leak

New Delhi: Observing that the sanctity of NEET-UG, 2024 has been affected, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) on a plea seeking

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Devotees continue to visit Shiv Khori shrine despite Reasi terror attack

Reasi: Undeterred by the terrorist attack on a pilgrim bus that left nine dead Sunday evening, devotees keep steaming in to visit the Shiv Khori temple as usual, reposing faith in the

CITY & TOWNS

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Not my thoughts, social media post on Engineer Rashid’s win meant to spark debate: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has dismissed claims that Engineer Rashid’s win in the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat strengthens the “secessionist” movement and clarified that his ‘X’ post highlighting the victory

BUSINESS

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Piyush Goyal takes charge of Commerce Ministry

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal on Tuesday took charge of the Commerce and Industry Ministry and said it will work to promote the country’s economic growth. Jitin Prasada also assumed

India vs Mini India: Rohit & Co. eye better batting show against USA

New York: India’s batting prima donnas would want to unchain themselves from the vagaries of a much-maligned drop-in track and chance their arms freely against an impressive-but-inexperienced USA in their group league

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SPORTS

Australia face Namibia with an eye on Super Eight; SL in must-win situation against Nepal

North Sound (Antigua): Living up to the favourites tag with two consecutive wins, a confident Australia will aim to secure a Super Eight berth when they face lower-ranked Namibia in their Group

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DU modifies teacher recruitment criteria, draws flak

New Delhi: The Delhi University has modified its eligibility criteria for the recruitment of assistant professors in colleges, introducing an additional layer of “presentation”. The move has drawn flak from the teachers’

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BUSINESS

India lives in its villages, rural development remains priority: Shivraj Chouhan

New Delhi: India lives in its villages and rural development remains a priority for the Narendra Modi led government, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday as he took charge of the Rural

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BUSINESS

PM Modi urges supporters to remove ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ suffix from social media handles

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged his supporters to remove “Modi Ka Parivar” suffix from their social media handles, saying the election win of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance

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NATION

Rahul attacks BJP over dynasty politics, dubs Union Cabinet ‘parivar mandal’

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted the Modi government over dynastic politics and dubbed the NDA ministry a “parivar mandal” as he pointed out several ministers in the Modi

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BJP’s hatred for Muslims got reflected in new ministry: Tejashwi

Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday alleged that Muslims got no representation in the union council of ministers as a consequence of the ruling BJP’s “hatred” for the minority community. The

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NATION

Focus will be to resolve remaining issues along border: Jaishankar on India-China ties

New Delhi: India will focus on resolving the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, amid the over four-year border

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Amit Shah takes charge as Union Home Minister

NEW DELHI: Top BJP leader Amit Shah on Tuesday took charge as the Union Home Minister for the second consecutive term. Shah has been holding the portfolio since 2019. Before taking charge

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Isolated heatwave returns to Jammu; mercury settles at 43 deg C

Jammu: The isolated heatwave returned to Jammu with the maximum temperature in the city settling at 43 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal during this part of the season, the meteorological department

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