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PM Modi holds extensive talks with Bangladesh counterpart Hasina

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held extensive talks with his visiting Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to further shore up cooperation in diverse areas including trade and connectivity. The Bangladesh

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Govt, opposition face-off on protem Speaker issue ahead of first Lok Sabha session

New Delhi: Ahead of the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, the NDA government and the INDIA bloc sparred on the issue of Pro-tem Speaker with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju

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Shah launches special programme to fast-track immigration services

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a special programme under which the immigration process of pre-verified Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders will be fast-tracked,

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NEET-UG row: SC refuses to defer counselling, issues notices on plea to cancel May 5 exam

New Delhi:m The Supreme Court on Friday refused to defer the counselling for the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 examination scheduled to kick off on July 6, saying it is not an “open and

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In India and across globe, people perform ‘asanas’ to mark Yoga Day

New Delhi: Millions across India and the globe stretched, twisted and breathed in and out on the International Day of Yoga on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the celebrations in

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Kejriwal to remain in jail as HC grants interim stay on trial court’s bail order

New Delhi: Embattled Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will have to remain in jail for now with the Delhi High Court on Friday putting an interim stay on a trial court’s order granting

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NEET row rages further after UGC-NET cancellation; students stage protests, opposition attacks govt

New Delhi: The outcry against alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET grew louder on Thursday with several student groups staging protests and opposition attacking the government saying the paper leaks

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UGC-NET exam: Opposition accuses NTA, Union govt of destroying future of students

New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Thursday launched an attack on the National Testing Agency (NTA) after the UGC-NET exam was cancelled and accused the agency as well as the Union government of

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SC issues notice to Centre, NTA on pleas for cancelling NEET-UG 2024; stays proceedings before HCs

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others on a slew of petitions, including those seeking scrapping of the NEET-UG 2024

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Govt working towards more advanced, research-oriented higher education system: PM Modi

Rajgir (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that he wanted India to re-emerge as the world’s “most prominent knowledge centre” with an “advanced and research-oriented” higher education system. Modi, while

‘UP ke do ladke’ will make India’s politics all about love: Rahul to Akhilesh

New Delhi: UP’s two sons would make India’s politics all about love, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday to signal his camaraderie with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Gandhi’s witty take,

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Kharge writes to LS Speaker, RS Chairman; seeks relocation of Gandhi, Ambedkar statues back

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman over the shifting of statues of Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar and other national leaders to

3 days ago

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‘Sweeping generalisation’: BJP counters Elon Musk over EVM remark

New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday accused billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk of making a “huge sweeping generalisation” by calling for eliminating EVMs, saying his views may apply to the US but not

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‘Black box’?: Rahul, Akhilesh question credibility of EVMs

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said EVMs in India are a “black box” which nobody is allowed to scrutinise, and asserted that “serious concerns” are being raised about transparency

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Serious questions on integrity of NTA, how NEET is conducted: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said there are “serious questions” on the integrity of the National Testing Agency and the manner in which NEET is designed and administered. The opposition party

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10 killed, 13 injured as tempo traveller skids off road, falls into Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand

Rudraprayag: Ten tourists were killed and 13 injured when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into Alaknanda river on Badrinath national highway in Uttarakhand here on Saturday, officials said.

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8 Naxalites, one STF jawan killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

Narayanpur: Eight Naxalites and a jawan of the Special Task Force (STF) were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Saturday, police said. Two other STF personnel sustained injuries in

1 week ago

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Nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA ‘misuse of power’: Sharad Pawar

Mumbai: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday described as “misuse of power” the Delhi Lieutenant Governor’s sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under the stringent UAPA for an alleged provocative speech

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No question of taking back rebels: Uddhav, Sharad Pawar after MVA’s stellar LS performance

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Saturday said there was no question of taking back those leaders who had deserted the two parties. The

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DMK blames testing agency over NEET, slams BJP-led govt for being ‘spectator’

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK on Saturday accused the National Testing Agency of spoiling the sanctity of NEET and blamed the BJP-led government at the Centre for being a ‘spectator’ and backing

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