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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

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‘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

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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.

Armed forces ready to face every challenge: Rajnath after taking charge of defence ministry for second term

New Delhi: The new government will focus on further bolstering national security by modernising the armed forces and significantly enhancing domestic defence production, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday after taking

1 week ago

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No evidence of paper leak in NEET-UG, opposition spreading lies without knowing facts: Pradhan

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday rejected allegations of paper leak or rigging in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, saying there is no evidence to substantiate the claims, and

1 week ago

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NEET-UG: Number of top rankers to go down to 61 from 67 as NTA withdraws grace marks

New Delhi: The number of top rankers in NEET-UG will go down to 61 from 67 after the National Testing Agency’s decision to withdraw grace marks awarded to 1,563 students, officials said

1 week ago

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Six dead, 1,500 tourists stranded as landslides, rain wreak havoc in Sikkim

Gangtok: At least six people were killed and 1,500-odd tourists stranded as massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall caused devastation in northern Sikkim’s Mangan district, officials said on Thursday. A newly-constructed bailey

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Girls allowed to take necessary restroom breaks, free sanitary pads at board exam centres: MoE

New Delhi: Girl students should be allowed to take necessary restroom breaks during board exams for classes 10 and 12 and free sanitary napkins must be made available at all examination centres,

1 week ago

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Rijiju appeals to parties to work unitedly, says ‘Team India favours constructive debate in Parliament’

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday appealed to all political parties for a constructive debate in the upcoming session of the Parliament and said the country wants to see

1 week ago

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RSS has become ‘irrelevant’, what’s the point of speaking out now: Cong on Bhagwat’s remarks

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday claimed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has become “irrelevant” and said the Constitution, democracy and society do not need the Sangh or its chief Mohan Bhagwat

1 week ago

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Will PM Modi visit Manipur after Bhagwat’s remarks, asks Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks on the situation in the north-eastern state. Addressing

1 week ago

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NDA govt at Centre ‘crippled’; opposition dealt fatal blow to BJP: Rahul Gandhi

Malappuram/Wayanad (Kerala): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the BJP-NDA government at the Centre was a “crippled” one as the opposition dealt a fatal blow to the saffron party in

1 week ago

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Akhilesh resigns from Karhal assembly seat in UP after election from Kannauj in LS polls

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday resigned from his Karhal assembly seat following his election to Lok Sabha from the Kannauj constituency. Vidhan Sabha Secretary Pradeep Kumar Dubey told PTI,

1 week ago

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