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JEE-Main, NEET To Be Held As Per Schedule In September: Officials

JEE-Main, NEET To Be Held As Per Schedule In September: Officials

The Joint Entrance Examination (Main) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) will be conducted in September as scheduled, officials in the Ministry of Education said on Friday. While NEET is scheduled on September 13, JEE-Mains will be held from September 1-6. In a statement, the ministry’s National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts these […]

 Crescent Kashmir

‘I Do Not Ask For Mercy… It Would Be Insincere To Offer Apology’: Prashant Bhushan To SC

‘I Do Not Ask For Mercy… It Would Be Insincere To Offer Apology’: Prashant Bhushan To SC

Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan told the Supreme Court on Thursday that he did not tweet in “absence mindedness” and it would be insincere and contemptuous on his part to offer an apology for the tweets that expressed what was and continues to be his bona fide belief. The top court on August 14 had held Bhushan […]

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India Records Nearly 70K New Covid-19 Cases, Tally Crosses 28-Lakh Mark

India Records Nearly 70K New Covid-19 Cases, Tally Crosses 28-Lakh Mark

New Delhi- India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 28 lakh with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections, while the recoveries increased to 20,96,664 on Thursday pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total cases of coronavirus infections mounted to 28,36,925, while the death toll climbed to 53,866 […]

 Crescent Kashmir

Huge Fire At Power Station In Noida Amid Rain, Fire Tenders Rushed To Spot

Huge Fire At Power Station In Noida Amid Rain, Fire Tenders Rushed To Spot

A major fire broke out at a power station in Greater Noida on Wednesday morning, officials said. The fire was reported around 8.30 am in a transformer at the power station of Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) in Sector 148, the officials said. Fire tenders were on the spot and fire fighting was underway, an […]

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s Health Declines, Develops Lung Infection

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s Health Declines, Develops Lung Infection

The health condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee has declined as he has developed a lung infection, the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital said on Wednesday. The 84-year-old former president, who was admitted to the hospital in Delhi Cantonment on August 10, continues to be on ventilatory support, doctors attending to him said. However, his […]

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Govt: 3 vaccine candidates in human trial stage on track

Govt: 3 vaccine candidates in human trial stage on track

The Centre on Tuesday said the three vaccine candidates for Covid-19 currently in the human trial stage are on track but pointed out that not every vaccine candidate can deliver successful results. “Three vaccines in the human trials (stage) are on track. The information on the progress of the trial has been shared. The review was taken… […]

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Home Minister Shah Admitted To AIIMS For Post Covid Care

Home Minister Shah Admitted To AIIMS For Post Covid Care

New Delhi- Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to AIIMS here for post COVID care after complaining of fatigue and body ache, hospital authorities said on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by AIIMS, he is comfortable and is continuing his work from hospital. “Home Minister Amit Shah has been complaining of fatigue and […]

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India may take fresh action on China on economy front

India may take fresh action on China on economy front

With the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) still holding forward positions on Pangong Tso and Gogra-Hot Springs area of Ladakh and showing no signs of a promised de-escalation, the Narendra Modi government is contemplating further action against China on economic front to drive home the message that India means business. According to senior government officials familiar […]

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Bengaluru violence: SIT formed, CM Yediyurappa says cost of damage to be recovered from culprits

Bengaluru violence: SIT formed, CM Yediyurappa says cost of damage to be recovered from culprits

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa Monday said a special investigation team (SIT) had been constituted to probe the violence in areas of east Bengaluru last week that was triggered by an alleged derogatory social media post by a Congress MLA’s nephew. Yediyurappa also said the government would approach the High Court for the appointment of ‘Claim […]

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Whole Shaheen Bagh Protest Scripted By BJP: AAP After Activists Join Saffron Party

Whole Shaheen Bagh Protest Scripted By BJP: AAP After Activists Join Saffron Party

The AAP Monday claimed the entire Shaheen Bagh protest was “scripted by the BJP” and its leadership dictated each and every move of the agitators for electoral benefits in Delhi polls, drawing a rebuttal from the saffron party. AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj made the claim a day after several members of the minority Muslim community […]