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New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena Wednesday formed a committee headed by the chief secretary to frame guidelines to regulate coaching centres in the city and redress issues faced by students, Raj Niwas officials said. The move comes in the wake of a tragedy...

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Wednesday refuted Union Home Minister Amit Shah's claim that the state government was warned as early as July 23 regarding a possible natural calamity in Wayanad due to heavy rains. Vijayan said that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Member of Parliament Mamata Mohanta Wednesday resigned from her Rajya Sabha seat and primary membership of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). BJP sources informed that Mamata is likely to join the saffron party. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he received the resignation...

New Delhi: The UPSC Wednesday said it has cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and debarred her from all future examinations or selections. "The UPSC has examined the available records carefully and found her guilty of acting in contravention of the...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha proceedings Wednesday were marked by repeated chaos and disruption as the Opposition members resorted to slogan-shouting. Miffed over BJP MP Anurag Thakur's caste jibe at the Leader of the Lok Sabha in the House, the opposition benches chanted slogans like...

Wayanad: The death toll in the landslide-affected Kerala's Wayanad mounted to 176 Wednesday even as the Army, Navy and Air Force were engaged in rescue operations and setting up infrastructure, including bridges. The number of missing people as per the officials was 98. However, many...

New Delhi: Former Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan will be the new Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairperson from Thursday, under  Article 316 A of the Constitution. The 1983 batch IAS from the Andhra Pradesh cadre will take over charge from Manoj Soni who recently...

New Delhi: The Delhi government will bring a law to regulate coaching centres in the city, cabinet minister Atishi said Wednesday, days after three IAS aspirants drowned in the flooded basement of an institute in Old Rajinder Nagar. Addressing a press conference, the minister said...

Wayanad: The death toll in the Wayanad landslide disaster Wednesday mounted to 159 even as the rescue teams were searching for the missing people. The official figure for the missing people is 98, the locals fear the number could be more and many continue to...

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs, Wednesday, displayed the official order on the withdrawal of ban on participation of government employees in activities of RSS, on its website’s home page for public knowledge. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued an order earlier in July...