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New Delhi: The CBI Friday arrested the principal and vice principal of a school in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case, officials said. Ehsanul Haque, the principal of Oasis School, was made the city coordinator of Hazaribagh for the medical entrance...

New Delhi: Deputy National Security Adviser Vikram Misri, widely regarded as an expert on China, was Friday appointed as India's next foreign secretary. Misri, a 1989-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, will succeed incumbent Vinay Kwatra who is likely to be appointed as India's ambassador to...

New Delhi/ Bhubaneswar: Ousted from power in Odisha by the BJP, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) joined the opposition ranks Friday and protested, demanding a discussion on NEET in Rajya Sabha. As the INDIA bloc parties gave notices demanding a discussion on the NEET issue,...

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments Friday following an uproar by opposition parties demanding immediate discussion on the alleged irregularities in NEET as the House took up the Motion of Thanks to the President's address. When the Rajya Sabha reassembled at 2:30pm after...

Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was released from Birsa Munda Jail here Friday after the High Court granted bail to him in a money laundering case linked to a land scam, an official said. As Soren stepped out of the jail, a large...

New Delhi: India Friday categorically rejected criticism against it in an annual US State Department report on international religious freedom, describing it as deeply biased and visibly driven by vote-bank considerations. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the report selectively picked incidents to advance...

Singapore: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Friday adopted the mutual evaluation report of India's anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism regime, a move hailed by the government as a "significant milestone". In its brief outcome statement after its plenary meeting here, the...

New Delhi: Delhiites woke up to a rain-devastated city Friday with a canopy at Delhi airport's busy Terminal 1 collapsing, killing one person, and many parts of the city inundated with water entering homes, submerging vehicles and leading to miles-long traffic snarls. As early morning...

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Friday said the government is ready for discussion on the medical entrance exam NEET but that should take place as per tradition and by maintaining decorum. Interacting with reporters after the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day...

New Delhi: The Centre's high-level panel on examination reforms has sought suggestions and feedback from stakeholders, including students and parents, till July 7, Ministry of Education officials said Friday. Amid a raging row on alleged irregularities in exams, the panel headed by former ISRO chief...