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New Delhi: Amid demand by the opposition to re-conduct the medical entrance exam NEET, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Thursday said isolated incidents of malpractices should not affect lakhs of students who cleared the examination rightfully. He announced a high-level panel to look into the functioning...

New Delhi: In a huge relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a court in New Delhi Thursday granted him bail in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Niyay Bindu also declined the Enforcement Directorate's prayer to keep in...

Chennai: The death count in the hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district is steadily climbing while those battling for life in the hospitals are complaining of vision problems. According to reports, the number of persons who have lost their lives consuming the killer drink...

Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha Thursday claimed that the arrested prime accused in the NEET ‘paper leak’ is linked to officials associated with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, and demanded an investigation into it. Addressing a press conference here, Sinha claimed that the...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Centre over the alleged irregularities in NEET and cancellation of UGC-NET and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ‘psychologically collapsed’ post-elections and will struggle to run a government like this. Addressing a...

New Delhi: A day after the UGC-NET was cancelled, Education Ministry officials Thursday said no complaints were received about the exam but a suo motu action was taken on the basis of inputs available with them to protect students' interest. Education Ministry Joint Secretary Govind...

Patna: The Patna High Court Thursday struck down the increase in reservations effected in Bihar last year when quotas were raised from 50 to 65 per cent for Dalits, backward classes and tribals in government jobs and educational institutions. A Division Bench headed by Chief...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice on a plea seeking directions to the National Board of Examinations (NBE) to release the question paper and answer key of the NEET (PG) examination. Agreeing to examine the plea, a vacation bench presided over by Justice...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday reserved its order on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea and his application to allow his wife Sunita Kejriwal to be present during his medical examination. While the court had Wednesday said that it won’t reserve the order, it...

New Delhi:  Driven by robust growth in the aviation sector in the last decade, India is now the third-largest domestic airline market in the world, up from 5th position 10 years ago. Ten years ago, India was the smallest market with around 8 million seats,...