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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to private parties on a plea of the National Testing Agency seeking transfer of cases pending in various high courts on the NEET-UG row to the top court to avoid multiplicity of litigation. A vacation bench of...

New Delhi: In a significant development amid a raging row over the NEET-UG, the Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the Centre and the NTA on a plea seeking a CBI probe into allegations of question paper leak and other irregularities in the exam. A...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday adjourned, to June 19, the hearing of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's regular bail plea in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of the Rouse Avenue Court had recently dismissed his...

Kochi: A special Air Force aircraft carrying the mortal remains of 45 Indians, who died in a devastating fire in Kuwait June 12,  landed here Friday and will later fly to Delhi. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi, Leader of Opposition...

New Delhi: A special Air Force aircraft carrying the mortal remains of 45 Indians, who died in a devastating fire June 12, took off from Kuwait early Friday morning and will first land in Kerala's Kochi and then leave for Delhi. Union Minister Kirti Vardhan...

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha will elect its new Speaker June 26 for which notices for motions supporting candidates can be submitted by members by 12 noon a day prior, the Lok Sabha secretariat said Thursday. The 18th Lok Sabha will meet for the first...

Tumakuru (Karnataka): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara Thursday said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, has issued notice asking him to appear before it for questioning, and he...

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 Thursday. A newly-constructed bailey bridge at Sangkalang collapsed snapping the link between Mangan with Dzongu and Chungthang. Landslides...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday left for Italy -- his first overseas visit after assuming office for the third consecutive term -- to attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit being held in Apulia. PM Modi will be attending the G7 Summit's Outreach...

Jammu: J&K Police has detained 53 people for questioning in connection with the Sunday terrorist attack on a bus of pilgrims near the Shivkhori Temple in Reasi district, that left nine people dead, officials said, Police said that the "detentions were made following an intensive...