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New Delhi: Investment in question banks, setting up question papers too close to the exam and relying on bona fide experts from IITs, IIMs and AIIMS to develop question banks and translation are among the solutions against paper leaks suggested by a Parliamentary panel. The...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday expressed gratitude to the people for blessing the BJP-NDA in the Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry byelections and said the victory reflects yet again that the people have a "deep-rooted connect" with the good governance agenda of the...

New Delhi: Supreme Court has directed the Centre and states to interlink key government and insurance databases, including VAHAN, SARATHI, the Electronic Detailed Accident Report (eDAR) portal, and the Insurance Information Bureau (IIB), within four weeks, to streamline motor accident claim processing and ensure seamless...

New Delhi: Reacting to reports of a so-called 'Khalistan referendum' planned in Canada, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Friday reiterated that New Delhi strongly condemns all anti-India activities. "We strongly condemn all anti-India activities," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during a bi-weekly media briefing...

Oslo: As a student at the University of Natal in apartheid-era South Africa, Navi Pillay came across transcripts of the Nuremberg trials, in which Nazi leaders were prosecuted for war crimes. Reading the transcripts captivated her with the ideal of justice represented by countries coming...

Noida: Security has been stepped up at the borders connecting Noida with Delhi, with police personnel and Border Security Force (BSF) jawans deployed at key points ahead of a major protest called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) in the national capital Saturday. The protest...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's appeal for a "hand of friendship" appears to have resonated among Muslims in the bypolls, as the BJP crushed the AJUP in minority-dominated Rejinagar and secured a record-margin win in Nandigram, which has a sizeable electorate from the community....

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday directed the Centre and authorities to ensure that there is no complete prohibition of movement by Delhi Metro and trains to the capital due to a CJP protest October 10, saying they cannot bring everything to a halt. Though law...

Ballia (UP): Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Friday clarified that the October 10 protest in Delhi would be organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and not AAP, while asserting that members of his party would participate in the demonstration. Speaking...

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Friday approved a proposal to rename the Noida International Airport at Jewar as 'Narendra Modi International Airport, Noida-Jewar', Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said. Briefing reporters after a Cabinet meeting, Adityanath said the state Cabinet was grateful to Prime Minister Modi...