NTA postpones CUET-UG 2026 exams scheduled for May 28

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New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2026 examinations scheduled for May 28 in both shifts following a change in the Bakrid holiday date. The agency said revised examination dates for the affected candidates will be announced later. In a public notice issued Sunday, the NTA said the decision was taken in view of the Department of Personnel and Training's (DoPT) office...

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Australian FM Penny Wong to arrives in New Delhi for Quad meet

Penny Wong

New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will arrive in New Delhi Monday to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, amid growing focus on regional security and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. In an official media release issued ahead of her visit, Wong described the Quad as “a vital partnership” amid increasing global uncertainty. “Today I will travel to India to...

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Terror funding probe: NIA raids several sites in Srinagar, Shopian

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Srinagar: Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday carried out raids at multiple places across Kashmir in connection with the ongoing terror-related investigation. Official sources said the NIA carried out raids simultaneously in several areas of Srinagar and other districts of the Valley as part of a crackdown on terror networks, overground workers (OGWs) and suspected terror-funding activities. “NIA raids are underway at the banned Jamaat-e-Islami-linked Siraj-ul-Uloom in the Imam...

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Assam introduces UCC Bill seeking compulsory live-in relationship registration

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Atul Bora

Guwahati: The Assam government Monday tabled a Bill on the Uniform Civil Code, seeking to ban polygamy and make registration of live-in relationships compulsory. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Atul Bora tabled 'The Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026 Bill' in the assembly on behalf of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The opposition parties, including Congress, Raijor Dal and Trinamool Congress, opposed the move and demanded wider consultation with all the stakeholders before its...

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Six killed, several injured in multi-vehicle crash on Mumbai-Agra Highway in Dhule

Dhule (Maharashtra):  Six people were killed, and several were injured in a horrific and bizarre multiple vehicle accident on the Mumbai-Agra Highway in Maharashtra's Dhule, officials said Monday. The incident occurred at Laling Ghat in Dhule early Monday. Around 26 people were injured in this tragic accident. According to officials, first, a dumper truck collided with a...

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Kareena Kapoor Khan wishes Karan Johar, Kunal Kemmu on birthday

Mumbai: Hindi film industry star Kareena Kapoor Khan showered birthday love on filmmaker and bestie Karan Johar and also her brother-in-law, actor-filmmaker Kunal Kemmu on the 25th of May. She penned adorable captions for both along with adorable unseen pictures respectively with both the birthday boys, on her social media account. Wishing Kunal Kemmu, Kareena shared a...

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NTA postpones CUET-UG 2026 exams scheduled for May 28

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2026 examinations scheduled for May 28 in both shifts following a change in the Bakrid holiday date. The agency said revised examination dates for the affected candidates will be announced later. In a public notice issued Sunday, the NTA said the...

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Australian FM Penny Wong to arrives in New Delhi for Quad meet

New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will arrive in New Delhi Monday to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, amid growing focus on regional security and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. In an official media release issued ahead of her visit, Wong described the Quad as...

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Terror funding probe: NIA raids several sites in Srinagar, Shopian

Srinagar: Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Monday carried out raids at multiple places across Kashmir in connection with the ongoing terror-related investigation. Official sources said the NIA carried out raids simultaneously in several areas of Srinagar and other districts of the Valley as part of a crackdown on terror networks, overground workers (OGWs) and suspected...

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Assam introduces UCC Bill seeking compulsory live-in relationship registration

Guwahati: The Assam government Monday tabled a Bill on the Uniform Civil Code, seeking to ban polygamy and make registration of live-in relationships compulsory. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Atul Bora tabled 'The Uniform Civil Code, Assam, 2026 Bill' in the assembly on behalf of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The opposition parties, including Congress, Raijor Dal and Trinamool...

Govt cuts diesel, ATF duties; revises petrol export tax

Petrol, diesel prices rise up to Rs 2.71 per litre, fourth hike in two weeks

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were raised by Rs 2.61-2.71 per litre Monday, marking the fourth increase in less than two weeks as state-owned fuel retailers continued to pass on rising international oil prices to consumers. With the latest revision, cumulative increases in petrol and diesel prices have nearly touched Rs 7.5 per litre since fuel...

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Couple attacked by family for giving birth to twin daughters

Mahanga: A couple was allegedly subjected to a murderous assault after the woman gave birth to twin daughters at Pasulunda village under Mahanga police limits in Cuttack district. The victims were identified as Chandrasekhar Jena, 23, and his wife Parbati Jena, 21, in the village. The husband lodged a police complaint against his father, mother and elder...

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Daily Utkela-Bhubaneswar flight service from May 25

Kesinga: Air connectivity between western Odisha and the state capital is set to improve significantly as daily flight services between Utkela Airport in Kalahandi district and Bhubaneswar will commence from May 25. According to IndiaOne Air, the route, which initially operated twice a week and was later expanded to six days a week, will now have two...

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Sex racket busted in Sonepur; seven held

Sonepur: Police have busted a sex racket operating from a rented house and a hotel in Sonepur town, arresting seven people and rescuing six trafficked women, Superintendent of Police (SP) Narayan Nayak said at a press conference Sunday. The crackdown followed a tip-off about suspected illegal activities at a rented house near the district headquarters hospital. Acting...

 

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