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New Delhi: The last date for submission of applications by selected meritorious students for National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) for 2026-27 has been extended to September 30, the Ministry of Education announced Tuesday. The earlier deadline was August 31. So far, 79,398 fresh...

Malkangiri: A 22-year-old man died by suicide in Malkangiri district Tuesday after a village ‘kangaroo court’ allegedly imposed a Rs 45,000 fine over his relationship with a married woman, his family alleged. The deceased has been identified as Sagar Sarkar of MV-92 village. He had...

Brahmapur: Former BJD MLA Bikram Kumar Panda was released from Brahmapur jail Tuesday, a day after the Orissa High Court granted him bail in the murder case of advocate and former Odisha State Bar Council member Pitabash Panda. Pitabash Panda was shot dead by two...

New Delhi: Union Minister Chirag Paswan, a Z-category protectee, Tuesday received threat messages claiming that he will be "killed by terrorists", according to his office, which sought enhanced security for him. The office of Paswan, who is the supremo of Lok Janshakti Party (R), has...

New Delhi: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah Tuesday, was named in the Indian squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in the National Capital, subject to fitness clearance, as the selectors picked an identical squad that will travel to Aichi-Nagoya for the Asian Games later...

New Delhi: The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has decided to go on a nationwide strike September 11 over the delay in implementing five-day banking, differences over the performance-linked incentive scheme, and several pending demands, including pension-related issues. If the strike materialises, banking services,...

New Delhi: All FIRs lodged against those who took part in the Cockroach Janta Party-led protests in July will be withdrawn, and no stringent action will be taken against any of them, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said Tuesday. Nadda's remarks came shortly after...

New Delhi: Passenger vehicle sales in India are estimated to have risen around 35 per cent to about 4.5 lakh units in August, riding on the back of robust growth posted by the likes of Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Mahindra &...

New Delhi: Misbah-ul-Haq has offered his resignation as selector of Pakistan's men's selection committee after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made sweeping changes to the squad for the ongoing three-match Test series against England. Misbah was part of the four-member selection committee, which also includes...

Lahore: A court in Pakistan handed over a Hindu girl back to her parents after she was allegedly lured into a relationship by a Muslim man and subsequently pressured to convert to Islam and marry him. Shirimati Reeta, 21, a resident of Rana Rajput Colony...