Israel begins Rafah evacuation ahead of planned military operation

Israel begins Rafah evacuation

Tel Aviv: The Israeli military called on residents of eastern Rafah, in southern Gaza, to evacuate to an ‘expanded humanitarian area,’ ahead of a possible offensive. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Monday said that it "encourages" residents of eastern Rafah to move to an expanded humanitarian area in the al-Mawasi refugee camp on the Mediterranean, not far from the border with Egypt. "In accordance with the approval of the government, an...

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Reports of NEET-UG question paper leak baseless, every single paper has been accounted for: NTA

NEET-UG

New Delhi: The reports claiming question paper leak in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG are "completely baseless and without any ground", the National Testing Agency (NTA) clarified Monday. Stressing that every question paper has been "accounted for", the NTA said that purported images of the question paper circulating on social media have no relation with the actual paper. "It has been ascertained from NTA's security protocols and Standard Operating Procedures that...

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Excise policy scam: Delhi court rejects BRS leader K. Kavitha bail plea

BRS leader K Kavitha

New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday denied regular bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha in connection with the money laundering cases being probed by CBI and ED related to the alleged excise policy scam. Currently, Kavitha, the daughter of BRS supremo and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is in judicial custody till May 7. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court pronounced the order on...

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ED recovers huge cash from domestic help allegedly linked to Jharkhand minister’s secretary

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Ranchi: The Enforcement Directorate Monday claimed to have recovered an estimated Rs 20-30 crore "unaccounted" cash during searches at the premises of a domestic help allegedly linked to the secretary of Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam, official sources said. About Rs 3 crore cash was separately recovered by the central agency from some other premises being searched, the sources said. Videos and photos shared by the sources showed officials of the agency...

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Students take part in summer camp organised by a private school in Bhubaneswar   Members of Odisha Ujjwala Didi Association stage protest at Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar   Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar organises its annual day function; Odisha Governor Raghubar Das graces the occasion

Odisha: 65 candidates in first phase Assembly polls have criminal cases

Bhubaneswar: As many as 65 of 243 candidates remained in the fray for the first phase of Assembly elections in Odisha have criminal cases pending against them, according to a report of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). In the first phase, voting for 28 Assembly constituencies along with four Lok Sabha seats will be held May...

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Odisha, Bengal win in National Women’s Hockey League

Ranchi: Odisha and Bengal beat Maharashtra and Mizoram in their respective matches on the sixth day of the National Women's Hockey League 2024 (Phase 1) in Ranchi Monday. In the opening game of the day, Bengal beat Mizoran 1-0 in a keenly-contested battle. Despite Mizoram's early dominance and superior attacking prowess, it was Bengal who seized the...

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Odisha weather: Mercury breaches 43 degree C mark at seven places; thunderstorms likely over next four days

Bhubaneswar: At least seven places in Odisha Monday recorded a maximum temperature of 43 degree Celsius or above. However, thunderstorms along with rain brought respite from the heatwave in some places, including Bhubaneswar city. According to the evening bulletin of Bhubaneswar meteorological centre, Bolangir town in western Odisha recorded a temperature of 44.5 degree Celsius and became...

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Polling in 93 Lok Sabha seats Tuesday

Ahmedabad/ Bengaluru: Voting will be held in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories Tuesday in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls, with stakes being high for the BJP which had won an overwhelming majority of these seats, including all in Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, in the last election. Over 1,300 candidates, including...

India defeat Bangladesh by 56 runs via D/L method, lead series 4-0

Sylhet: India continued their dominant run against Bangladesh with a 56-run win via Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain curtailed fourth women's T20 here Monday. A late start and then over an hour-long delay due to persistent rain and hail meant that the contest had to be shortened. Harmanpreet Kaur (38) and Richa Ghosh (24) shared a 44-run...

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IPL: MI opt to bowl against SRH in do-or-die clash, Kamboj handed debut cap

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians won the toss and opted to field against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their do-or-die IPL match here Monday. The five-time champions also handed a debut to 23-year-old all-rounder Anshul Kamboj, replacing pacer Gerald Coetzee. As for the visitors, the 2016 champion brought back Mayank Agarwal, with skipper Pat Cummins stating that he will be their...

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FMCG major Marico Q4 net profit rises 4.9% to Rs 320 crore

New Delhi: Homegrown FMCG major Marico Ltd Monday reported a 4.9 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 320 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 2024. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 305 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal, Marico said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue from operations...

 

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