NEW DELHI — The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced the centre and city-wise results for medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which is under the scanner over alleged irregularities. The results, which were initially announced on June 5, have been published in this format following an order of the Supreme Court, which is hearing several […]
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Issue resolved, flight schedule being followed now: MoS Mohol on Microsoft Outage
NEW DELHI — A day after the Microsoft outage severely impacted flight operations across the country, Union Minister of State, Murlidhar Mohol said on Saturday that passengers are no longer facing any issues and that flight schedules are being adhered to as usual. The outage had impacted various sectors, causing significant delays and inconvenience to […]
UPSC chairman Manoj Soni resigns citing ‘personal reasons’
NEW DELHI — UPSC chairman Manoj Soni has resigned citing personal reasons before the expiry of his tenure in May 2029, official sources said on Saturday. His resignation is “not in any way connected to controversies and allegations surrounding the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) after probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar issue came to the […]
Captain Thapa who died fighting militants in Doda, cremated at ancestral village in Darjeeling
DARJEELING — Captain Brijesh Thapa, who was killed while fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda, was cremated with full military honours at his ancestral village in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district. Slogans of “Brijesh Thapa Amar Rahe” reverberated as a large number of people gathered to pay their respects to the officer. Colonel Bhuwanesh K […]
27 mortar shells from 1971 B’desh liberation war found in Tripura
AGARTALA — Twenty-seven mortar shells, which seem to have been used during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, were recovered while digging a fish pond at Rangutia in West Tripura district, the police said on Thursday. Officer-in-charge of the Bamuthia outpost, Anthony Jamatia, said that 27 mortar shells were found buried near the house of Dulal […]
NEET UG 2024: SC directs NTA to publish city, centre-wise results of all students by Saturday noon
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court today directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to publish the results of all NEET UG students on their website city-wise and centre-wise masking the identity of the candidates. NTA has been given time till Saturday 12 pm to upload the result on their website. A bench comprising Chief Justice […]
Over 70,000 child marriages prevented across 265 districts in 17 states and union territories: NGO
NEW DELHI — More than 70,000 child marriages have been prevented across 265 districts in 17 states and Union Territories by civil society, a report by an NGO said. According to the report by the India Child Protection (ICP) research team which was released by child rights body the National Commission for Protection of Child […]
UGC-NET June 2024: City Slips For Exams From July 25-27 Released
NEW DELHI — The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the city slips for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (CSIR UGC NET). The exams are scheduled to be held from July 25 to July 27. Candidates can download their city slips from the official website using their application […]
Centre considering a second CBSE board exam for Class 12 students in June
NEW DELHI — The central government is considering the scheduling of a second board examination for Class 12 students studying in Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools, as recommended by the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE), in June from 2026, reported The Indian Express. A Class 12 student following a CBSE curriculum […]
“Proud that my son did something for the nation”: Father of Captain Brijesh Thapa
NEW DELHI — Colonel Bhuwanesh Thapa (retd), the father of Captain Brijesh Thapa, who was killed in action in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda, remembered his son and said that he is “proud” that his son has done something for the nation and for the security of the nation. Speaking to ANI, Col. […]









