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North India reels from punishing heat wave, Centre tells hospitals to set up special units for patients

New Delhi: Swathes of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a punishingly long heat wave on Wednesday, increasing heat stroke casualties and prompting the Centre to issue advisory to hospitals to set up special units to cater to such patients. A western disturbance may provide much-needed relief, though only marginally, over the […]

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Education Ministry orders cancellations of UGC-NET

New Delhi: The Education Ministry on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of UGC-NET conducted by the National Testing Agency following inputs that the integrity of the examination may have been compromised and the matter has been handed over to the CBI for a thorough investigation, officials said. The decision by the Ministry comes amid a massive […]

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Kharge writes to LS Speaker, RS Chairman; seeks relocation of Gandhi, Ambedkar statues back

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman over the shifting of statues of Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar and other national leaders to a new location in the Parliament complex and has demanded that they be restored to their original places. In his letter addressed to […]

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Bengaluru couple shocked as they find snake in Amazon package

Bengaluru: A Bengaluru couple was shocked when they noticed a snake in their Amazon package. The snake, suspected to be a spectacled cobra, was stuck in the adhesive tape used for the packaging, said the couple, who had ordered an Xbox controller from the online retail giant. The couple, IT professionals from Sarjapur who wished […]

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PM Modi to lead 10th International Yoga Day celebrations in Srinagar

PM Modi to lead 10th International Yoga Day celebrations in Srinagar

New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will mark this year’s International Day of Yoga on June 21 in Srinagar during which he will address the gathering and also participate in a yoga session, his office said on Wednesday. Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir on June 20 and 21, 2024, a statement […]

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Over 7,000 people to join PM Modi in Srinagar on 10th Yoga Day: LG Manoj Sinha

Over 7,000 people to join PM Modi in Srinagar on 10th Yoga Day: LG Manoj Sinha

Srinagar, Jun 19 (PTI) More than 7,000 people from different walks of life will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to celebrate the 10th International Yoga Day on the banks of the famous Dal lake in Jammu and Kashmir. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha told PTI that it is an honour for the entire Kashmir […]

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Two minors grievously injured as vehicles collide head-on in Srinagar

Two minors grievously injured as vehicles collide head-on in Srinagar

Srinagar, June 19: Two unidentified minor boys were injured after being hit by two vehicles on Boulevard road accident on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. An official said that two vehicles collided head-on, during which two minor boys riding on a bicycle were grievously injured. He said that both were immediately rushed to SMHS hospital, where […]

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BSF apprehends Pakistani man for trying to sneak into India via Gujarat

BSF apprehends Pakistani man for trying to sneak into India via Gujarat

Bhuj (Guj), Jun 19 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) detained a Pakistani national on Wednesday morning while he was trying to cross the border fence and sneak into India in Gujarat’s Kutch district, an official said. The Pakistani national is being interrogated, the BSF said in an official statement by the BSF after the […]

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Money laundering case: Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till July 3

Money laundering case: Kejriwal’s judicial custody extended till July 3

New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till July 3 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Niyay Bindu extended the custody of Kejriwal after he was produced before the court through video conference on expiry of […]

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Govt working towards more advanced, research-oriented higher education system: PM Modi

Govt working towards more advanced, research-oriented higher education system: PM Modi

Rajgir (Bihar), Jun 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that he wanted India to re-emerge as the world’s “most prominent knowledge centre” with an “advanced and research-oriented” higher education system. Modi, while inaugurating the new Nalanda University campus here, called upon students to always remain curious and courageous. The varsity is named […]

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