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‘Munna Bhai’ again: CBI books two medical students for fraud in NEET-UG 2023

New Delhi: In a case of real life drawing inspiration from celluloid, a medical student allegedly appeared as a proxy for a candidate in the NEET-UG 2023 exam, resulting in the latter’s admission to the MBBS course, à la “Munnabhai MBBS”. Officials on Monday said the CBI has booked Vikash, a resident of Rajasthan’s Jalore […]

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Heavy rains trigger landslide on Mata Vaishno Devi track. no casualties

Jammu: A massive landslide hit the new track to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, forcing the suspension of the battery car service, officials said. No one was injured in the landslide which was triggered by heavy rains, the officials said. They said the pilgrimage […]

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JK Police arrests drug kingpin from Himachal

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said an interstate drug kingpin was arrested from Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. Dhani Ram, a resident of Salooni village of Chamba, was wanted in connection with a case registered under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act at Chenani police station in Udhampur […]

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US inserts itself into Israel-Iran war, strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites

US inserts itself into Israel-Iran war, strikes 3 Iranian nuclear sites

Tel Aviv:  The US military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel’s effort to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe. The decision to directly involve the US comes after more than a week of strikes by Israel on Iran that have moved to systematically […]

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Iran vows to respond to US bombing

Tehran: Iran on Sunday vowed to avenge the US bombing of three of its major nuclear facilities saying the American strikes will have “everlasting consequences”. The reaction by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi came hours after the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan using “bunker buster” bombs which were dropped by […]

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India is on the side of peace and humanity: PM Modi to Iran president Pezeshkian

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday conveyed to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian India’s “deep concern” over Iran’s conflict with Israel and called for immediate de-escalation of the situation through “dialogue and diplomacy”. The phone conversation initiated by Pezeshkian came hours after the US bombed three major nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan […]

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Another flight from Iran carrying 311 Indians lands in Delhi; over 1,400 evacuated so far

New Delhi: India on Sunday evacuated more than 300 Indian nationals from Iran amid the escalating tensions between the Persian Gulf nation and Israel following the US bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said 311 Indians landed in Delhi on a special flight from the Iranian city of Mashhad. […]

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Omar Abdullah expresses satisfaction over revival of tourism in Pahalgam

Omar Abdullah expresses satisfaction over revival of tourism in Pahalgam

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said the efforts put in by him and his colleagues for the revival of tourism in Kashmir are bearing fruit, as tourists are returning to the Valley. “The last time I was in Pahalgam, I cycled through a market that was all but deserted. Today, […]

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Former Block Development Council chairman held with heroin in J-K’s Rajouri

Jammu: A former Block Development Council (BDC) chairman was arrested with 10 grams of heroin in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said on Sunday. Vikas Kumar Sharma, a resident of Thill Hakima village of Nowshera sector, was travelling in his private car from Lamberi to Bagnoti when he was intercepted by […]

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India celebrates International Day of Yoga

India celebrates International Day of Yoga

New Delhi: Millions across India rolled out their yoga mats and stretched and meditated to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the celebrations from the coastal city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Dressed in all-white, Modi led a mass yoga demonstration at RK beach and said that at […]