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Nagpur, July 23 (IANS) Congress Legislature Party leader, Vijay Wadettiwar, on Thursday launched a fiery attack on the Maharashtra government over the ongoing student agitations over NEET paper leaks, slamming the administration for lathi-charging peaceful student protesters and threatening to...
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to establish fast-track courts for the speedy trial of those accused in paper leak cases, saying that...
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Delhi Police on Thursday dismissed reports suggesting that it had been granted powers under the National Security Act (NSA) to detain protesters participating in ongoing demonstrations over exam paper leaks in the national capital, clarifying...
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara said the state government is fully prepared to deal with the prevailing drought situation and asserted that there is no shortage of funds for relief measures.It can...
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Guwahati and Imphal zonal units of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have stepped up operations against narcotics cartels operating out of Myanmar.India is battling narcotics smuggling on multiple fronts, with drug cartels operating out...
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday issued a public advisory urging citizens to verify information through official sources before sharing content on social media, amid the ongoing protests at Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak....
Chennai, July 23 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Thursday intensified his attack on the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), asserting that the medical entrance examination had failed to achieve its stated objectives and urged...
Imphal, July 23 (IANS) Security forces in Manipur have arrested five alleged drug peddlers, including a suspected key narcotics supplier and a woman, in separate anti-drug operations, while seizing substantial quantities of Myanmar-origin opium and brown sugar, officials said on...
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) The Karnataka Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday staged a protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha, condemning the alleged attack on its legislators that took place a day earlier by...
Bhubaneswar, July 23 (IANS) As many as five youths lost their lives in a tragic road accident while returning home after attending a friend’s marriage function in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district during the early hours on Thursday.According to police sources, the...
Chennai, July 23 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday agreed to urgently hear a petition filed by Vilathikulam DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan challenging the legality of his judicial remand following his arrest over alleged remarks threatening Chief Minister C....
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) In a joint press conference, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray on Thursday came together to sharply criticise the NDA government at the Centre over the ongoing NEET...