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Application window for CUET-UG reopens; register by April 11

The application window for CUET-UG reopened Sunday for three days following representation from students and there will be no change in the syllabus after rationalisation of NCERT textbooks, officials said.“Following requests from several students, we have decided to re-open the application portal for CUET-UG on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday and it will close at 11.59 […]

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Gautam Adani hard-working, down to earth with big ambitions in building infrastructure: Sharad Pawar in 2015 autobiography

NCP chief Sharad Pawar may have broken ranks with other opposition parties on the Adani issue, but his friendship with Gautam Adani dates back to nearly two decades when the businessman was exploring expansion into the coal sector.In his Marathi autobiography ‘Lok Maze Saangati…’ published in 2015, Pawar has lavished praise on Adani describing him […]

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Covid wave looms as India’s population-level immunity wanes: WHO South-East Asia chief

Decreasing levels of immunity in our population may trigger new Covid waves and to tackle this, India needs a strong disease surveillance along with high vaccine coverage, WHO Regional Director, South-East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has stressed.India is currently seeing a surge in Covid cases, to levels last seen during the Omicron wave in […]

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Rs 3,250 crore loan fraud: CBI files chargesheet against ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, husband, Videocon founder Dhoot

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he is not completely opposed to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the charges against the Adani group, but a Supreme Court committee will be more useful and effective.Talking to reporters, Pawar said if a JPC has 21 members, 15 will be from the […]

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President Droupadi Murmu takes maiden sortie in Sukhoi-30 fighter jet in Assam’s Tezpur

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday took her maiden sortie in a fighter aircraft at Tezpur air base in Assam.Group Captain Naveen Kumar Tiwari flew her in a Sukhoi-30 MKI that took off from the Indian Air Force base. Murmu, who is on a three-day trip to Assam, reached Tezpur from Guwahati. She was received at […]

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India logs 5,335 fresh Covid cases, highest in 195 days

India has logged 5,335 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 195 days, while the active cases have increased to 25,587, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday.On September 23 last year, 5,383 cases were recorded in a single day. The death toll has increased to 5,30,929 with 13 deaths — two each reported […]

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India elected to UN Statistical Commission, other key UN subsidiary bodies

In a significant victory, India was overwhelmingly elected to the UN Statistical Commission, returning to the world organisation’s highest statistical body after a gap of two decades in a “competitive” election.In the election, South Korea won over China for the other seat in the Asia Pacific States category through a draw of lots after inconclusive […]

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Bihar YouTuber detained in Tamil Nadu under NSA for spreading fake videos of attacks on migrant workers

YouTuber Manish Kashyap, arrested for spreading fake videos on Bihar migrant workers being attacked in Tamil Nadu, has been booked under the National Security Act (NSA) on Thursday, police said.Madurai Crime Branch police registered a case against Kashyap and a special police team arrested him from Bihar. According to Madurai Superintendent of Police Shiva Prasad, […]

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Lok Sabha Budget session ends, House adjourned sine die

Lok Sabha’s Budget session ended as scheduled on Thursday after Speaker Om Birla announced that the House had been adjourned sine die (for indefinite period).As soon as the House met for the day, opposition members came to the well raising slogans and demanding a JPC probe into the Adani issue. They were also carrying placards […]