New Delhi The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday announced the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) results 2018 at 12:45 am on its official website link. Kalpana Kumari topped the exam with 99.99 percent, and scored 691 marks out of 720. She has scored 171 out of 180 in physics, 160 out of 180 in chemistry, 360 out […]
Shillong Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has said the violence that broke out on Thursday was a local issue and not communal in nature, even as curfew was reimposed in all areas of the city as there were reports of fresh violence. A police vehicle came under attack and necessitated the need for the curfew […]
New Delhi Sharing “specific information” with the income tax department about any Benami transaction or property could earn you up to Rs one crore, while the same for undisclosed black money stashed abroad could fetch up to Rs 5 crore. Besides, the ‘Income Tax Informants Reward Scheme’ has also been amended under which a person […]
New Delhi A CRPF vehicle targeted by protesters in downtown Srinagar ran over three people in an attempt to get away, triggering a fresh wave of protests and criticism for the government. One of the three who had received serious injuries, later died. The incident in Srinagar’s Nowhatta area, just a few days before Home […]
New Delhi Air India stake sale: After the government failed to receive any bids for Air India, Anand Mahindra called for turning the crisis into an opportunity, and also listed out several measures to be taken. Calling it a matter of ‘national pride,’ Mahindra & Mahindra’s top boss said that there must be a resolve that a sale […]
New Delhi Ecstatic over the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) losses in the recent bypolls, the Congress has begun strategising for the upcoming Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. As per Zee News sources, the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have joined hands for the assembly polls. The probable Congress, BSP alliance […]
New Delhi Prices for petrol and diesel have fallen by 7 paise and 5 paise per litre respectively. This is the second reduction in fuel prices in as many days. The reason behind the drop in prices was softening of international oil rates. Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs. 78.35 per litre, down from Rs.78.42, according to a […]
Kuala Lumpur Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in Malaysia after a two-day visit to Indonesia. He will meet his newly-elected Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohammad in Kuala Lumpur this morning. Mahathir Mohammad, 92, was sworn in as Malaysia’s prime minister on May 10 after leading the opposition alliance to a stunning election victory over the […]
New Delhi People heading to banks on Wednesday may face a harrowing time as over a million employees of nearly 21 public sector banks are on a two-day nationwide strike to press for wage revision. Withdrawal and cash deposit in the branches of public sector banks are likely to be affected, impacting 75 percent of […]
New Delhi The southwest monsoon hit Kerala on Tuesday, three days before its scheduled arrival, says the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The onset of monsoon over the southern state marks the commencement of the four-month-long rainy season in the country. June 1 is the official onset date for the arrival of monsoon in the country and it […]