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NEW DELHI: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday approved key appointments in the National Testing Agency (NTA) under the department of higher education amid the ongoing NEET-UG 2026 paper leak row and growing scrutiny of the examination body. Anuja Bapat, an Indian Statistical Service (ISS) officer of the 1998 batch, and Ruchita Vij,…

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LoP Rahul Gandhi made a public call to sack education minister Dharmendra Pradhan amid the NEET paper leak row. The Tamil Nadu Lok Bhavan announced the portfolio allocation for the newly formed Tamil Nadu Cabinet led by CM Vijay. CBSE to implement 3-language rule for Class 9 from July 2026, third language will not be…

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NEW DELHI: Central government employees choosing either their parents or parents-in-law as dependents for availing medical facilities under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944, will not be allowed to change the option later, according to a fresh order issued by the Union health ministry.In an office memorandum issued…

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VD Satheesan with KC Venugopal (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister-designate VD Satheesan on Saturday rejected reports of any feud with senior Congress leader KC Venugopal after meeting him at his residence. He asserted that the organisational and cabinet-related decisions were being taken jointly through consultations.The oath-taking ceremony of the new Congress-led UDF government will…

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Suvendu Adhikari; Jahangir Khan NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday warned Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) “so-called Pushpa” Jahangir Khan ahead of repolling in the Falta assembly constituency, scheduled for May 21.“So-called Pushpa is my responsibility now; Falta repoll must be violence-free,” PTI quoted Adhikari as saying.In the run-up to the assembly elections,…

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NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Lok Bhavan on Saturday announced the portfolio allocation for the newly formed Tamil Nadu Cabinet led by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, days after the actor-turned-politician took oath following his party’s landmark victory in the 2026 Assembly elections.According to the official notification, portfolios were assigned to 10 ministers, including Vijay,…

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NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced the first-ever seizure of Captagon, also known as the ‘Jihadi drug’, worth Rs 182 crore.In a post on X, Shah said the seizure was made under ‘Operation Ragepill’ and described it as a major breakthrough in the Centre’s crackdown on international drug trafficking networks.“Modi govt…

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NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday clarified his recent remarks comparing some unemployed youth to ‘cockroaches’, asserting that his observations had been ‘misquoted’ and were specifically aimed at people entering professions using ‘fake and bogus degrees.‘In a statement issued a day after the remarks triggered controversy, CJI Kant said, “I am…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves during a community programme, in The Hague, Netherlands. NEW DELHI: Addressing the Indian diaspora in The Hague, Netherlands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted the significance of today’s date, recalling that on this day in 2014, the BJP-led NDA secured a decisive mandate to form a stable, full-majority government…

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NEW DELHI: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov briefly halted a press conference in New Delhi after a journalist speaking on the phone repeatedly interrupted the briefing, prompting a sharp warning from the senior diplomat.Distracted by the ongoing phone conversation, Lavrov initially asked the journalist to leave the conference room. However, when the call continued, he…

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