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NEET leak shouldn’t have happened, but Rahul exploited anxiety: Dharmendra Pradhan

Dharmendra Pradhan NEW DELHI: Taking responsibility for the NEET-UG episode, which he said “should not have happened”, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan accused Rahul Gandhi of exploiting students’ anxi Read More

Passport just a travel document, not citizenship proof: MEA

Representative image NEW DELHI: A passport is primarily a travel document and should not be treated as proof of citizenship, a senior external affairs ministry official said Wednesday at an event to highlight the expansion of passpo Read More

25 hurt as minibus plunges into gorge in J&K’s Kathua

Representative image JAMMU: At least 25 people were injured after a minibus ferrying pilgrims to Shri Sukrala Mata Temple in Billawer, in J&K’s Kathua district, plunged into a gorge in Simbli area on Wednesday. Read More

3 pilgrims among 5 killed in J&K road accidents

Representative image JAMMU: Five persons, including three pilgrims, died and six others were injured on Wednesday in two separate road accidents in Jammu & Kashmir’s Doda and Reasi districts. Read More

Govt notifies interim list of 318 permissible development works under new rural employment framework

Representative image NEW DELHI: Ahead of roll out of new rural employment framework under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act 2025 from July 1, the govt has notified an interim list of 31 Read More

30 India-bound ships crossed Strait of Hormuz, another 26 wait for their turn

Representative image NEW DELHI: So far 30 India-bound ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz and 26 wait to cross the critical sea route, sources in the shipping ministry said. Read More

Delhi cab driver accused of killing 11-year-old had erectile dysfunction: Police sources

New Delhi, Jun 25 (PTI): The cab driver accused of kidnapping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in south Delhi allegedly told police that he had returned from Bihar around 15 days ago and was looking to have sex when he spotted the child sleeping be Read More

UP steps up crackdown after Lucknow blaze; coaching centres, libraries sealed across districts

Lucknow, Jun 24 (PTI): Uttar Pradesh authorities on Wednesday intensified inspections of coaching centres, libraries and other educational institutions across the state in the wake of the Aliganj fire tragedy in Lucknow that claimed 15 lives earlier Read More

Varanasi ropeway fare fixed at Rs 50 for Cantonment-Godowlia route

Varanasi, Jun 24 (PTI): The administration has finalised the fare structure for the under-construction ropeway project in Varanasi, with the fare for the full journey between Varanasi Cantonment railway station and Godowlia fixed at Rs 50. Read More

‘Anti-farmer and anti-worker’: Kisan Mazdoor Morcha protest India-US trade deal, burn effigies of PM Modi and Donald Trump

Farmer leaders claimed that the pact could lead to increased imports of agricultural commodities such as pulses, fruits, vegetables and other food items NEW DELHI: Farmers under the banner of the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) held prote Read More

PM asks states to fast-track e-zero FIR in cyber crime cases

PM Modi advised states to start registering e-Zero FIRs in cyber crime cases NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday advised states to start registering e-Zero FIRs in cyber crime cases so that victims who already have lost their Read More

24-year-old Delhi woman dies by suicide; leaves video alleging harassment by in-laws

While no suicide note was recovered, investigators found a video clip of more than three minutes on her mobile phone alleging ill-treatment by her husband’s family NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old woman died by suicide at her matrimon Read More