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No urgent SC hearing on PIL for computer-based NEET re-exam

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant urgent hearing to a PIL seeking computer-based test (CBT) for the June 21 re-examination of NEET-UG, which was held nationwide on May 3 but was scrapped following allegations of pape Read More

Venezuela acting president may visit India next week

NEW DELHI: Amid India’s efforts to diversify its oil supplies, Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, is likely to visit New Delhi this week, according to official sources. Read More

Right to be forgotten: HC lets personal info be masked in judicial records

NEW DELHI: In a landmark ruling, Delhi HC has recognised the “right to be forgotten” as an “integral facet” of the right to privacy, saying individuals cannot be condemned to suffer harm to their reputation mer Read More

Paper exams leak-prone: Education ministry to Parliamentary panel

NEW DELHI: Education ministry told a parliamentary committee on Monday that “many hands and many cities” present many chances to leak question papers in pen-and-paper exams, while Computer-Based Test (CBT) takes out this Read More

With 5 judge appointments, SC’s strength increases to 37

NEW DELHI: The law ministry on Monday notified the appointment of five judges for Supreme Court, taking the strength of the apex court to 37, including the Chief Justice of India. Read More

‘US trade talks on commas and full stops now’: Piyush Goyal

NEW DELHI: India and US have finalised most elements of the legal text of the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement, with negotiations now focused on “commas and full stops”, commerce and industry minister Piyush Read More

Casual labourers in government entitled to pension: SC

Supreme Court (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Observing that pension is not a “bounty but an enforceable constitutional right” and a hard-earned benefit amassed by an employee by virtue of long and continuous service, the Read More

Heads may roll in CBSE as MoE cracks down on OSM tender row

NEW DELHI: Heads are likely to roll in the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) as the education ministry has initiated an internal crackdown over alleged irregularities in a controversial tender process for the board’s Read More

Government cuts Kharif fertiliser demand estimate on weak monsoon outlook

NEW DELHI: India estimates a lower fertiliser consumption during the Kharif sowing season in the light of IMD’s forecast of below normal monsoon, a top govt official said on Monday, adding the demand for urea is now estimated at 190 l Read More

Assess shopkeepers’ losses, provide compensation: UP CM to officials on Saharanpur flash flood

Saharanpur (UP), Jun 1 (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed officials to assess losses suffered by shopkeepers in the recent flash flood at the Shakambhari Devi ‘khol’ (river basin) and provide compensat Read More

Gurugram: Family suspects abduction as salesman goes missing; alleges calls from his number

Gurugram, Jun 1 (PTI): A salesman at a shoe store here went missing under suspicious circumstances, with his family suspecting the man was kidnapped, police said on Monday. Read More

Amid West Asia tensions, Iran and UAE expected to join Brics cultural meet

NEW DELHI: Amid continuing tensions in West Asia, Iran and the UAE are expected to join fellow Brics members at the bloc’s second Cultural Working Group meeting in Varanasi from June 4-5. Read More