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Cut-off for JEE(A) at 4-year high in general category

The qualifying percentile in JEE (Main) to be eligible for JEE (Advanced), the gateway to 23 Indian Institutes of technology (IITs), registered a five-year high for the reserved category an…

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10-year jail for BJP MLA’s murder

Ghazipur court on Saturday sentenced jailed ganglord Mukhtar Ansari to 10 years’ imprisonment and his BSP MP brother, Afzal Ansari, to four years following their conviction in separate cas…

'Why were Atiq and his brother paraded before media?'

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to “look into” the sensational murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed while in custody and also the encounter killin…

ACB raids judge holding trials of tainted politicians

The SC had asked states to set up these special courts to speed up trial in criminal and corruption cases against elected representatives, who with their money and muscle power delay trials…

Hooliganism & ‘exodus’ things of the past: Yogi

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday kick-started the election campaign for the upcoming civic polls in the state from Saharanpur. Appealing to the masses to ensure victo…

Sharad Pawar flip-flops on MVA unity, may skip rallies

NCP president Sharad Pawar’s statement in Amravati on Sunday that he could not say immediately whether the Maha Vikas Aghadi parties would fight the 2024 Lok Sabha and assembly elections to…

No breakthrough in India-China military talks

There was no concrete breakthrough yet again in defusing the three-year-long troop confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh despite the top-level military talks being held after a gap of …

PM Modi to meet 8 top church leaders in Kochi today

In a significant move that is expected to give an impetus to BJP’s outreach to the Christian community in Kerala ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ho…

SC notice to LG on appointment of DERC chief

The Supreme Court on Friday sent a third notice within a month to lieutenant governor V K Saxena's office this time on Arvind Kejriwal government's petition accusing him of trying t…

What kind of order is this from HC, asks CJI

For petitioner daughter of the deceased politician and former minister, senior advocate Sidharth Luthra said the HC order tantamounts to directing the CBI to treat Avinash Reddy as a house …

Delhi: Woman shot thrice in bustling Saket court

A 40-year-old woman was chased and shot at thrice by a suspended lawyer in the crowded Saket court complex on Friday morning, exposing serious lacunae in the safety apparatus at the distric…

India attaches special importance to SCO: Amit Shah

Shah said that it is a matter of pride that India is donning the mantle of the chair of the SCO Council of Heads of State for the very first time since becoming a full-fledged member state …

Amid JPC row, Pawar holds 2­hr meet with Adani

The meeting assumes importance in view of the Congress’s demand for a joint parliamentary probe into allegations made against the Adani Group and Pawar’s recent statements opposing such a p…

IPL: Delhi Capitals register first win of season

It’s been a while since Ishant Sharma has bowled in a high-profile match. On Thursday night, as the steady drizzle stopped half an hour after scheduled start of play, Delhi Capitals decided…

Fox News to pay $788m to settle election suit

But the $787.5 million settlement agreement — among the largest defamation settlements in history — and Fox’s courthouse statement recognising that the court had found “certain claims about…

At 20 lakh+, NEET-UG records all-time high registration

Two states recorded over 2 lakh registrations — Maharashtra (2.8 lakh) and UP (2.7 lakh) — and seven over 1 lakh — Rajasthan, TN, Kerala, Karnataka, Bihar, Bengal and MP. Bringing back the …

Collegium rates HC judges on verdicts

The additional judges whose names have been recommended in a resolution dated April 17 are justices Vikas Bahl, Vikas Suri, Sandeep Moudgil, Vinod Sharma Bhardwaj, Pankaj Jain and Jasjit Si…

Saifi 'highly radicalised', NIA to take over probe

Sources said that the NIA will investigate the larger conspiracy as part of which Saifi, assessed by Kerala police to be “highly radicalised” and influenced by inflammatory speeches of Isla…

Kerala tops list of women going on Haj sans 'mehram'

Building on the earlier policy (2018-22), the Haj policy 2023 also created the option for single women in the same age group to also apply as individuals and in keeping with the guidelines …

Meet the winners of Femina Miss India 2023

Rajasthan's Nandini Gupta has been crowned Femina Miss India World 2023. Along with her, Delhi's Shreya Poonja became the first runner-up, while Manipur's Thounaojam Strela Luwa…

Covovax for adults to reach metros in a week: SII

Serum Institute of India’s CEO Adar Poonawalla told TOI on Friday that doses of Covovax — Covid booster shot for adults — would reach major cities in four to five days, while a Bharat Biote…

ED probing BBC for FDI cap breach since March

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been probing the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) since March this year for alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Poste…

SC dismisses petitions against Agnipath scheme

The Supreme Court dismissed on Monday petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces for a period of four years and…

Nationwide Covid preparedness drill in hospitals today

India on Sunday recorded 5,357 new Covid cases, with the positivity rate continuing to remain above 3%. Taking note of the rising trend of cases, the Centre has planned a nationwide mock dr…

UP tops list with 67,000 pending Pocso cases

Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in the country, has 67,200 pending cases of heinous crimes against children, the highest among all states. This is almost 28% of all pending cases boo…

Sachin Pilot again attacks Gehlot govt

Congress’s festering wound in Rajasthan flared up again Sunday when ex-deputy CM Sachin Pilot renewed his attack on CM Ashok Gehlot with months to go for polls, this time for allegedly goin…

Month after IIT-B suicide, student held for abetment

The city crime branch probing IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki’s suicide on Sunday arrested his classmate Armaan Khatri (19) on charges of abetment. Khatri was allegedly named in 18-year-…

Shah to launch border village plan in Arunachal tomorrow

Union home minister Amit Shah will on Monday launch the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ (VVP) — a Rs 4,800-crore centrally-sponsored scheme aimed at integrated development of villages adjoinin…

India snubs China & Pak, fixes G20 meet in Srinagar

india’s announcement of dates for the G20 meeting in Srinagar came despite opposition from Pakistan and also China, which had last month also objected to another. While Pakistan had lobbied…

'Higher courts seeking explanations from trial judges'

Setting aside an MP high court notice to a trial judge asking why he had granted bail to an accused facing trial for stripping a man and tying him to a tree before assaulting him, the Supre…

5.3% productivity in 2nd part of Budget session

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die on Thursday, bringing to an end a disruption-ridden Budget session which was among the least productive in recent times as BJP insiste…

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