Facing strong criticism for introducing ‘caste category’ on hall tickets for HSC and SSC exams, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education reversed its decision on Saturday, announcing that fresh hall tickets without the caste category would be reissued.Updated versions of the hall tickets for February-March Class XII exams will be accessible from…
Saif Ali Khan (File photo) The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) on Friday wrote to Mumbai police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar to seek security for actor Saif Ali Khan. The commissioner’s office in turn directed this request to the DCP protection and security branch, which is responsible for providing security to govt officials, magistrates,…
A flicker of hope emerged at the Khanauri and Shambhu border points on Saturday as the central government extended a proposal to protesting farmers, sparking anticipation of a breakthrough in their year-long standoff. Farmer leader Kaka Singh Kotra confirmed receiving the proposal, saying, “Leaders of both forums are discussing it, and we will respond soon.”…
NEW DELHI: A Kolkata court on Saturday convicted the main accused Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case. He was found guilty under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for rape, along with Sections 66 and 103(1) for causing death and committing murder.After the Additional District Judge of the Sealdah…
NEW DELHI: India and eight other nations are now taking part in a major naval exercise hosted by France around the Malacca, Sunda and Lombok straits between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, demonstrating their commitment to a rules-based international order in the maritime domain.India has deployed guided-missile destroyer INS Mumbai for the `La Perouse’…
NEW DELHI: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday arrested a suspect at Chattisgarh’s Durg railway station in connection with the stabbing attack on Saif Ali Khan at his home in Mumbai earlier this week. The detained suspect, Aakash Kailash Kannojia (31), was travelling on the Jnaneshwari Express from Mumbai LTT to Kolkata Shalimar. The…
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal signalled the driver to hit us, said the victims who got injured after being allegedly hit by former chief minister’s car. The three injured said that they wanted to talk to the AAP chief about jobs when the incident occurred. “I am a resident of the (New Delhi) constituency. We just…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for his comment on sartorial preferences of women decades ago. Calling out the 73-year-old for his statement, Yadav said it was a “direct insult to half the population” of the state.“Earlier, the daughters of Bihar not only wore clothes but also…
AAP shared a video on social media alleging that BJP candidate Parvesh Verma’s supporters attacked Kejriwal’s convoy with bricks and stones. NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday claimed that former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was attacked during his campaign in the New Delhi constituency. The incident has sparked a political war of…
NEW DELHI: A Kolkata court on Saturday found main accused Sanjay Roy guilty in the RG Kar rape and murder case. After the Additional District Judge of the Sealdah Court read out the verdict, Roy maintained his innocence and said he was being “falsely implicated”, adding that an IPS officer was involved in the incident…
