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Bhubaneswar: Odisha government Tuesday issued a notification for implementing the enhanced quota for SC and ST and introducing a quota for the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) in medical and technical education starting from the academic year 2026-27. The state cabinet, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, took this decision April 4 this year, and...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha's Opposition BJD Tuesday sought clarification from Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on his family's link with Vikas Foundation Trust that allegedly purchased properties in the US. Several BJP leaders, however, rejected the allegations, asserting that it was part of a vilification campaign targeting Pradhan. Addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar, Rajya Sabha MP Sulata Deo...

Thuamul Rampur: Kalahandi has become the centre of attention over massive industrialisation moves, official mining notifications, and growing tribal resistance for land rights. According to the State Department of Steel and Mines’ May 29 notification, the e-auction for the mining lease of the Karlapat Bauxite Block commenced June 1, with bids open until July 13. Simultaneously, mining...

United Nations: Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was Tuesday elected as the President of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in a closely-contested election. Rahman and Cyprus' Special Envoy for Multilateralism Andreas Kakouris were vying to lead the 193-member General Assembly in its 81st session, which will commence in September. In the closely-contested elections, the...

New Delhi: Soon after the government shunted out two top CBSE officials following the online marking row, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday termed it a "cover up" exercise saying while officials have been removed the education minister has been spared. The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha demanded that Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan should be dismissed and...

California: Hackers have reportedly manipulated Meta's AI-powered support chatbot to gain control of several prominent Instagram accounts, according to cybersecurity researchers. Among the accounts said to have been compromised in recent days are a former White House Instagram account from the Obama administration, which still has more than 2.4 million followers, the account of the Chief Master...

New Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk Tuesday expressed support for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) campaign demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and said he would join the group's planned protest in Delhi June 6 if the minister does not step down by then. In a video message, Wangchuk said he had initially sought assurances that...

New Delhi: Senior bureaucrats Lokhande Prashant Sitaram and Varun Bhardwaj were Tuesday appointed as the CBSE's new chairperson and secretary, after the incumbents were shunted out amid the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system row. Sitaram, a 2001 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territories or AGMUT cadre, is currently an...

Surat: At least seven persons were killed, and around 40 were injured after two buses operated by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) collided near Bardoli town in Gujarat's Surat district Tuesday, and one of them caught fire, police said. The incident occurred on National Highway No. 53 near Uva village, officials said, adding that the...