New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday refused to grant an urgent hearing on a plea seeking a probe into allegations regarding fake advocates and activities associated with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a satirical digital outfit that recently took social media by storm. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked advocate...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday said it was sad that NTA has not learn lessons from the earlier NEET paper leak as it sought response from the Centre, NTA and CBI on pleas for replacement of the testing agency with a robust and autonomous body to conduct the medical entrance exam. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha...

Bhubaneswar: BJD Rajya Sabha MP Debashish Samantaray Monday resigned from the primary membership of the regional party. In his resignation letter to BJD president Naveen Patnaik, Samantaray alleged that he had been “systematically belittled” within the party. “I feel the party does not require my services. Therefore, I have taken this hard decision in public interest,” he...

New Delhi: At least eight people were killed after a tourist vehicle travelling from the Konkan region to Satara met with a tragic accident in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, officials said Monday. Rescue operations are currently underway, with teams facing difficulties due to the depth of the gorge and challenging terrain. According to officials, the vehicle reportedly lost...

Puri: Authorities of Puri's Jagannath Temple have said the district administration of Hapur in Uttar Pradesh has assured them that it will allow the celebration of the annual Rath Yatra only as per 'tithi' (auspicious day of the Hindu almanac) July 16 and not on any prior date. The development came after the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration...

Dhule (Maharashtra):  Six people were killed, and several were injured in a horrific and bizarre multiple vehicle accident on the Mumbai-Agra Highway in Maharashtra's Dhule, officials said Monday. The incident occurred at Laling Ghat in Dhule early Monday. Around 26 people were injured in this tragic accident. According to officials, first, a dumper truck collided with a...

Mumbai: Hindi film industry star Kareena Kapoor Khan showered birthday love on filmmaker and bestie Karan Johar and also her brother-in-law, actor-filmmaker Kunal Kemmu on the 25th of May. She penned adorable captions for both along with adorable unseen pictures respectively with both the birthday boys, on her social media account. Wishing Kunal Kemmu, Kareena shared a...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has postponed the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET-UG) 2026 examinations scheduled for May 28 in both shifts following a change in the Bakrid holiday date. The agency said revised examination dates for the affected candidates will be announced later. In a public notice issued Sunday, the NTA said the...

New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong will arrive in New Delhi Monday to participate in the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, amid growing focus on regional security and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. In an official media release issued ahead of her visit, Wong described the Quad as...

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were raised by Rs 2.61-2.71 per litre Monday, marking the fourth increase in less than two weeks as state-owned fuel retailers continued to pass on rising international oil prices to consumers. With the latest revision, cumulative increases in petrol and diesel prices have nearly touched Rs 7.5 per litre since fuel...