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New Delhi: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the CBSE to provide copies of answer scripts sought under the RTI Act by charging photocopying fees strictly as prescribed under the RTI Rules, 2012. The commission also recommended that the Central Board of Secondary Education...

Riyadh: Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, Sunday met Saudi Arabia's Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Ahmad bin Sulaiman Alrajhi and discussed cooperation in labour and manpower sectors. "Pleased to meet H.E. Eng. Ahmad bin Sulaiman Alrajhi, Minister of Human...

New Delhi: Congress Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's use of labels such as "naraaz phoopa" was part of his modus operandi of giving the Opposition a new adjective every year to keep his own "failures" hidden. The Opposition party also accused him of misusing...

New Delhi: India Sunday said a UN-initiated proposed world map must depict Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in accordance with the country's official map, and any "inaccurate" or "misleading" representation will be unacceptable. New Delhi's assertion came two days after it voted...

Sagar (MP): At least ten persons died and some others fell ill after consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district Sunday, an official said, days after a similar tragedy in neighbouring Gujarat. A local BJP MLA, however, said 11 persons had died after consuming...

New Delhi: Nine employee associations at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have written to the space agency's Chairperson V Narayanan, seeking official clarification on the proposed transfer of its manufacturing and operational functions to private entities. In a letter, dated September 4, the associations...

Kathmandu: When Amrit Diyali saw a human hand washed downstream by floodwaters, he was struck by how closely it resembled his younger brother Raj Kumar's, who has been missing along with his wife and four-year-old son since the devastating floods hit Nepal. "I found a...

Kyiv: Ukraine is ready to observe a ceasefire in airstrikes against Russian cities involved in the negotiation process, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced. "From now through the end of Saturday, as well as on Sunday and Monday, Ukraine is ready to refrain from strikes on...

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Dr Dinesh Sharma as the Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The appointment will take effect from the date he assumes charge of the office, according to a press communique issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan Saturday. The...

New Delhi: Jharkhand minister Sudivya Kumar died at Mercy Hospital in Giridih after his health suddenly deteriorated late Saturday night, plunging the city into grief. The minister breathed his last at the hospital located near the city’s bus stand, where he had been brought after...