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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)  Wednesday announced results for Class X board exams, officials said. "The results have been declared," a senior board official said. The CBSE started with two editions of board exams for Class X from this year. It...

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday said his party supports women's reservation but alleged that the BJP was pushing it with a hidden agenda that sidelines backwards-class women and avoids a caste-based census. His remarks come a day before the three-day special sitting of...

New Delhi: In a setback to Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court order granting him one-week transit anticipatory bail in a case registered for levelling allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife. A bench of Justices...

New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation rose for the fifth straight month, at 3.88 per cent in March, driven by a sharp spike in rates of fuel, power and manufactured items amid the West Asia crisis, government data showed Wednesday. Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was...

Patna: BJP leader Samrat Choudhary was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar Wednesday, the first from the saffron party to hold the post. Governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) administered the oath of office and secrecy to Choudhry. Top leaders of the...

Jalandhar/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted raids at business entities linked to AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal in Punjab as part of a FEMA probe, offiicials said. Mittal, a 61-year-old businessman and educationist who heads the Lovely Group including an university by...

Chandigarh: A bus carrying devotees from Anandpur Sahib overturned in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib, killing six people and injuring 21 others, police said Wednesday. The accident occurred near Himmatpura on the Morinda-Chunni road in the Bassi Pathana area at around 10 pm on Tuesday when the...

Imphal: Protesters clashed with security forces in Manipur's Bishnupur district, prompting authorities to impose prohibitory orders in the district, officials have said. The violence erupted in the Thingungei area Tuesday as locals protested the recent bomb blast in Tronglaobi that killed two children. Tension escalated...

Washington: India's economy is expected to grow a tad faster at 6.5 per cent in 2027 despite escalating tensions in West Asia, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday. The 6.5 per cent growth projection makes India the fastest-growing major economy in 2026. "For 2026,...

New Delhi: The government will bring 'The Delimitation Bill, 2026' to replace the 2002 law during the special sitting of Parliament this week, under which the Centre would have the power to constitute a delimitation commission to distribute the seats in the Lok Sabha and...