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New Delhi: Sarthak Sidhant, a 17-year-old student from Jharkhand affected by the CBSE's online marking system, made a presentation before a parliamentary panel Tuesday on alleged irregularities in the tendering process for vendor selection for online marking in the Class-12 exams. Sarthak, who himself appeared...

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here at his residence amid speculation that he may quit the party and float a new political outfit in the state. According to sources, Annamalai's meeting with Shah lasted for...

New Delhi: Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez will travel to India for a working visit from June 3-7 and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to discuss bilateral ties, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Tuesday. Addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Tuesday held a dharna in central Kolkata to protest against alleged post-poll attacks on party workers and leaders following the BJP's victory in recent Assembly elections. Banerjee asserted that she would not abandon TMC workers after the party's defeat...

New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday extended the judicial custody of five accused in the NEET paper leak case till June 15. Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the CBI's plea seeking extension of judicial custody of Mangilal Khatik, Vikas Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, all three arrested...

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is expected to onset over Kerala around June 4, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Tuesday. Typically, monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the southwest monsoon season (June-September). "Conditions are favourable for further advance...

New York: About 30 individuals from India, found to be living in the US illegally and working as commercial truck drivers, have been arrested as part of a federal operation and will soon be deported. The US Customs and Border Protection said in a statement...

New Delhi: India and the US are scheduled to hold fresh trade negotiations from Tuesday, and both sides are aiming to finalise the first phase of a long-awaited Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) that could significantly reshape trade ties between the two countries. The talks that...

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has initiated a foreign exchange "violation" investigation against billionaire Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Group and conducted searches at its official premises, officials said Tuesday. The raids were launched against the global mining conglomerate on Monday and four premises of Vedanta Ltd,...

New Delhi: India Tuesday dispatched the second tranche of medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), comprising protective gear, diagnostic and monitoring equipment, medicines, and nutritional supplements to strengthen the continent’s response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak. India is...