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New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has flagged concerns over the Common University Entrance Test (CUET), saying its multiple-choice format may not suit humanities and social sciences, while calling for a review of its design and question quality in line with the National Education Policy (NEP),...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has decided to provide free bus service to the candidates appearing in the NEET (UG) Examination, 2026, rescheduled to be held June 21, a minister said Tuesday. Direct bus services will be provided from major railway stations and bus stands to examination...

New Delhi: National Testing Agency (NTA) and IIT Madras Tuesday justified the temporary restriction on Telegram ahead of the re-NEET examination, citing instances where the platform was allegedly used to fabricate evidence of question paper leaks through edited messages carrying old timestamps. The Internet Freedom...

New Delhi: Telegram has been removed from the Google Play Store in India following the Centre's decision to temporarily restrict access to the messaging platform ahead of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination. As a result, new users are currently unable to download the app through...

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched a project to develop indigenous long-range Kamikaze drones with Indian industry, a Defence Ministry official said Tuesday. The IAF has issued a limited tender to select Indian companies for One-Way Attack Unmanned Aerial Systems (OWA-UAS), the...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Coming to the aid of a visually impaired man and his 80-year-old mother living in abject poverty, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Odisha government to ensure all social security benefits and basic amenities are provided to them. A bench of Chief Justice...

Chandigarh: A day after the Sikh clergy declared him 'Guru Dokhi' (anti-Guru) and 'Khalsa Panth virodhi' (anti-Khalsa Panth) over an objectionable video, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Tuesday rejected it, saying the person in the video was not him. In a video message, the chief...

New Delhi: With the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 re-examination set to be held June 21, the National Testing Agency (NTA) Director General Abhishek Singh Tuesday asserted that paramilitary forces as well as the Air Force are being used to ensure the highest order of...

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Tuesday filed an election petition before the Calcutta High Court, challenging the poll result in the Bhabanipur Assembly seat she lost to BJP's Suvendu Adhikari. Adhikari defeated Banerjee by a margin of 15,105 votes in the seat held by...

New Delhi: Adani Group has "secured" all long-term coal power purchase contracts awarded by BJP-ruled states, either independently or as one among multiple awardees, since the Centre resumed such agreements in 2024, according to a report by The Reporters' Collective. The report said that of...