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New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday stressed on accountability for the lapses in the NEET paper leak issue and said it was "actually very traumatic" not only for the students but for their families as well if something like this happened. "We should not disappoint our...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the CBSE debacle and inaction against the education minister showed he cared only about the survival of his government and not the future of lakhs of students. In a post...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) Friday told the Supreme Court that its decision to cancel the NEET-UG 2026 examination and order a re-test was taken “in the interest of students” and to preserve public confidence in the national examination system. In an affidavit...

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Friday said that it has broadened its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilots into government subsidy programmes and financial‑market instruments. The central bank launched a pilot for tokenised certificates of deposit through a platform Unified Markets Interface...

Bhopal: A district court in Bhopal Friday sent former district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh to five-day CBI custody in connection with the alleged dowry death of actor-model Twisha Sharma. Both accused were produced before the court after separate medical examinations conducted...

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) balance sheet expanded by a robust 20.6 per cent to Rs 91.97 lakh crore (as of March 31, 2026) compared to the corresponding figure of the previous year, on the back of a high growth in domestic investments,...

Pune: At least 13 people have died and several others are reported to be in critical condition after allegedly consuming toxic liquor in Maharashtra’s Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad areas. An FIR has been registered at Dapodi Police Station under Crime No. 114/2026. The case has been...

 New Delhi: Observing that delay causes irreparable loss to litigants, the Supreme Court Friday directed high courts across the country to pronounce judgments within three months from the date of reserving order. Underlining that faster decisions are required in cases of personal liberty, a bench...

New Delhi: A day after resigning as the chief minister of Karnataka, Congress leader Siddaramaiah met Rahul Gandhi at Sonia Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence Friday morning. He was accompanied by his son Yathindra. The meeting is seen as significant because Siddaramaiah will discuss his future...

New Delhi: The June-September southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall over India is expected to be 90 per cent of the long-period average with a model error of 4 per cent, the India Meteorological Department said Friday. While the Northeast is likely to witness normal rainfall this...