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New Delhi: The government Friday rejected claims that diversion of sugar for ethanol production was driving a sharp rise in the price of the sweetener and instead blamed the industry for jacking up prices despite the country having sufficient stock to meet domestic demand. The...

New Delhi: The government on Friday announced the National Teachers' Awards 2026 for 48 teachers in recognition of their contribution to school education and literacy. The awardees, listed by the Department of School Education and Literacy, include teachers from states and Union Territories as well...

New Delhi: In a major relief to law graduates, the Supreme Court on Friday reduced to a year the earlier mandatory requirement of three-year legal practice for them to take entry level judicial service examination. However, the selected candidates will have to undergo training at...

New Delhi: The Delhi Police Friday registered an FIR in connection with pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the July 20 protest at Jantar Mantar, police said. The move comes after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a dharna at the Parliament Street police station,...

New Delhi: A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique Friday announcing the cancellation of Saturday's Change of Guard ceremony to accommodate the full rehearsal of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's ceremonial welcome was withdrawn, adding a fresh layer of confusion to the status of the high-profile visit. The...

New Delhi: The BJP Friday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of indulging in "cheap and anarchic" politics by staging a dharna outside the Parliament Street police station, alleging that it was an attempt to divert attention from his party's stand on the Vande Mataram issue....

New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was denied political clearance for his planned trip to the US because it failed to conform with laid down norms, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. Reddy's office had earlier said the Centre denied...

Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court Friday stayed the notifications cancelling the appointments of Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) and those recruited through the JSSC-CGL examination. The court Thursday had stayed the notifications cancelling the 11th and 13th Jharkhand PSC exams, besides putting a clamp on the...

Jaipur: A scuffle broke out at a village in Rajasthan when villagers, allegedly accompanied by BJP workers, put up barricades and forcibly pushed back a Cockroach Janta Party team that had gone there to inspect a government school as part of its "School Thik Karo"...

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has been denied permission by the Centre to visit the USA, the CMO said Friday. Reddy, who is currently in London, plans to visit the US and return to Hyderabad August 30. "The official TelanganaRising delegation led by...