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New Delhi: BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned as Union education minister following students' protests over the NEET row, was welcomed by some BJP leaders in the Parliament complex Monday with a traditional cap and stole amid slogans like 'Pradhan Zindabad'. Opposition MPs at the...

Patna: A police constable was suspended after a purported video showing him using an AK-47 rifle during a student protest in Bihar's Siwan district on July 25 went viral on social media, officials said on Monday. PTI could not independently verify the authenticity of the...

New Delhi: Government Monday introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the anti-paper leaks law with stricter punishment of up to 10 years in jail and Rs 50 lakh fine, within days of large-scale student protests against the NEET fiasco rocking the nation...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Monday said it will see what the Nandan Nilekani-led high-powered task force formed by the government suggests on the online conduct of the NEET examination. A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said some out-of-the-box suggestions are needed especially...

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm Monday after the Opposition continued to disrupt proceedings over the alleged NEET paper leak and police action against protesting students, marking yet another day of the Monsoon Session without any legislative business. The House was earlier adjourned...

Jammu: Security forces Monday launched search operations in several forward areas along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba and Rajouri districts following overnight sightings of suspected Pakistani drones, officials said. The drone activity was observed by...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said the Constitutional right to peaceful protest must be protected and stressed that allegations of police excesses as well as violence against security personnel during demonstrations require an impartial examination, while indicating that a uniform nationwide protocol may be...

Jaipur: In one of its biggest enforcement drives against illegal foreign residents, the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) and the Foreigners Registration Office (FRO) have deported nine foreign women found living in Jaipur after their visas had expired. Most of these women were working at...

Guwahati: The death toll in this year's floods in Assam climbed to 68 with two more fatalities, while over 5.24 lakh people remained affected across five districts despite an overall improvement in the situation, officials said Monday. The two deaths were reported Sunday from Charaideo...

Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister Sengottaiyan Monday asserted that Karnataka would not be allowed to proceed with the proposed Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, reiterating the state government’s firm stand on protecting TN’s rights over the Cauvery waters. Reaffirming Tamil Nadu’s opposition to the Mekedatu project,...