National

Mahoba/Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai was booked for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a programme in Mahoba district, police said Saturday. The FIR was lodged at Kotwali Nagar police station Saturday on the complaint of Neeraj Rawat, a...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has activated the refund facility for candidates who appeared in the cancelled NEET-UG 2026 examination held May 3. Students can now submit their bank account details through the official website to claim a refund of the examination fee....

Bhopal: After arresting late Twisha Sharma’s husband Samarth Singh, from the Jabalpur district court premises Friday evening, the Bhopal police brought him to the city early Saturday in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged dowry death case related to the actress. According to...

New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were raised by 87-91 paise per litre Saturday, taking the cumulative increase in retail fuel rates to nearly Rs 5 a litre in under 10 days as state-owned firms passed on soaring international oil prices. The latest revision pushed...

New Delhi/Balasore: Short Range Ballistic Missile ‘Agni-1’ was successfully test-launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, said the Ministry of Defence Friday. The launch validated all operational and technical parameters. The test was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command,...

Mumbai: The country's largest lender SBI Friday advised customers to use alternative mediums for transactions after a strike call by staff for early next week. SBI has requested its over 52 crore customers to use automated teller machines, customer service points, and prefer online banking...

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested another key accused in connection with the sharing of the physics questions in the NEET-UG 2026 examination paper leak case, officials said Friday. The accused, identified as Manisha Sanjay Havaldar, was arrested after a detailed...

Jabalpur: Samarth Singh, the absconding husband of Twisha Sharma who was allegedly harassed for dowry and died last week in Bhopal, reached the Jabalpur district court Friday evening to surrender, his lawyer said. The development came around an hour after he withdrew his anticipatory bail...

New Delhi: The CBSE has extended the last date for obtaining scanned copies of the Class-XII board exam answer books till May 24, citing unprecedented traffic on its website and attempts of unauthorised interference. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had earlier extended the...

New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday said it will hear next week a plea challenging the new policy of CBSE which has made study of three languages, including at least two native Indian languages, compulsory for Class-IX students beginning July 1. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned...