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New Delhi: The CBSE has made the study of three languages, including at least two native Indian languages, compulsory for Class-9 students beginning July 1, according to a circular issued by the board. The move is part of the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE)...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced that Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of ISIS globally, has been killed in a joint operation carried out by American and Nigerian forces. In a statement posted on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said the...

New Delhi: Three days into its probe, the CBI Friday claimed it had cracked the NEET paper leak case with the arrest of a Pune-based professor, the "source" of the leak of the paper. Professor PV Kulkarni, a domain expert in chemistry from Latur who...

New Delhi: Likening some unemployed youngsters to “cockroaches”, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant Friday said they go on to "become" media, social media and RTI activists and start attacking the system. The comments came while a bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya...

New Delhi: Medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which was cancelled following allegations of irregularities in the examination process, will be re-conducted June 21, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced Friday. The exam was earlier conducted May 3. The NTA had announced the cancellation of NEET-UG Tuesday...

Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police Thursday said 13 people, including the prime accused, have been arrested so far in the mob lynching of a GRP constable following an attempt to rape a woman on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar last week. The Crime...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: After days of suspense, endless speculation and high-voltage lobbying stretching from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi, the Congress high command finally picked V.D. Satheesan as Kerala’s 13th Chief Minister, marking what many within the party describe as the formal arrival of a new generation at...

Thiruvananthapuram: Ten days after the results of the Assembly elections were announced, Congress is set to announce the new Chief Minister of Kerala Thursday. The Congress high command Wednesday night finally signalled that the wait for the southern state’s next Chief Minister was nearing an...

New Delhi: The CBSE class 12 exam results were declared Wednesday as a senior official announced that over 85 per cent candidates have cleared the exams this year. The results show that the overall pass percentage dipped by more than 3 percentage points compared to...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay Wednesday moved the confidence motion in the state Assembly, seeking to prove the majority of his newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government amid dramatic political developments and growing divisions within the AIADMK. Soon after the motion...