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File photo: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced a statewide crackdown on child marriage, ordering house-to-house drives to identify underage marriages and pregnancies and warning of arrests, imprisonment and withdrawal of government welfare benefits for those involved.Speaking to the media at…

NEET-PG aspirants arrive at an examination centre to appear for the medical entrance exam on August 30 NEW DELHI: The National Board of Examinations (NBE) has ruled out lowering the pass percentage for foreign medical graduates (FMGs), saying that “qualifying standards cannot be diluted”.However, when it comes to NEET-PG, the centralised entrance exam taken by…

Uttarakhand CM Dhami to launch Yuva Bhavishya Nirman Yojana for free online coaching DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday will launch the ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Bhavishya Nirman Yojana’, a significant initiative aimed at supporting the career and prospects of the state’s youth. Under the scheme, young aspirants will receive free online coaching and…

Influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was remanded to 14-day judicial custody. Counsel for self-styled right-wing influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj told the Delhi high court on Monday that the Delhi Police had the “audacity” to travel to Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr and arrest him in connection with the Jantar Mantar protest case.“The SC has already quashed all the FIRs and…

Delhi collapse investigation is progressing progressing as the owner was arrested while the ISRO chief sought to address concerns over the space agency’s future The alleged owner of a collapsed Delhi building was apprehended after seven people died. Isro chairman V Narayanan said the space agency remains a government organisation and dismissed concerns about privatisation….

ASI examines 20-foot well found at demolished mosque site in Saharanpur (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: An Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team on Monday examined a nearly 20-foot-deep well discovered during debris removal at the site of a mosque demolished inside the Saharanpur Collectorate premises, officials said.The inspection was aimed at determining the age,…

Malaysia Airlines’ MH156 diverted to Chennai due to issue involving Engine No 2. NEW DELHI: Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH156, with 186 passengers onboard, was diverted to Chennai due to issue involving Engine No 2, an official told news agency PTI.The plane was heading to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah from Kuala Lumpur. A full emergency was declared…

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan addresses a press conference BENGALURU: Isro chairman V Narayanan Monday said genuine concerns of his colleagues would be clarified. “…If one or two people give you a letter, one cannot give a written communication immediately. Please understand, we are 20,000 employees. But we will address the employees,”…

Akhilesh’s ‘chavanni’ jibe: Is Jayant Chaudhary the game-changer BJP needs in Jatland? Akhilesh Yadav may have intended “chavanni” as a put-down, but in Uttar Pradesh politics, old coins have a habit of changing hands and sometimes gaining value in the process. Three years after Jayant Chaudhary insisted he was no “chavanni” to be flipped, the…

Samik Bhattacharya said Bengalis would continue following their traditional food practices. NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has rejected Dhirendra Shastri’s appeal to people in the state to avoid non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja, saying Bengal’s traditional food habits cannot be dictated by a visiting religious preacher.Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, had…