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CUET for PG admissions from 2022 academic session: UGC chairman
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CUET for PG admissions from 2022 academic session: UGC chairman

New Delhi, May 19: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to introduce the common university entrance test (CUET) for post graduate courses also from this year, Chairman Jagadesh Kumar said on Thursday. The decision comes weeks after the UGC chief announced that CUET scores, and not...
India reports 2,364 fresh Covid cases, 10 deaths
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India reports 2,364 fresh Covid cases, 10 deaths

New Delhi, May 19: India reported 2,364 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, which is an increase over the previous day's count of 1,829 infections, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday morning. In the same period, the country has reported 10 Covid deaths, taking the nationwide toll to...
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Cong 'deeply pained, disappointed' over release of Rajiv Gandhi assassin, slams...

New Delhi, May 18: The Congress Wednesday expressed pain and disappointment over the release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan, and slammed the government for creating "a situation" in the court that the killer of a former prime minister is released for "petty and cheap...
India successfully flight tests naval anti-ship missile
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India successfully flight tests naval anti-ship missile

Balasore (Odisha)/New Delhi May 18: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of indigenously-developed Naval anti-ship missile launched from a Naval helicopter from Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the...
Womans eyelid gnawed by rats in Raj hospital ICU, BJP seeks action
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Woman's eyelid gnawed by rats in Raj hospital ICU, BJP seeks action

Jaipur, May 18: The Rajasthan BJP on Wednesday demanded strict action against the Kota government hospital after rats gnawed at an eyelid of a paralysed woman undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Kota railway colony resident Devender Singh Bhati had filed a complaint saying that...
Pollution led to over 23.5 lakh premature deaths in India in 2019, highest in world: Lancet study
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Pollution led to over 23.5 lakh premature deaths in India in 2019, highest in...

New Delhi, May 18: India saw over 23.5 lakh premature deaths due to pollution of all types -- including 16.7 lakh fatalities caused by air pollution -- in 2019, the highest among all countries globally, according to a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. The majority of...
Indian senior executives got 8.9% salary hike in 2022: Report
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Indian senior executives got 8.9% salary hike in 2022: Report

New Delhi, May 18: Salaries of senior executives in India have increased 8.9 per cent in 2022 from 7.9 per cent in 2021, a report said on Wednesday. The report, by global professional services firm Aon, analysed data across 475 companies from more than 20 industries. Pay at Risk - which is the...
Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Perarivalan to walk free after 31 years
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Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Perarivalan to walk free after 31 years

New Delhi, May 18: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of A.G. Perarivalan, a life term convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao invoked the power under Article 142 to release Perarivalan.The bench noted that his mercy plea kept...
Gyanvapi case hearing deferred due to lawyers strike
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Gyanvapi case hearing deferred due to lawyer's strike

Varanasi, May 18: Lawyers in Varanasi have gone on a day's strike due to which the hearing on the Gyanvapi mosque case has been stalled. The court will soon announce new dates for the hearing. A petition seeking demolition of a wall and removal of debris for a fresh survey had been moved by the...
SC grants bail to Indrani Mukerjea in her daughter Sheena Bora murder case
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SC grants bail to Indrani Mukerjea in her daughter Sheena Bora murder case

New Delhi, May 18: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea accused in her daughter's, Sheena Bora, murder case. A bench headed by Justice Nageswara Rao noted that she has been in jail for over six years and the trial won't be concluded in near future. The bench also noted...
Action against illegal encroachment to continue, Delhi govt seeks report
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Action against illegal encroachment to continue, Delhi govt seeks report

New Delhi, May 18: The Municipal Corporation will continue to remove illegal encroachments in the national capital on Wednesday even as the Delhi government has sought a report on the ongoing demolition drive. According to sources, the encroachments will be removed at Keshopur village in west Delhi...
SC Collegium recommends elevation of five Judges as Chief Justices of various HCs
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SC Collegium recommends elevation of five Judges as Chief Justices of various...

New Delhi, May 17: The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana Tuesday recommended the elevation of five Judges as Chief Justices of various High Courts. The Collegium in a meeting held today took the decision and the resolution was uploaded on the apex court website. ...
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