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CBSE exam fee hike for 2020 Board on no profit no loss principle: HRD Min

New Delhi, Nov 28: Barring schools of the Delhi government, the CBSE has increased the examination fees for Class X and XII Board Examination 2020 on no profit no loss principle, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The fee hike by the Central Board […]

Sad day in Parliament’s history: Rahul on Pragya hailing Godse

New Delhi, Nov 28: Calling BJP MP Pragya Thakur a “terrorist”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said her remarks hailing Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse in the Lok Sabha marked a sad day in the history of Parliament. Thakur created a controversy on Wednesday with her remark in […]

Uddhav, six ministers to take oath today: Ajit Pawar

Mumbai, Nov 27: NCP leader Ajit Pawar has said that six leaders, two each from his party, the Shiv Sena and the Congress, will take oath as ministers on Thursday along with Chief Minister-designate Uddhav Thackeray. Pawar also clarified that he will not take oath as a minister on […]

BJP condemns remarks made by Pragya Thakur: JP Nadda

New Delhi, Nov 28: The BJP on Thursday condemned the remarks made by its Lok Sabha MP Pragya Thakur in Parliament on Wednesday referring to Nathuram Godse and said it does not supports such statements. BJP working president JP Nadda also recommended Thakur’s removal from the consultative committee on […]

Rains improve city’s air quality

New Delhi, Nov 28: Light rains in parts of the national capital on Thursday morning further improved the city’s air quality for the second consecutive day, officials said. The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi stood at 136 at 8.47 am which falls under the ‘moderate’ category. An AQI […]

Still with NCP; Uddhav will decide on induction: Ajit Pawar

Mumbai, Nov 27: NCP leader Ajit Pawar Wednesday said he continues to be in the Sharad Pawar-led party, adding it was up to CM-designate Uddhav Thackeray to take a call on inducting him into the cabinet. Ajit Pawar, who last week supported the BJP to form a short-lived government […]

J&K pushed into ‘unprecedented’ crisis: NC

Jammu, Nov 27: The National Conference on Wednesday expressed concern over the continued detention of political leaders and said “the worrisome political stalemate for over 111 days speaks volumes about the lack of understanding and insensitivity of the ruling dispensation that has pushed Jammu and Kashmir into an unprecedented […]

Direct police to produce tweets of Sunanda Pushkar, Tharoor urges court

New Delhi, Nov 26: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Tuesday urged a special court here to direct Delhi Police to bring on record various tweets made by his wife Sunanda Pushkar, who was found dead in mysterious circumstances in January 2014. Tharoor told the court that the Twitter account of […]

Demand in RS for setting up regional benches of SC

New Delhi, Nov 27: A demand to set up regional benches of the Supreme Court to ease pressure of litigations in the apex court and provide convenience to litigants in states was made in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention, Vaiko of […]

Govt withdraws J-K Reservation Bill

New Delhi, Nov 27: The government on Wednesday withdrew the J-K Reservation Bill from the Lok Sabha as central laws providing quota to the economically backward class are now applicable to the union territory post repeal of special provisions under Article 370. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) […]

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