20 CBSE schools disaffiliated
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has disaffiliated 20 schools, five of them in Delhi, for enrolling dummy students and ineligible candidates, its secretary Himanshu Gupta said on Friday. The board has also downgraded affiliation of three schools. “Pursuant to the surprise inspection conducted in CBSE schools across the country to...
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Opposition condemns arrest of Kejriwal
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BJP, BJD to go solo in LS, Assembly polls in Odisha
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Tuki to lock horns with Rijiju in Lok Sabha battle
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Heavy snowfall in Bengal highest point Sandakphu
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Two turncoats in TDP first list of 13 candidates for LS polls
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Ensure security of people of Bengal in Odisha: TMC to Patnaik
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Akhilesh does not allow anyone from backward classes to be leaders: Rajbhar
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Congress releases third list of 56 candidates
Congress on Thursday released its third list of 56 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, fielding Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Berhampore, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge's son-in-law Radhakrishna from Gulbarga and former Union minister Sushilkumar Shinde's daughter Praniti Shinde from Solapur. The Congress has left the Sikar Lok Sabha constituency in...
Carnatic singers outraged over honour to Krishna
The divine ambience created by the serene rendering of Carnatic music has given way to a high pitched cacophony following the decision of Madras Music Academy at Chennai to honour TM Krishna, well known musician, with the Sangita Kalanidhi Award for 2024. Aficionados were shocked by the move by Music...
EC directs Centre to stop sending bulk WhatsApp messages under Viksit Bharat Sampark initiative
The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday directed the Centre to immediately stop delivering bulk WhatsApp messages to people under the "Viksit Bharat Sampark" initiative to highlight the government's achievements. The direction was issued to the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, after the Commission received complaints about the matter. ...
Afraid of extradition post CAA, man kills self
Smelling politics the Trinamool Congress on Thursday swung into action after a man apprehending extradition in the wake of the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act committed suicide. TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee swiftly sent a five-member team comprising senior party leaders including minister Shashi Panja, Kunal Ghosh and others “to remain...
Udhampur constituency to witness triangular contest
The Udhampur-Kathua Lok Sabha constituency from where MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh Thursday filed his nomination papers, for the first phase of polling on April 19, is set to witness a triangular contest after the induction of Choudhary Lal Singh in the Congress party. The Congress party, so far, has not...
Congress releases names for LS seats in Bengal
Barring for a couple of seats there was conformity between the Left and the Congress in "more or less" all the seats, a CPI(M) leader on Thursday said after the Congress announced the list of its candidates from Bengal. According to Pradesh Congress president Adhir Chowdhury, the tri-colour party was fielding...
Lalu steals a march over allies
The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Thursday seemed intent on stealing a march over its allies as well as adversaries, with party president Lalu Prasad giving away tickets to candidates for a number of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. Although the party has, so far, refrained from making a formal announcement,...