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Another NEET aspirant dies by suicide in Rajasthan’s Kota

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:52:25 S O Correspondent

Goa Hijab Row: SIOI refutes claims of students made to wear hijab

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:39:16 S O Correspondent

11 killed, 15 injured in road accident in Rajasthan's Bharatpur

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:17:20 S O Correspondent

"PM from opposition would be much better for our nation...": Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:11:18 S O Correspondent

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said that a Prime Minister from the opposition parties would be much better than the current Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the country adding that he or she will be more dedicated to the nation.

Bihar: 50 govt school students fall ill after having mid-day meal

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:03:43 S O Correspondent

Around 50 students of a primary school in Bihar were hospitalised on Tuesday (September 12) after they fell ill after consuming their mid-day meal, an official said.

Uddhav holds talks with Pawar in Mumbai ahead of INDIA coordination panel meeting

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:57:56 S O Correspondent

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray called on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar here on Tuesday on the eve of the first meeting of the coordination committee of the opposition alliance INDIA. The meeting between Thackeray and Pawar lasted for about 90 minutes and took place at the latter’s ‘Silver Oak’ residence in south Mumbai.

14-year-old boy kidnapped for Rs 30 lakh ransom, rescued; 3 persons arrested

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:56:09 S O Correspondent

Police have arrested three persons for allegedly kidnapping a 14-year-old boy and demanding a ransom of Rs 30 lakh from his family in Maharashtra’s Pune district, officials said.

Rains in UP: Death toll climbs to 28, red alert in six districts

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:53:42 S O Correspondent

Nine more people have died as heavy rains lashed Uttar Pradesh for the third day, taking the death toll to 28, while a red alert has been sounded on Tuesday in six districts including the worst-hit Barabanki and Gonda.

Two deaths in Kozhikode due to Nipah virus, confirms Kerala Health Minister

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:45:43 S O Correspondent

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday confirmed Nipah virus infection in Kozhikode district. The Health Minister further confirmed that the two deaths at a private hospital on Monday in Kozhikode were due to Nipah adding that there are two active cases as of now in the district.

Mental illness not a bar in pursuing MBBS course, National Medical Commission tells Supreme Court

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:43:14 S O Correspondent

The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that diagnosis of mental illness can no longer be a bar for pursuing MBBS course and such aspirants may be considered for quota benefits in future after “better methods of disability assessment” are devised.

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee claims fresh summons to him by ED ‘bad in law’

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:39:49 S O Correspondent

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday filed a supplementary affidavit before the Calcutta High Court, claiming that a fresh summon issued to him by the ED, when his revisional application challenging earlier summons by the agency is pending, is “bad in law”.

Chandrababu Naidu moves two pleas in High Court — for bail and quashing of case

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:38:24 S O Correspondent

After a local court in Vijayawada on Tuesday rejected a house custody petition filed by TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, his legal team moved two pleas in the High Court — one seeking quashing of the case and another a bail petition.