12 dead, several injured as heavy rain batters Rajasthan’s Tonk; orange alert issued

Tonk, ,26/5: At least a dozen people died and several were injured in separate incidents due to heavy rain and thunderstorm in Rajasthan’s Tonk district, officials said on Friday.     Accompanied by gusty winds, heavy rain battered several places in the district on Thursday night, leading to the loss of human lives and damage…

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New Parliament building welcome addition, looks pretty damn impressive: Omar Abdullah

Kashmir, 26/5: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday said the new Parliament building was a welcome addition and looks “pretty damn impressive”, amid criticism by the Opposition over its inauguration. Abdullah, whose party’s MPs have also announced to boycott the inaugural ceremony, said when he was the member of the Lok Sabha, many of…

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UPSC contemplates criminal action against two candidates for claiming selection in civil services

New Delhi, 26/5: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is considering criminal and disciplinary penal action against two candidates for allegedly claiming selection in the civil services examination, the results of which were declared on Tuesday, according to an official statement.     The case relates to Aysha Makrani (from Madhya Pradesh) and Tushar (from…

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