NEET-UG re-test: Govt bans Telegram in India till June 22 over use of app by cheating rackets

New Delhi, 16/6: Amid fresh rumours of a paper leak linked to the NEET-UG re-examination, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has suspended access to Telegram in India until June 22 as a precautionary measure to curb exam-related malpractice ahead of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test- Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026.The NEET-UG 2026 re-examination is…

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TMC rebels plan merger with little-known Nationalist Citizens Party that secured just 822 votes in 2023 Tripura polls

New Delhi, 16/6: The 20-odd Trinamool Congress rebels will get a new political identity in a 2022-born party – Nationalist Citizens Party of India – from Tripura that managed just 822 votes (0.03%) in two seats it contested in the 2023 Assembly election. Twenty rebel Trinamool Congress MPs led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar will be…

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Deal with Iran complete’: Trump announces opening of Strait of Hormuz, ends naval blockade

Washington DC, 16/6: United States President Donald Trump said on Monday “the deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is complete”, authorising the “toll free opening” of the Strait of Hormuz immediately. Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorise the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorise the immediate removal…

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We’ll collaborate with NDA under PM Modi’s leadership’: Kakoli Ghosh as 19 TMC MPs announce merger with NCPI

New Delhi, 14/6: The post-election crisis in Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress reached a crescendo on Sunday with at least 19 rebel MPs announcing that they will be merging with a little-known ‘Nationalist Citizens Party of India’ (NCPI) and officially urging Speaker Om Birla to allot them separate seating in Lok Sabha. This culminates the party’s…

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Senior TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay says he is with rebel camp, backs advisory role for Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, 14/6: Senior TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Sunday formally aligned himself with the dissident faction seeking control of the party’s parliamentary wing, endorsing a proposal toto retain Mamata Banerjee in an advisory role, even as the rebels claimed two more MPs were set to join them, taking their strength in the Lok Sabha to…

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No petrol or diesel? Union Minister Nitin Gadkari greenlights 100% ethanol for vehicles

New Delhi, 14/6: In a major step towards reducing dependency on imported fossil fuel and clean energy, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has announced that India has given legal recognition to 100% ethanol fuel. This means that vehicles will now be allow to run entirely on ethanol.While speaking at an event…

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NDA nears two-thirds majority in Rajya Sabha amid Opposition defections, but it’s a long road for alliance in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, 14/6: The BJP’s quest for a numerical supremacy in Parliament to avoid instances of failing to amend the Constitution may be a long road in the Lok Sabha while it is cruising towards a two-thirds majority in the Rajya Sabha aided by defections from rivals. At least 20 Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members…

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Chaos at Patliputra Railway Station as police exam candidates block trains, pelt stones over inadequate arrangements

Patliputra, 14/6: Tension prevailed at the Patliputra Railway Station in Bihar’s Patna on Saturday midnight after aspirants of the Bihar Police Prohibition Department recruitment examination allegedly engaged in stone-pelting, vandalism, and temporarily disrupted  railway operations. Heavy police force was deployed at the station following the incident to bring the situation under control.The police on Sunday…

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