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NEW DELHI: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested five accused persons and conducted searches at several locations across the country in connection with alleged irregularities and a paper leak linked to the NEET UG-2026 examination.The case was registered on Tuesday following a written complaint from the Department of Higher Education under the Union…

NEW DELHI: Indian hockey icon PR Sreejesh has publicly questioned Hockey India over its continued preference for foreign coaches after revealing that his stint as coach of the junior men’s side has come to an abrupt end.In a strongly-worded social media post, Sreejesh claimed he was removed despite guiding the team to success in every…

French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew aboard a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a passenger died from a suspected norovirus infection, officials said.The Ambassador Cruise Line vessel Ambition, carrying 1,233 passengers, mostly from Britain and Ireland, arrived at the western French port on Tuesday.Health officials said a 90-year-old passenger…

Prateek Yadav with Aparna Yadav (Image/PTI) LUCKNOW: The postmortem examination report of Prateek Yadav (38), son of late Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, has revealed that he died due to a massive blockage in the blood vessels of the lungs, leading to a collapse of the heart and respiratory system.According to the autopsy findings,…

NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Wednesday that assam govt will introduce the Uniform Civil Code Bill (UCC) in the Assembly on May 26. “Assam cabinet has decided to introduce UCC Bill (Uniform Civil Code Bill) on the last day of the state assembly session on May 26. The state cabinet…

NEW DELHI: Air India on Wednesday announced the suspension and reduction of frequencies on 29 international routes between June and August 2026 amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, rising jet fuel prices and airspace restrictions across key regions.The airline said the temporary changes were aimed at improving operational stability and reducing last-minute inconvenience to passengers…

Prateek Yadav with Aparna Yadav (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party leader Ravidas Mehrotra on Wednesday made a shocking claim regarding the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav‘s younger son Prateek Yadav.He alleged that after enquiring about the post-mortem report of Prateek, doctors informed him that the death did not appear to be ‘normal’ and that poison…

NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested wanted narco-terrorist Iqbal Singh alias Shera after his successful extradition from Portugal following sustained diplomatic and legal efforts.Shera, described by the agency as the mastermind in a major Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror financing case was brought to India following the due legal process. He was taken into…

The rupee slipped to a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Wednesday, extending its recent losing streak as rising oil prices, overseas debt repayments and importer demand for hedging continued to weigh on the currency.The rupee weakened 0.1% to 95.7450 per dollar, moving past its previous record low of 95.7375 touched on Tuesday.Analysts…