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The Centre told the Supreme Court that the NEET examination security system is “foolproof” and difficult to breach. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the system put in place for conducting the NEET examination is “foolproof” and difficult to breach, as the court heard concerns related to the security and…

A floating and rotating ‘garbage island’ of an estimated area of 1.6 million square kilometres lies between Hawaii and California, according to a scientific estimate published in 2018. The area of the island is said to be larger than Para and nearly three times the size of metropolitan France. What exists here is a plastic…

ETF inflows, central-bank buying and softer US data are keeping the medium-term setup constructive. Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are seeing positive momentum, and while volatile, the near-term outlook remains optimistic, says Vedika Narvekar, Research Analyst – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers.Gold gained around 0.7% last week and extended the…

Swati Maliwal targets Kejriwal over DJB, liquor scams NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Wednesday accused former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of presiding over a decade of corruption in the national capital, alleging irregularities in projects including classroom construction and the liquor policy.“In last 10 years in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal was running…

CM Vijay’s big MLA package: Govt cars, Rs 75,000 monthly vehicle allowance announced NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday announced that all Members of the Legislative Assembly will be provided government vehicles to help them travel to their constituencies and carry out public service work.Under the announcement, each MLA will…

File photo: PM Modi and Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India to be “memorable”, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said, as uncertainty continues over the trip amid fresh strains in ties between New Delhi and Dhaka.Speaking at a reception hosted by…

Allegations suggest Independence Day celebrations were not held in some rural and border schools. NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a detailed report from the Punjab government over allegations that Independence Day celebrations were not held at some government schools in rural, remote and border areas of the state.The NHRC Bench…

AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Andhra Pradesh has held a tours and travelling company after its bus took a different route and reached Bengaluru several hours late, causing the passenger to miss his flight to Delhi. The commission, in its order dated August 17, also awarded…

ED searches 10 premises linked To Azam Khan NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur and Saharanpur and Delhi in connection with Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.Officials said around 10 premises in Rampur and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi were being searched as part of a case…

Harmanpreet Singh (Agency Image) An India-Pakistan contest in any sport evokes emotions that often go beyond competitiveness. There was a phase in hockey when beating the arch-rivals was celebrated almost like winning a trophy.None of the current crop of Indian players has faced Pakistan in a hockey World Cup before. But they have someone in…