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NEW DELHI: A special fast-track court at Rouse Avenue on Wednesday listed the CBI’s chargesheet in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case for consideration on August 3 and granted the agency three more days to file the remaining annexures.The court was informed that the CBI had filed a chargesheet running into around 20,000 pages against…

Two Cabinet ministers have told BJP-led NDA MPs that govt has engaged in “fair, equitable and balanced” trade agreements NEW DELHI: Two Cabinet ministers have told BJP-led NDA MPs that govt has engaged in “fair, equitable and balanced” trade agreements with large, high income and complementary economies, unlike the UPA dispensation that signed FTAs with…

Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said the recent escalation after a brief lull in fighting was deeply worrying. NEW DELHI: India has called for an immediate de-escalation of tensions in West Asia following a fresh escalation of hostilities in the region, while strongly condemning recent attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. New Delhi said…

Union minister Bhagirath Choudhary & BJP MP Lumba Ram NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary and BJP MP from Sirohi in Rajasthan Lumba Ram received financial assistance under a central scheme in 2026 and 2025, govt informed Parliament Tuesday, adding that Choudhary, however, refunded the subsidy.In a written reply to Lok…

File photo: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran NEW DELHI: DMK Tuesday demanded that NEET be scrapped as its MP Dayanidhi Maran in Lok Sabha asserted that the proposed amendment in the law against paper leak accused does not address the core problem bedeviling the medical entrance examination.“You are not addressing the core issue. NEET is not…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday told top officials of key economic ministries that govt must remain youthful and forward looking, a message that came days after he took to Instagram amid Gen Z-led protests against paper leaks.“…a govt must always remain youthful, dynamic, forward-looking, continuously adapting to new challenges and opportunities with agility…

Digital arrest (representative image) NEW DELHI: Government on Tuesday said it may introduce a bill in the ongoing session of Parliament making digital arrest and AI-generated deepfakes a distinct offence, after Supreme Court pointed out that existing penal laws do not define these offences.Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta said the law will be aimed at…

File photo: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and BJP MP Tejasvi Surya NEW DELHI: BJP and its allies Tuesday lauded govt’s engagement with protesting students, asserted the youth believe in PM Narendra Modi’s ability to root out the menace of paper leaks and turned to Gen Z’s lingo to mock leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi…

File photo: Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Taking a stern view of allegations that the Bihar govt is filling parts of three historic ponds in Darbhanga to create public amenities such as recreation spaces and stalls, Supreme Court on Tuesday warned the state govt “not to touch the water bodies under the garb of…

SG Mehta said the government will submit the final report, as soon as it is finalised, to the SC in a sealed cover NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted the request of the father of the pilot, who died in the Ahmedabad air crash last June, for not making public the final inquiry report,…