FRANCE, AUG 2: The Indian mixed archery team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara came up with one of its most memorable performances to enter the semifinals at the Olympic Games for the first time ever, defeating Spain 5-3 here on Friday. India won 38-37 38-38 36-37 37-36. They need one more win to end […]Continue Reading
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NEW DELHI, AUG 2: The Delhi High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the drowning of three civil services aspirants at the basement of a coaching centre in Rajinder Nagar here to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan asked the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to appoint […]Continue Reading
SHIMLA, AUG 2: Rescue operations were underway on Friday to trace over 45 people missing following flash floods triggered by cloudbursts in three districts of Himachal Pradesh, while 29 people stranded at the site of a power project in the state were brought to safety overnight, officials said. Cloudbursts in Nirmand, Sainj and Malana areas […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 2 : The Supreme Court on Friday pronounced its judgment giving its detailed reasons for not cancelling the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test)-UG medical entrance exam, despite a raging controversy over paper allegations and other irregularities in the exam. While holding that there was no material to show that the leak […]Continue Reading
DEHRADUN, AUG 1: Monsoon fury in Uttarakhand has wreaked havoc, claiming seven lives including three members of a single family, in cloud bursts and landslides. The rescue teams have safely evacuated 320 people stranded on travel routes. The government has issued a high alert in the Kedar Valley and has suspended the Kedarnath Yatra until […]Continue Reading
KERALA,AUG 1 : Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, along with party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, visited the landslide site at Chooralmala in Kerala’s Wayanad. The Congress leaders took stock of the situation in the area and met the affected people. Speaking to the media after meeting people in Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi said, “It is a terrible […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, AUG 1: A Delhi court on Thursday denied anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar who has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and PwD (person with disabilities) quota benefits. Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala said Delhi Police “must also investigate if anyone from inside the UPSC helped […]Continue Reading
PARIS, AUG 1 : Shooter Swapnil Kusale secured India’s third medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics after finishing third in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions final at the National Shooting Center in Châteauroux on Thursday. Kusale delivered an exceptional performance amidst intense competition, earning third place with a score of 451.4 points in the […]Continue Reading
KERALA, AUG 1 : Rescue and relief operations continue for the third day in Wayanad, with the death toll from Tuesday’s landslides rising to 275 and at least 240 people still missing. The agony and sighs of rescued people linger over the uneasy silence of the dead, buried beneath slush and concrete rubble in the […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 31 : The UPSC on Wednesday said it has cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and debarred her from all future examinations or selections. “The UPSC has examined the available records carefully and found her guilty of acting in contravention of the provisions of the CSE-2022 Rules,” the […]Continue Reading
