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LIVE: 85-90% students appeared in NEET exam, says Ramesh Pokhriyal

Raghuvansh Singh had fallen critically ill late on Friday night and was put on a ventilator in ICU in the AIIMS. Stay tuned for latest LIVE news updates

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Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank launches the Corosure, Covid-19 Diagnostic Kit through video conference.

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

Former union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh died at AIIMS, Delhi on Sunday. Singh died around 11am due to breathlessness and other complications, Kedar Yadav, who remains by the side of the septuagenarian. He is survived by two sons and a daughter, he said. Singh's wife had died earlier.

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is being held on Sunday across the country amid stringent checks and protocols in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Over 15 lakh candidates have registered for the undergraduate exam. The NEET exam is being held days after the JEE (Main) was held across the country.

The National Testing Agency (NTA), the body organising the exam has put in place a raft of measures such as increasing the number of exam centres and reducing number of students in a room in view of the Covid-19. Originally scheduled for May 3, has been deferred twice due to Covid-19 first it was postponed to July 26 and then to September 13.

In another news, The names of Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav, former JNU student Omar Khalid and other prominent people have come up in the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police in one of the northeast Delhi riots cases. The prominent personalities have been named in the disclosure statements made by accused Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Gulfisha Fatima in connection with the case. The trio is facing charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
 
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Won't sell TikTok's algorithm to US, says ByteDance

Chinese company ByteDance has decided not to sell or transfer the algorithm behind its video-sharing application TikTok in any sale or divestment deal, according to South China Morning Post.
1:33 AM

Ex-JNU student leader Umar Khalid arrested in connection with Delhi riots

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid was arrested late on Sunday night for his alleged role in the northeast Delhi riots, sources said on Sunday.
 

He was questioned by the Delhi Police Crime Branch for a couple of hours on September 2 in connection with the riots.
 

Khalid was earlier booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in another case related to the riots. He was also quizzed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police earlier regarding an alleged conspiracy behind the riots.
 

His mobile phone was also seized by the police.
 

Communal clashes had broken out in northeast Delhi on February 24 after violence between supporters of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and those against the legislation spiralled out of control, leaving at least 53 people dead and around 200 injured.

10:37 PM

Investigating role of all individuals who took part in northeast violence, says Delhi Police

10:26 PM

Monsoon session of Parliament update

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10:25 PM

Nearly 2,000 final-year postgraduate and undergraduate students of Delhi University will be appearing in second phase of open book exams tomorrow: Officials

10:14 PM

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10:05 PM

RSS volunteers should work towards making employment available to labourers: Chief

9:45 PM

Drug probe: NCB arrests six more persons from Mumbai

Six more persons were arrested from here on Sunday by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) probing the drug angle in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case, taking the total count of people held so far to 16, an official said.
 
The six accused have been identified as Karamjeet Singh Anand, Dwayne Fernandes, Sanket Patel, Ankush Anreja, Sandeep Gupta and Aftab Fateh Ansari, he said, adding that they were picked up after their names emerged during investigation.
 
They all were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said.
9:41 PM

F1: Hamilton wins crash-marred Tuscan GP, Bottas 2nd

Lewis Hamilton won a hectic Tuscan Grand Prix on Sunday to clinch his 90th Formula One win and move one behind Michael Schumacher's record.
 
The first F1 race on a Mugello track with super-fast corners usually used by MotoGP riders was incident-packed throughout. Two crashes on the first seven laps saw six drivers go out, and a red flag suspended the race for the first time after the second one.
9:01 PM

Bihar leaders pay last respects to Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

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First Published: Sep 12 2020 | 6:39 AM IST