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CBI probes alleged certificate forgery in Odisha postal recruitment

Searches at over 67 locations have been conducted across various districts of Odisha, including Kalahandi, Nuapada, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Kandhamal, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, and Bhadrak

'Faulty' NEET 2024 physics question made 44 students topper: Explained

NEET-UG 2024 exam controversy: Nationwide protests occurred after the NEET exam results declared an unprecedented 67 candidates as toppers because of grace marks given by the NTA

Postal department recruitment fraud: CBI searches 67 locations in Odisha

The CBI action comes on an year old complaint from the postal department alleging 63 candidates of the Gramin Dak Sevaks Exam allegedly submitted fake certificates

Breeding of vector-borne diseases spiked by 90% in Delhi in 2023: MCD

Delhi recorded 325,875 cases of mosquito breeding at home in 2023, nearly 90 per cent higher than 171,931 in 2022, the data in the report shows

Kuwait fire: Kerala govt to provide Rs 5L to kin of those from state

According to information received by the government, 24 people from Kerala died in the incident

Fresh encounter in J-K, 4 terrorists hiding in upper Doda: Police. Updates

The latest encounter in Doda on Wednesday marked the third incident in Jammu and Kashmir this week. Earlier, two terror attacks took place in Doda and Kathua on Tuesday

One killed, five missing as Sikkim hit by massive rain-triggered landslides

Landslides blocked stretches of roads and several houses were inundated or damaged, while electricity poles were swept away, said officials

Hajj 2024: Step-by-step guide, rituals and significance of the pilgrimage

The Hajj pilgrimage holds special significance for Muslims across the world. Here's the step-by-step guide to performing the annual holy ritual

Woman gives 'supari' to get father-in-law killed for Rs 300 crore property

A woman in Nagpur, Archana Puttewar, who served as a senior bureaucrat, has been arrested by the police for plotting the murder of her father-in-law for his property worth crores

Grace marks given to 1,563 NEET candidates to be cancelled: Centre to SC

The Centre also assured the Supreme Court that these 1,563 students will have the opportunity to retake the NEET exam on June 23 and the results will be announced on June 30

Here's what happened on the day of the firing outside Salman Khan's house

Salman Khan recounted being at home on the night of the shooting. He had stayed up late after a party and was abruptly awakened by the sound of a bullet striking the balcony of his flat

IMD weather today: Heatwave to continue in North, rainfall in Eastern India

For June 13 and 16, heavy rainfall has been predicted for Odisha by the IMD. Additionally, heatwave warning for 13 states today like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and more states

Gender Gap index: Indian women earn Rs 40 for every Rs 100 earned by men

India slipped two spots at 129th rank in World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap index 2024. While India's economic parity score has been improving, it's 6.2 percentage points below 2012 level of 46%

Nitin Gadkari takes charge as Minister of Road Transport and Highways

Under his leadership, the road ministry aims to complete the construction of 1,386-km Delhi-Mumbai Express by December this year

News updates: US Fed leaves interest rates unchanged at 5.25%-5.5% again

Catch the updates from around the world

PM chairs review meet on Kuwait fire tragedy that left 42 Indians dead

Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is rushing to Kuwait to oversee the relief measures and facilitate expeditious repatriation of the mortal remains, an official statement said

63 unfair means cases, but no leak, NEET-UG sanctity not compromised: NTA

The agency is under criticism amid allegations of irregularities and inflation of marks in the crucial medical entrance exam

After Reasi terror attack, J-K's Doda, Kathua districts targeted: 10 points

After the Reasi terror attack on Sunday, terrorists launched fresh attacks in Jammu and Kasmir's Doda and Kathua districts on Tuesday, targeting a joint checkpost and a village respectively

Bomb scare at Delhi museums, health institutes; nothing suspicious found

Two medical facilities -- IHBAS located in Shahdara and Vimhans Hospital in Lajpat Nagar -- have also received the threat e-mails containing the same contents, the officials said

Nainital's Kosya Kutauli renamed as 'Kainchi Dham', Joshimath as Jyotirmath

The local people of Joshimath had been demanding to rename Joshimath as Jyotirmath for a long time and raised the matter with Dhami last year