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Goa declares sites near Old Goa, St Cruz village as 'no development zones'

The Town and Country Planning (TCP) Board declared a total of 102,000 square metres of land around Old Goa, comprising partly of orchards and an archaeological park, as a 'no development zone'

PM Modi greets Sikkim on 50th Statehood Day, vows continued support

Sikkim Statehood Day is observed annually on May 16 to commemorate the historic day in 1975 when the former Himalayan kingdom officially became the 22nd state of the Indian Union

IMD warns of severe heatwave as temperatures continue to rise across India

IMD has forecast an intensifying heatwave across north India till May 21, with severe conditions likely in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh amid rising temperatures

WB govt suspends 3 IPS officers over negligence in handling of RG Kar case

CM announced strict action against three IPS officers over serious administrative lapses, negligence in FIR registration and investigation, and allegations of offering bribes to the victim's family

'Unemployed youngsters like cockroaches, take up media, RTI activism': CJI

The observations of the apex court came during the hearing of a plea saying the Delhi High Court has failed in implementing the Supreme Court's guidelines on the designation of senior advocates

Jobless youths are like 'cockroaches': Chief Justice of India Surya Kant

The comments came while a bench of CJI Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was pulling up a lawyer for "pursuing" a senior advocate designation

Opposition attacks govt on fuel price hike, says it will cause inflation

Opposition parties slammed the Centre over the fuel price hike, warning of rising inflation and economic distress amid surging global crude oil prices

Supreme Court to hear cases via videoconferencing on Mondays, Fridays

The Supreme Court has shifted to virtual hearings on select days and introduced work-from-home and car-pooling measures to conserve fuel

Southwest monsoon likely to set in over Kerala on May 26, says IMD

The monsoon, the primary rain-bearing system, normally arrives in Kerala around June 1 and advances northwards to cover other parts of the country

Neet (UG) to be computer-based from 2027: Education minister Pradhan

The Centre announced a June 21 retest for NEET-UG 2026 and said the medical entrance examination will shift to a computer-based format from next year

Hinduja family tops UK's rich list under new generation of brothers

The top 10 of the annual tally of the UK's richest sees another set of Indian-origin brothers, David and Simon Reuben, hold onto their wealth at second place with an estimated 27.97 billion pounds

SCoR and Rayagada division face manpower gaps as rly zones delay transfers

The Railway Board has warned that delays in staff transfers could disrupt the operational launch of South Coast Railway and Rayagada division on June 1

MP High Court declares disputed Bhojshala complex a Saraswati temple

The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar is a Saraswati temple and quashed the 2003 ASI order

NEET UG to be computer based from next year, says govt after paper leak row

Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Friday that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) will be conducted in a computer-based format starting next year.

Monsoon likely to hit Kerala by May 26; heatwave to prevail over north

The India Meteorological Department on Friday said that the southwest monsoon is likely to set over Kerala on May 26, with a model error of ± 4 days

EC to conduct SIR of electoral rolls in Odisha from May 30, says CEO

The exercise will continue till June 28, while the final electoral rolls after the revision will be published on September 6

BJP MLA Rathindra Bose elected unopposed as West Bengal assembly Speaker

The pro tem Speaker declared Bose elected as the Speaker of the assembly after all 207 BJP legislators extended their support in his favour

Goa Congress leader Ketan Bhatikar dies of snakebite in Karnataka

The incident occurred on Thursday night when Bhatikar (38) was on his way to Dandeli village in Karnataka

CBI conducts searches in Haryana bank scam case; seizes digital evidence

Certain officials of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank, in connivance with public servants of the Haryana govt, allegedly misappropriated government funds through fraudulent means

Compromised PM didn't sign deal but bargain for Adani's release: Rahul

His remarks came after the US government agreed to settle the lawsuit filed against billionaire businessman Gautam Adani