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To deal with child pornography, CBI sets up special unit
New Delhi: In a bid to deal with child pornography, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said that it has set up an Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (OCSAE) Prevention/Investigation Unit under its Special Crime…
Meal prices on Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto trains to be hiked
New Delhi: The Railway Board has decided to hike prices of meals onboard Rajdhani, Shatabdi, and Duronto trains, resulting in a slight increase in their fares, according to a government order.
According to the new order, in first-class…
CBSE to release Class 10 & 12 exams schedule in January; details here
Bhubaneswar: The date sheet for Class 10 and 12 theory examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be released in the first week of January next year, confirmed board officials. The exams will commence…
Delhi most polluted city in world
New Delhi: Delhi has earned the dubious distinction of becoming the most polluted major city in the world with an air quality index (AQI) of 527 on Friday, as per data by Air Visual on the World AQI rankings.
The Air Visual data is…
PM Modi wishes Jharkhand on its statehood day
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished the people of Jharkhand on the foundation day of the state.
"May Jharkhand keep scaling new heights of progress and realise Bhagwan Birsa Munda's dream of a prosperous and happy state,"…
SFI sweeps Presidency University students council election
Kolkata: Ending a nine-year wait, the Students Federation of India (SFI), affiliated to the Communist Party of India-Marxist, has swept the elections to the Students Council in Presidency University.
In elections held on Thursday, the…
SC refers Sabarimala issue to larger 7-judge bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court in a 3:2 verdict referred the Sabarimala review pleas to the larger bench. However, there is no stay on the September 28, 2018, judgement, which lifted the ban on the entry of women aged between 10 and 50.…
Mathematician Vashishth Narayan Singh passes away
Patna: Famous mathematician Vashishth Narayan Singh passed away here on Thursday. He was 77.
Born on April 2, 1942, Singh had been suffering from schizophrenia for 40 years.
"Singh's condition deteriorated this morning. He was rushed…
Political leaders pay tributes to Nehru on birth anniversary
New Delhi: On the 130th birth anniversary of the country's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, leaders from across the political spectrum paid homage to him.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Brazil on an official visit,…
JNU rolls back proposed hostel fee hike
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University's executive committee on Wednesday rolled back the proposed hostel fee hike and also has now proposed a scheme for economic assistance to students from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
The…