The agency will also examine the role of public servants connected with conduct of the examination besides probing the entire “gamut of events and the larger conspiracy”, sources said. CBI will take over probes being conducted by the police in Bihar and Gujarat. On Sunday, Gujarat accorded sanction to CBI to probe alleged irregularities...
Read MoreShoaib Akhtar praised Rashid Khan’s Afghanistan after their historic T20 World Cup win over Australia. Using a striking analogy, Akhtar said, “An elephant is 100 times bigger and 80 times smarter than a lion, but Afghan lions took the elephant as their lunch.” He highlighted Afghanistan’s strong attitude and Rashid’s leadership, attributing their victory...
Read MoreNCP MLA Dilip Mohite Patil’s nephew Mayur Mohite was arrested for a fatal accident near Pune. The victim, Om Bhalerao, was hit by a speeding SUV. The driver did not stop to help. Pune Rural police are investigating.
Read MoreABVP general secretary Yagyawalkya Shukla demanded explanations from both the government and the National Board of Education regarding the sudden postponement of the exam just hours before it was due to be held on June 23 morning. “It has accordingly been decided, as a precautionary measure, to postpone the NEET-PG Entrance Examination, scheduled to...
Read MoreOne of the ZP teachers, aged 40, is posted at Takli in Madha tehsil of Solapur district and the other, aged 34, is a headmaster with a ZP school at Katpur in Latur. The instructor is posted at Omerga-based ITI in Dharashiv district. The fourth suspect is from Delhi and has, so far, been...
Read MorePartly allowing the appeal filed by the accused, 27, from Chikkamagaluru, a division bench comprising Justices Sreenivas Harish Kumar and CM Joshi, however, increased the fine slapped on him by a special court from Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000. The accused had befriended a minor girl in his neighbourhood. In June 2016, he sexually...
Read MoreTwo personnel from CRPF’s elite CoBRA unit were killed in a Maoist IED explosion in Sukma, resulting in a powerful blast that caused casualties and destruction. The blast was so powerful that it blew a crater around 40ft long and 30ft wide and hurled the truck – in which the personnel were travelling –...
Read MoreAutopsy, conducted by three doctors, found 14 severe injuries on his body. These included a blue patch around his left eye and bruises on his neck, arms, thighs, scapular region, buttocks, and lower back. Blood was also oozing from his nose. The cause of death was stated as “coma due to antemortem head injury.”...
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