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Amid backlash, Centre set to refer FCRA Bill to JPC
Faced with demands to scrap the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, from different corners of the country on Tuesday — including a unanimous resolution passed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and mass protests in the streets of Mizoram’s...
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Protesters march to Jharkhand Assembly; 5 injured in clashes
Thousands of students and job aspirants from across Jharkhand marched towards the State Assembly in Ranchi on Monday, breaking through barbed barricades and reaching the Assembly gates as their indefinite strike over alleged irregularities in...
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Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point proposal for Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a U.S.-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and U.S. President Donald Trump as he tries to shore up his base ahead of close elections. After more than a week of...
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Over 1.5 cr. names off poll rolls in latest phase of SIR
More than 1.5 crore names have been deleted so far from the existing voter lists in the ongoing third phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission. Of the 16 States and three Union Territories...
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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye ink defence deal
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye on Friday signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca committing “collective defence” and “collective deterrence”, at a time when Saudi Arabia is under attack from Yemen’s Houthis and West Asia remains engulfed in the...
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DMK lays down conditions to support delimitation Bill
As the Narendra Modi government explores the possibility of bringing in a constitutional amendment Bill to carry out a fresh delimitation exercise, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) may consider extending support if the Centre revises the legislation...
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Rijiju meets Rahul in bid to end Parliament logjam
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday in an effort to break the deadlock in Parliament, with the two sides discussing the proposed delimitation Bill and the Foreign...
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Udhayanidhi Stalin held for ‘misogynist’ remarks
Tamil Nadu’s Leader of the Opposition and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Tuesday morning arrested by police following a complaint filed by a functionary of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) who...
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Prashant Kishor breaches BJP’s fortress in Bankipur
Jan Suraaj Party ( JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Monday scripted a major political upset in Bihar by defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the Bankipur Assembly byelection, a constituency represented for five consecutive terms by...
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Cauvery situation slightly better, says Karnataka CM
Stating that the water situation in the Cauvery was “slightly better” in view of the rain, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday reiterated his appeal to the Kannada organisations to withdraw their Statewide bandh plan for August...
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Eight killed as extremely heavy rain lashes Kerala
Eight people died in rainrelated incidents in Kerala as a spell of intense rain battered the State from Friday night into Saturday, triggering landslips, flashfloods, and widespread destruction, particularly in hilly regions. This comes barely a month...
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Fourstorey building collapse leaves 10 dead in Maharashtra
At least 10 people were killed and three injured after a fourstorey residential building, declared “dangerous” by the civic body in September 2020 and undergoing illegal repairs, collapsed in Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra late on Thursday...
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Pellet guns part of graded police response, says SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the use of pellet guns by the police in “exceptional circumstances” was part of a graded approach to break civilian protests. The court, however, did not expand on which “exceptional circumstances” justified the use...
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SC restricts ‘retrospective’ environmental clearances
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed, with prospective effect, a 2021 Office Memorandum (OM) granting ex post facto environmental clearances to infrastructure projects, holding that the Union government cannot substantially alter protective...
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Release all minors held over student protests: SC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it would consider constituting a highpowered investigation team to conduct a “thorough, fair, and independent” inquiry into allegations of police excesses during the recent student protests in Delhi and...
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CJP warns of fresh protests over govt.’s ‘promise breach’
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday warned of fresh protests, accusing the Centre of violating its assurance that no punitive action would be taken against protesters. “We are observing a complete breach of the agreement regarding no police...
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Nilekani to lead high-powered task force on exam reforms: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the constitution of a highpowered task force, to be headed by former UIDAI Chairman Nandan Nilekani, to recommend steps to make the country’s examination system leakproof and technologydriven. The...
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Dharmendra Pradhan quits; CJP calls off stir
Kharge seeks stringent action against those who ‘unleashed lathis and pellet guns’ on students As the student protests over paper leaks spread across different States and snowballed into a major political crisis for the Narendra Modi government,...
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SC agrees to hear pleas alleging police excesses at CJP’s march
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Monday two freshly instituted petitions alleging police excesses during the July 20 crackdown on student protesters in the national capital. The development came hours after Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya...
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CM Vijay’s Jana Nayagan hits the screens across T.N.
Jana Nayagan, starring Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, was released on Thursday, drawing large crowds to cinemas across Tamil Nadu. Cinema owners in the southern districts reported a noticeable increase in women turning up for ‘first day’...
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Delhi HC seeks govt. response on police actions during CJP march
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Delhi Police to respond to a batch of public interest litigation (PIL) petitions alleging that the police used excessive force against students and other protesters during the Parliament march...
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Congress leaders detained after dharna at PM’s house
The principal Opposition party, the Congress, on Tuesday took the leadership of the antigovernment agitation protesting against the spate of paper leaks and seeking education reform, with the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi,...
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Several hurt in crackdown on CJP Parliament march
Several people were injured here on Monday when the police cracked down on a Parliament march called by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan even as the government reached out to the...
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Cup of nostalgia: The Hindu Lit for Life Unplugged takes a stroll down the lanes of history in Kolkata
“That side,” said Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee Usha Uthup, pointing towards the right corner of Trincas, a restaurant in Kolkata’s Park Street, “is where Sharmila Tagore and the Nawab of Pataudi would sit.” Then she swept her hand across the...
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Police move Wangchuk to hospital on Day 21 of fast
Activist Sonam Wangchuk was whisked away by police from the Jantar Mantar protest site on Saturday morning, in a setback for the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest demanding resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Mr....
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SC opposes use of SIR data for non-poll tasks
The Supreme Court stated on Friday that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is only linked to elections as a petition said the West Bengal government is using SIR data to delete names from schemes ensuring food security, women’s welfare and Backward...
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Wangchuk weak, Delhi HC orders regular monitoring
With activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health condition worsening on the 19th day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, the Delhi High Court ordered the Union and Delhi governments to ensure regular monitoring of his health. Doctors warned on...
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Iran threatens regional oil blockade over U.S. actions
Returning to war nearly a month after signing a memorandum of understanding towards peace in West Asia, the U.S. and Iran on Wednesday launched strikes on targets across the region. While the U.S. Central Command said it launched “a wave of strikes......
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SC weighs SOP for urgent cases affecting life, liberty
Krishnadas Rajagopal The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider framing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to allow citizens to knock on the doors of the courts any time, day or night, in cases affecting life and liberty, including illegal...
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Citizenship decisions must be ‘fair, reasoned’, says SC
The Supreme Court on Monday held that the determination of citizenship and foreigner status must be undertaken through a “fair, lawful, and reasoned” process, as it set aside a batch of 27 Gauhati High Court judgments declaring the appellants to be...
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Iran attacks West Asian nations after U.S. strikes
The U.S. attacked Iran early on Sunday over an Iranian strike on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz that left one Indian sailor missing. Iran responded with attacks on several countries in West Asia, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, and...
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‘Do not construe our patience as weakness’: J&K CM warns Centre ahead of Statehood protest in Delhi
Days ahead of a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi seeking the restoration of Statehood and constitutional rights, Jammu and Kashmir ( J&K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused the Centre of delaying Statehood for the Union...
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HC halts bypolls in 5 T.N. Assembly constituencies
The Madras High Court on Friday restrained the Election Commission (EC) from notifying byelections to the Tiruchi East, Perundurai, Ambasamudram, Viralimalai, and Karur Assembly constituencies until July 31. The elected representatives have resigned,...
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India, Australia move to deepen cooperation in the IndoPacific
India and Australia on Thursday adopted a Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, committing to significantly deepen military engagement, strengthen defence industrial collaboration, and expand maritime security cooperation amid growing...
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Trump declares end to truce but says he will let talks go on
The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is “over”, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, while leaving the door open for more talks, after the two sides exchanged fire amid a dispute over the status of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said...
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Three killed in debris slip at tunnel site in Wayanad
At least three people were killed and five reported missing when a massive heap of excavated mud swamped the portal of an underconstruction tunnel road in Wayanad district of Kerala on Tuesday. Emergency responders have rescued 10 people from the...
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Pahalgam attack: NIA files charges against LeT chief
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed charges against Hafiz Saeed, chief and founder of the Pakistanbased terrorist organisation LashkareTaiba (LeT) and its proxy The Resistance Front (TRF), in the Pahalgam terror attack...
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Govt. issues notice to Meta on ‘child sexual abuse’ ads
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has directed Meta, the parent body of several social media platforms, to disable advertisements and content promoting and facilitating access to child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM)...
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India navigated West Asia crisis efficiently, says Modi
India successfully weathered the challenges triggered by the West Asia conflict through effective assessment and strategic, timely decisionmaking while efficiently using its domestic resources and strong diplomatic ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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Centre opens power bids to four Chinalinked firms
In a sign of a continuing thaw in India’s stance on Chinese investments, the government has issued an order allowing four companies with Chinese ownership or links to bid for projects tendered by the Indian government in the power sector. The order,...
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Free IndoPacific a priority for India and Japan: Modi
A“free and rulesbased IndoPacific” is a common priority for India and Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday while welcoming his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi. Mr. Modi said India and Japan would jointly develop technologies that...
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Commercial LPG prices reduced by ₹183 per refill
In an indication of an improvement in the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with the fourmonth West Asia conflict at a probable end, public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Wednesday cut the prices of commercial LPG cylinders by ₹183.5...
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Below normal rain in July, current deficit 40%: IMD
Rainfall in July – the most important of the monsoon months — will be “below normal” or less than 94% of what is usual for the month, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, DirectorGeneral, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said on Tuesday. India’s current...
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Industrial output growth hits 5-month high of 5.1%
Growth in industrial activity quickened to a fivemonth high of 5.1% in May, buoyed by stronger performances by the manufacturing, electricity, capital goods, and consumer goods sectors, the latest government data show. While releasing the data, the...
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Shared responsibility must for Indian Ocean, says Modi
ndia envisioned an Indian Ocean where maritime security was ensured alongside economic prosperity and where partnership was de ned not by size, but by mutual respect and trust, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday during his visit to the...
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Ram Temple row: Trust general secretary quits
Amid the uproar over the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Saturday announced that its general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra had submitted their resignations. “At its next meeting,...
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Ayodhya fund case: all eight accused in judicial custody
The eight people named as the accused in a first information report (FIR) regarding the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya have been arrested and sent to judicial custody until Monday. “The eight accused will be...
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188 dead, 1,500 injured as earthquakes hit Venezuela
A pair of powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela have killed at least 188 people and left more than 1,500 hurt, officials said on Thursday as residents searched for loved ones trapped under rubble after many buildings were flattened within...
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Warehouse collapse kills five workers in Kolkata
Five workers were killed and several injured as an underconstruction warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata collapsed on Wednesday. At least 18 workers are feared to be trapped under the collapsed structure. The accident occurred shortly after noon...
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Centre tightens norms for foreign contributions
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) wanting to access foreign funds must now stick to a list of activities specified by the Centre, according to the latest amendment to the Rules of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010, notified on...
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15 die in U.P. building fire, victims mostly students
At least 15 people, mostly students, were killed and five injured in a fire that engulfed a threestorey commercial building housing a graphics animation coaching centre, a library, and a pet shop, in the Aliganj area of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on...
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Opportunity to ‘turn over a new leaf’ with Iran, says Vance as two sides gather for talks in Switzerland
U.S. VicePresident J.D. Vance said on Sunday that there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the two sides launched talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. Mr. Vance...
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Iran ‘closes’ Hormuz amid Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Iran’s military on Saturday said it had once again closed the Strait of Hormuz, citing “violations” of the first clause of a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S., as Israeli strikes on Lebanon continued. “In light of the...
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Delhi HC upholds curbs on Telegram amid NEET row
The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Centre’s temporary ban on messaging platform Telegram, noting that the government’s action was proportionate and justified in view of the alleged use of the platform by organised cheating networks linked to the...
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N. Murali appointed Chairman of The Hindu Group Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
N. Murali has been unanimously appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Hindu Group Publishing Private Limited (THGPPL) for a term of three years. He succeeds Dr. Nirmala Lakshman, who stepped down as Chairperson at the Board’s meeting on...
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Modi meets Trump, raises safety of Indian seafarers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raised the issue, in broad terms, of the safety of seafarers with U.S. President Trump during their bilateral meeting in Evian, France, on the fringes of the G7 Summit. “Mr. President, you are aware across the...
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India’s rainfall deficit at 35% as monsoon progress stalls
Over a week past the monsoon’s normal arrival date, the rain clouds have yet to reach Mumbai, driving India’s nationwide monsoon deficit to 35% as of Tuesday. The shortfall in rainfall is concentrated in the regions the monsoon has failed to cover —...
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U.S. and Iran reach agreement to end war, re-open Hormuz Strait
The U.S. and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to end the war, lift blockades in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, and launch substantive negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and the Western sanctions, the two countries announced...
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Modi, Macron bilateral talk stresses economic security
India and France adopted an ‘Innovation Roadmap 2030’ and established a Dialogue on Economic Security during bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held in Nice on Sunday. A press release from the...
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An-32 cargo plane crash kills 5 IAF men in Assam
Five Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were killed after an An32 cargo aircraft met with an accident while landing at the Jorhat airbase in eastern Assam on Saturday. The deceased were Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, Flight Lieutenant Shubham Kumar,...
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Attacks on ships ‘unacceptable’, says India; Trump blames Iran
While condemning the U.S. attacks on three ships with Indian crew that killed three Indian seafarers, Esmaeil Baqaei, a spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, on Friday, described them as “attacks on Indian commercial vessels”. Publicly...
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Trump backs off from Iran strikes, signals deal is likely
After two days of titfor-tat strikes with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would pause further attacks, just hours after threatening to hit the country “very hard” and seize Kharg Island and its energy infrastructure. He claimed...
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CID searches residence of Mamata, Trinamool office
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal police on Tuesday searched the residence of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata in connection with the alleged forgery of the signatures of two Trinamool Congress MLAs. The...
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Russian oil imports, prices jump; U.S. share goes down
Russia’s share in the value of India’s oil imports jumped back up to an 11month high of nearly 38% in April 2026 as India continued to increase its dependence on it against the backdrop of the ongoing West Asia crisis. This increasing dependence was...
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GDP growth estimated at 7.7% in 2025-26: govt.
The growth in India’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been estimated at 7.7% in 202526, according to data released by the government on Friday, compared with 7.1% in the previous financial year of 202425. GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 202526...
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21 dead in Delhi hotel fire, foreigners among victims
Twentyone people, foreign nationals among them, died in a blaze that ripped through a hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning, officials said. At least 47 persons were pulled out from the fire and taken to nearby hospitals for...
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Industrial output slows to 4.9% in new data series
India’s industrial output, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 4.9% in April 2026 under the revised series with 202223 as the base year released on Monday. The growth rate was slower than 5.8% recorded in April last year with...
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Vulnerabilities in marking platform ‘contained’: CBSE
After public posts by ethical hackers exposed vulnerabilities in the OnScreen Marking platform OnMark for Class 12 answer sheets, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday said the identified vulnerabilities “have been contained and...
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Shivakumar will take oath as Karnataka CM on June 3
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar will take oath as the Chief Minister at the Lok Bhavan on Wednesday after being unanimously elected the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) on Saturday. Governor Thaawarchand...
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