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Geetanjali Angmo and Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife against his detention on October 6, ANI reported. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria will consider social entrepreneur Geetanjali Angmo’s plea, which also seeks Wangchuk’s release.Wangchuk, a former educationist, was…

NEW DELHI: An Uttar Pradesh man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl — nine years after he was convicted in a similar case and later acquitted on technical grounds by the Supreme Court, a lawyer said on Saturday.Additional district judge (POCSO Act) in Shravasti, Nirdosh Kumar, on Friday found Chhotkau…

NEW DELHI: After resisting for years against disclosing of answer key immediately after the preliminary examination to allow students to raise objections on incorrect questions and answers , UPSC has now given in to students’ demands and told the Supreme Court that it decided to publish provisional answer key after the exam “to enhance transparency…

Anurag Thakur at the event Lok Sabha MP and former union minister Anurag Thakur addressed students at the Kullhad Economy Fest (KEF) hosted by IIT Mandi on Friday, where he emphasised the role of youth in driving India’s startup ecosystem, digital transformation, and local economic development through entrepreneurship.Referring to India’s expanding startup landscape, Thakur said,…

Telangana ML Harish Rao with bereaved family NEW DELHI: A student from Hyderabad was killed in shooting by “miscreants” in Dallas, United States, BRS MLA T Harish Rao said on Saturday.Also Read: Indian-origin man beheaded at motel in front of wife & son in Dallas The victim, 26-year-old Chandrashekar Pole, had completed his Bachelors in…

Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (centre) with election commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi during a meeting with all 12 recognised political parties of Bihar on Saturday. (@ECISVEEP/X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Bihar BJP on Saturday urged the Election Commission (ECI) to ensure “proper verification” so that only “genuine voters” are allowed…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a veiled swipe at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi while inaugurating several education and skilling projects in Bihar, urging people to be vigilant against those attempting to claim the ‘Jan Nayak’ title associated with former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur.Speaking at the inauguration of Jan Nayak…

Rahul Gandhi and Nishikant Dubey (ANI images) NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday demanded that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s diplomatic passport should be confiscated and legal action initiated.This comes after Gandhi’s visit to Colombia, where he accused the BJP-led central government of mounting a “wholesale attack on Indian democracy” during an interaction at…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled a series of youth-centric initiatives worth over Rs 62,000 crore, with a special focus on poll-bound Bihar. PM launched the Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) – a centrally sponsored scheme with an investment of Rs 60,000 crore.The scheme aims to modernise…

DEHRADUN: Adhava Arjuna, general secretary of Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) and president of the Basketball Federation of India, arrived in Dehradun on Saturday to participate in the National Sub-Junior Basketball Tournament amid the row against his deleted social media post in the wake of the Karur stampede.When asked about the stampede, Adhava Arjuna told ANI,…