Jaipur, June 16 (IANS) Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s scheduled visit to Kota on June 17 to launch a protest against a paper leak, a NEET aspirant was found dead in Rajasthan’s education hub of Sikar, highlighting the continuing mental health crisis among competitive exam candidates. Twenty-two-year-old Umesh Mali, a NEET aspirant preparing for his third attempt at the medical entrance examination, was found hanging in his family’s flat in Sikar on Monday. Police recovered a suicide not…

Kannur, June 16 (IANS) The passengers of an Air India Express flight from Kerala’s Kannur to Jeddah went through tense moments on Tuesday after the aircraft developed a suspected technical problem shortly after take-off, forcing the crew to return to Kannur International Airport.The flight, which took off from Kannur at around 7.03 a.m., detected a technical snag approximately 30 minutes into the journey.Following standard safety procedures, the pilots decided to return to the airport of origin …

Bratislava, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted a unique cultural connection between India and Slovakia after witnessing an exhibition on Varanasi at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, saying that art and culture have the power to bring people and nations closer together. This comes after PM Modi and President Pellegrini viewed a fascinating exhibition centred on Varanasi, including works by Slovak artists who had recently visited the city, at the Presidential …

Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) A meeting of the legislators of all political parties in West Bengal has been convened on the state Assembly premises by the Speaker of the House, Rathindra Bose, later in the day to discuss the budget session starting this week.The budget session of the House will start on June 18. The full budget for the ongoing financial year of 2026-27 will be presented on June 22 by the new finance minister, Swapan Dasgupta, a journalist-turned-politician.To recall, on February 5 thi…

Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Tuesday claimed that there was an alarming “downfall” of India’s democratic and political systems amid engineered defections, alleged EVM destruction, institutional silence and public distractions, which were signs of an authoritarian shift.The Thackeray camp, in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, said the news of defecting MLAs and MPs has completely consumed India’s television channels and newspapers. …

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that India-France partnership is gaining fresh momentum across technology, innovation and strategic sectors under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inviting French businesses and investors to partner in India’s growth story.In a post on X, Goyal said he attended a dinner hosted by noted jurist and IIT Delhi Board Chairperson Harish Salve, where he interacted with industry leaders from …

Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to appear at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police at Bhabani Bhavan South Kolkata later in the day in connection with a case in which he has been accused of inciting violence and threatening Union Home Minister Amit Shah before the recently concluded Assembly polls in the state.Last month, an FIR was registered again…

Bratislava, June 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he and Slovak President Peter Pellegrini were delighted to witness a special Yoga presentation by Slovak schoolchildren, highlighting the growing global appeal of the ancient Indian practice ahead of International Yoga Day. Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi wrote, “President Pellegrini and I were delighted to witness a special Yoga demonstration by schoolchildren from Slovakia. As the world counts down to Intern…

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) To facilitate candidates appearing in the Police Recruitment Examination, the East Central Railway will operate multiple special exam trains on Tuesday and Wednesday. The initiative has been taken to ensure smooth and convenient travel for aspirants reaching their examination centres across Bihar and nearby regions.On Tuesday, several exam special trains will depart from Patliputra and Patna stations to different destinations. A Patliputra-Kishanganj special train will …

New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough under ‘Operation Pre CyHawk’, the Delhi Police’s Okhla Industrial Area Police Station successfully solved a cyber fraud case involving the unauthorised transfer of Rs 99,000 and arrested three persons from Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district. According to Delhi Police, the case surfaced after complainant Anoop Haldhar, a resident of Okhla Phase-I, reported receiving a suspicious link on his mobile phone. After clicking on the link, his device wa…