Ahmedabad, June 3 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has detained 131 individuals identified as Bangladeshi nationals during a large-scale verification drive carried out across multiple parts of the city, while interrogation is continuing for another 160 persons, police officials said on Wednesday. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sharad Singhal told IANS that the operation was not confined to any single locality but was conducted across several densely populated residential areas.”131 confir…
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New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday said its re-evaluation and verification portal came under multiple cyberattack attempts on the very first day of the application process. However, the board said the platform remained fully operational despite the attacks.The portal, which became operational on Tuesday, June 2, functioned normally from 7 a.m. onwards, CBSE said.In a post on X, the board revealed that the platform was targeted by a large-scale den…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday activated its online portal for Class 12 students seeking verification of issues in scanned answer sheets and re-evaluation of papers. Along with the launch of the portal, the Board has introduced Aadhaar-based authentication as an additional security measure to streamline the application process and ensure secure access to student records. According to an official notice issued by the CBSE, the portal became ope…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The initiative to provide free rides for all women on state-operated buses in West Bengal, as pledged by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its pre-election Sankalp Patra (election manifesto), commenced on Monday across the entire state.However, as per the directions of the state transport department, women willing to avail of this free-ride facility will have to mandatorily carry any of the identity documents specified by the state government that proves her identity as …
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India is witnessing a transformative phase in labour governance and social security administration, Ramesh Krishnamurthi, Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC), EPFO, said on Saturday, as the government aims to build future-ready professionals for India’s evolving labour governance and social security ecosystem.He observed that the Labour Codes, particularly the Code on Social Security, 2020, together with rapid digitisation, have increased the need for profession…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that its decision to cancel the NEET-UG 2026 examination and order a re-test was taken “in the interest of students” and to preserve public confidence in the national examination system. In an affidavit filed before the apex court in the batch of petitions seeking reforms in the conduct of NEET-UG, the NTA said the cancellation of the May 3 examination and referral of the matter to the Central Bureau …
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) The police have arrested three Bangladeshi infiltrators from the Baruipur police station area of South 24 Parganas district for illegally entering India and living in the state, police said on Wednesday. Among them, a Bangladeshi woman has made an explosive claim that a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) Panchayat member took money from them by promising to arrange Aadhaar cards.Police personnel from the Mallikpur outpost of Baruipur police station conducted a raid in the area…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding that the revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aimed at preserving the integrity of the electoral process.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that the impugned SIR exercise did not violate the provisions of the…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to deliver a crucial verdict on Wednesday on a series of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) move to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Wednesday after reserving judgment in the matter earlier this year, following extensive hearings.The petitions challenge the legality o…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a significant judgment to be delivered on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will decide a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on May 27 after reserving judgment in the matter earlier this year, following extensive hearings.The petitions challenge…