Agartala, July 27 (IANS) The probe into the “mysterious” death of Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag gathered pace as the state police authority expanded the inquiry team from three to ten members to expedite the high-profile investigation, officials said on Monday. The body of Anurag, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tripura cadre, was found under mysterious circumstances in the washroom attached to his official chamber at the state police headquarters here o…
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Ahmedabad, July 26 (IANS) The father of 17-year-old NEET aspirant Kahaan Patel, whose death by suicide in June became one of the most widely discussed tragedies linked to the NEET-UG 2026 controversy, has thrown his support behind the Centre’s proposed amendments to strengthen India’s anti-paper leak law, saying speedy investigations, fast-track courts and tougher punishment are necessary to restore confidence in the examination system. Speaking to IANS ahead of the introduction of the proposed …
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. As per the causelist uploaded on the apex court’s official website, the batch of matters is listed before a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana.The petitions include a writ pe…
Amaravati, July 26 (IANS) Following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as the Union Education Minister over the NEET paper leak issue, the YSR Congress Party has sought the resignation of Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh in the wake of large-scale irregularities in the DSC for recruitment of government teachers.The party has also reiterated its demand for a CBI inquiry to bring out the facts.YSRCP MLC P. Chandrasekhar Reddy told media persons at Nellore on Sunday that Education M…
Bhopal, July 25 (IANS) A special CBI court in Bhopal on Saturday rejected the bail application of retired district judge Giribala Singh, arrested in connection with the alleged dowry death of her daughter‑in‑law, Twisha Sharma. Special CBI Judge Ram Pratap Mishra dismissed the plea after hearing arguments from both the defence and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), observing that the allegations against the accused were of a serious nature.The defence had sought bail on humanitarian …
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday announced his resignation, saying he was deeply pained by the developments of the past 10 days and wanted to ensure that anti-national forces did not exploit the situation arising from the controversy over examination irregularities.Submitting his resignation, Pradhan reaffirmed his commitment to youth and education while thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for support, framing it as a response to protect exam in…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday tendered his resignation as the Union Education Minister amid the paper leak protests across the nation.Submitting his resignation, Pradhan reaffirmed his commitment to youth and education while thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for support, framing it as a response to protect exam integrity and students’ future.This comes amid the nationwide protests demanding strict action against the paper leaks and exam irregularities, and Educatio…
Bhopal, July 24 (IANS) A special CBI court in Bhopal on Friday recused itself from hearing the regular bail application of district judge Giribala Singh, an accused in the CBI‑investigated Twisha Sharma dowry death case, after the presiding judge disclosed that she had earlier undergone judicial training under the accused. The bail application was subsequently transferred to the court of the Special Judge (Lokayukta), where detailed arguments were heard from the Central Bureau of Investigation…
Amaravati, July 24 (IANS) YSR Congress Party has reiterated its demand for a probe by the CBI into alleged irregularities in the Mega District Selection Committee (DSC) exam and recruitment of teachers. The opposition party has called for protests across Andhra Pradesh on July 28 to press for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).YSRCP General Secretary Jupudi Prabhakar said on Friday that the party will stand by students and youth who are betrayed by the coalition government. He …
Ghaziabad, July 24 (IANS) A Special CBI Court in Ghaziabad on Friday convicted and sentenced the then manager of a gramin bank branch in Meerut to four years’ imprisonment with a fine of Rs10,000 in a 10-year-old bribery case, an official statement said.Umesh Kumar Singhal, Branch Manager, Sarva UP Gramin Bank, Branch- Machhra, Meerut, had taken a bribe of Rs 25,000 from a loan applicant, the CBI official said.The CBI registered the instant case on April 28, 2016, against Singhal on receiving …