New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The temporary ban on Telegram is likely to be lifted soon after the government blocked its services nationwide till June 22 keeping the NEET UG re-examination in concern.The government is not planning to extend the ban on Telegram, according to reports, and the services will be restored soon. The app is likely to become available on app stores from June 23.However, the Centre’s measure to disable the message-editing feature on Telegram will continue till June 30. Last…
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New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The successful conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21 stands as one of the most remarkable examples of administrative coordination and national commitment in recent years. More than 20 lakh medical aspirants appeared for the examination across 5,440 centres in India and 14 centres abroad, making it one of the largest and most closely monitored examinations ever conducted in the country.What unfolded on June 21 was far more than an examination. Many analys…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Sunday observed the 12th International Day of Yoga at Sunder Nursery here, in association with its public sector undertakings, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) and Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd. (SECI).The event was organised in line with this year’s global theme, “Yoga for Healthy Ageing,” which highlights the role of yoga in promoting physical vitality, mental well-being and health…
New Delhi, June 21 (IAN) It was a virtual redemption day for the National Testing Agency on Sunday as the NEET (UG) 2026 retest was conducted without major glitches, with the Agency crediting the whole-of-government effort involving 7 lakh officials for making the exam for 20 lakh aspirants error-free.“Team NTA. Team Bharat. One exam, delivered together,” said the NTA in a post on X, reaffirming its commitment to uphold the sanctity of the medical admission test whose previous round on May 3…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday shared a detailed note on X, describing the nationwide coordination that went into conducting the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination on Sunday (June 21) and thanking the thousands of individuals and institutions involved in the process. In its post titled “Team NTA, Team Bharat: How India Came Together for NEET (UG) 2026,” the agency said that more than 20 lakh candidates appeared for the examination across 5,440 centres in India a…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The real story of NEET re-examination is not the leak itself but the scale of the response it triggered. Once the integrity of 3 May examination was compromised, the challenge before the state was far larger than conducting another test. It had to restore confidence among millions of students and parents, reassure the public that merit would prevail, and demonstrate that a national examination could still command trust. In just a few weeks, an extensive security and adm…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) In a significant achievement, the Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of Delhi Police’s Outer North District successfully traced and recovered a missing minor girl and reunited her with her family, officials said on Saturday. As part of ongoing efforts to trace missing persons and ensure the safety and security of children, a dedicated team of the AHTU, led by Inspector Pramod, was assigned to work on missing person cases under the supervision of senior officers. The tea…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Centre’s decision to temporarily suspend Telegram’s services across India ahead of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination, ruling that the government had strictly followed the procedure prescribed under law while invoking emergency blocking powers and that the restrictions satisfied the test of proportionality. Dismissing a petition filed by Telegram FZ LLC challenging the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) …
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) ‘Kala Hiran’ producer Amit Jani, who on June 18 had alleged that he is receiving threats from Pakistan ahead of the release of the film, has now claimed that he received a second death threat within 24 hours, just hours after reporting an earlier threat to the police. In a fresh complaint submitted to the police in Jodhpur, the producer took to X, where he shared a picture of the complaint letter and claimed that an unidentified caller threatened to kill him within thr…
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Producer Amit Jani, who has bankrolled the upcoming film ‘Kala Hiran’, has alleged that he is receiving threats from Pakistan ahead of the release of the film. On Thursday, he took to his X, formerly Twitter, and penned a long note in which he shared the details of the threat issued to him by a “Pakistani terrorist” as the latter sided with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.He wrote, “I am receiving calls and messages late at night from Shahzad Bhatti, the declared…