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Senior Congress leader and Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy (Photo: PTI/File)

Exempt Puducherry from NEET for admissions to medical courses: CM

Territory are not fully equipped to adopt the CBSE syllabus, which is the criterion for NEET based selection for medical...

15 Feb 2017 3:28 PM IST

China is concerned over reports of supply of Akash surface-to-air missile system to Vietnam. (Photo: PTI)

India in talks with Vietnam for first missile sale: DRDO

India has been helping Vietnamese military with patrol vessels, but a deepening of ties with missile sales could draw...

15 Feb 2017 3:20 PM IST

Women stand in line to cast their vote during Uttarakhand assembly election in Haridwar. (Photo: PTI)

Enthusiasm among voters on polling day in Uttarakhand

Umesh Pande carried his old father on his shoulders to the polling station at Jeolikote, another man carried 92-year-old...

15 Feb 2017 3:15 PM IST

Students at Jinarajdas LP School, Naduvattam, Marad, Kozhikode. (Photo: DC)

Centre working to reduce burden of school bags: Javadekar

Javadekar also added that another change he plans to make is regarding project work assigned to school children.

15 Feb 2017 3:05 PM IST

The protesters were seeking reservation in government jobs and educational institutes for the Jat community under the category of Other Backward Classes. (Photo: PTI)

Jat stir: CBI FIRs in arson on Haryana minister's properties

At least 30 people were killed and properties worth crores of rupees were destroyed during the violent quota agitation...

15 Feb 2017 2:37 PM IST

BSP Chief Mayawati (Photo: PTI)

PIL on manipulation of land records: HC issues notices to Mayawati

The PIL alleged that a large tract of agricultural land, spread over an area of 47,433 square metres, had been declared...

15 Feb 2017 2:15 PM IST

View from the stage as a new record is achieved for most people singing a national anthem simultaneously. (Photo: Twitter | Guinness World Record)

India sets anthem-singing world record amid nationalist tide

The -"Jana Gana Mana-" anthem was sung by 509,261 people in Gujarat, the home state of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister.

15 Feb 2017 2:03 PM IST