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May 23, 2017 8:29 PM

Election Commission invites all recognised parties for EVM challenge

The Election Commission has invited all the seven national and 49 state parties to participate in the challenge to prove that its EVMs can be tampered with.<br/><br/>Earlier, the commission had said that it would invite all the national and state recognised parties which had contested th...

May 23, 2017 8:27 PM

Naveen Jindal summoned as accused in fresh coal scam case

Industrialist Naveen Jindal and five others were today summoned as accused by a special court for allegedly cheating the government by misrepresenting facts to get a coal block allocated in Madhya Pradesh.<br/><br/>Special Judge Bharat Parashar took cognizance of the charge sheet filed t...

May 23, 2017 7:52 PM

BSF, Pak Rangers hold flag meet along IB

In Jammu and Kashmir, on the request of Pakistan Rangers, a Commandant-Wing Commander level Flag Meeting was held today between Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers on International Border in Suchetgarh area of R.S. Pura sector.<br/><br/>BSF sources told AIR that during the meeting...

May 23, 2017 6:22 PM

HC directs CBSE to continue with its grace marks policy

In a major relief to students who have just taken Class 12 examinations, the Delhi High Court today directed the CBSE to follow its 'moderation policy' of giving grace marks to students for difficult questions.<br/><br/>The court asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (...

May 23, 2017 6:13 PM

Court asks CBI to act against Jagdish Tytler over false info for passport

A special court in Delhi today directed CBI to take action against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler for allegedly furnishing false information before the passport office while applying for renewal of the document. <br/><br/>Special Judge Bharta Parashar also handed over Tytler's passp...

May 23, 2017 5:50 PM

Pak university professor, his niece arrested for IS links

A professor at a Lahore university, where 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed taught Islamic studies, has been arrested along with his niece for their alleged links with the Islamic State terror group. <br/><br/>According to Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Polic...

May 23, 2017 5:50 PM

Job prospects in IT sector encouraging: Govt

Government today said Indian IT sector employment prospects in near and long-term are positive and encouraging. Ministry of Electronics and IT said in a release that Indian IT companies currently serve two thirds of the fortune 500 companies and have created 40 lakhs direct jobs in India. <br/&gt...

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