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35 west bengal MLAs take oath as ministers

Kolkata, June 2 -- Thirty-five Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators took oath as ministers in West Bengal on Monday, as part of the cabinet expansion, at an event being held at the Lok Bhavan in K... Read More


Rahul assured me of ministerial post, says Yathindra

Bengaluru, June 2 -- Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra on Monday reiterated his interest in getting a ministerial post in the new government but dismissed speculation that he was being considered for the d... Read More


Coempt undercut TCS by 60% in CBSE OSM tender

New Delhi, June 2 -- Hyderabad-based Coempt Edu Teck Pvt Ltd secured the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) contract for digital scanning and e-evaluation of answer booklets, edging out Mum... Read More


Annamalai's visit to Delhi stokes rumours of his exit from BJP

NEW DELHI, June 2 -- Former Tamil Nadu unit president of the Bharatiya Janata Party K Annamalai's scheduled visit to the Capital on Tuesday has stoked speculation about his possible exit from the part... Read More


Pink ball may come into play in bad light

India, June 2 -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has approved a switch from the red to the pink ball in the middle of a Test match to curb the impact of bad light, on a trial basis. In an offi... Read More


45-ft Messi statue in Kolkata taken down

India, June 2 -- A 45-foot-tall statue of Argentine football star Lionel Messi, which had become structurally unstable following recent storms, was taken down in Kolkata's Lake Town on Monday. PWD off... Read More


India AI mission gets new chief executive

India, June 2 -- The Union government has appointed IAS officer Saurabh Vijay as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the India AI Mission, according to the ministry of electronics and information tec... Read More


57k clear JEE Advanced, 4.6% rise from last year

New Delhi, June 2 -- A total of 56,880 candidates have qualified in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced this year, up 4.6% from last year, with Shubham Kumar from Bihar topping the exam that... Read More


One-time amnesty for Kashmiri migrants: CM

New Delhi, June 2 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday announced a one-time amnesty scheme for Kashmiri migrant families, allowing them to update details of family members and Aadhaar information. ... Read More


Outage at Sonia Vihar WTP adds to water crisis

New Delhi, June 2 -- Fresh complaints over water shortages have started coming in from residents in parts of northeast, south and east Delhi that receive water from the Sonia Vihar water treatment pla... Read More