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United Nations’ human rights chief said the ‘shocking violence’ in Bangladesh must end; country’s leading Bengali-language daily newspaper, Prothom Alo, said at least 95 people, including at least 14 police officers, died in the violence
When it came into force, NEET challenged Namakkal that regularly produced Tamil Nadu state board toppers. Now Namakkal has bounced back to produce many above-650 scores in the competitive test for medical admission. Some, however, feel that the success is confined to a few top institutes in the district and that Namakkal has yet become yet another expensive coaching centre hub joining the ranks of Sikar and Kota
The AAP had moved the apex court challenging notifications allowing the L-G the authority to use his own discretion to appoint 10 aldermen to the MCD, without the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers
The BSP national co-ordinator said the BJP government in Haryana was making contractual appointments in various departments to deprive people of the benefits of reservations, and the Congress was quiet
There have been concerns about the sidelining of basic research and stagnation in research funding as a percentage of the GDP
Mr. Waze claimed to have submitted a letter to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on the alleged bribes accepted by Mr. Deshmukh, when Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was at the helm in the State
Sources said that after the Shiv Sena (UBT) fell to less than 7,000 votes in the Worli during the recently held Lok Sabha polls, it is a great opportunity for the MNS to pave their way
The transfers were ordered by the General Administration Department and the Home Department
