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The petition, filed by National Union of Backward Classes, SCs, STs and Minorities (NUBC), said in two academic years alone around 5530 seats which would have gone to OBS category, if reservation procedure was followed, were allotted to general category.

The mill management had decided to give half the salary for May following the lockdown due to the coronavirus scare.

Dipak was among the 20 Indian soldiers who lost their lives in a fierce clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night.

The number of cases in the country rose to 3,54,065, with 10,974 infections being reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

According to the Indian Army, an officer and two soldiers were killed in Galwan Valley during the standoff, the first such incident on the India-China border in the last 45 years reflecting massive escalation.

The last rites of 36 more coronavirus victims in the national capital will be carried out on Wednesday, it said.

After the end of the third phase of the COVID-19-induced lockdown on May 17 and easing of restrictions, Delhi's peak power demand has started increasing.

In his opening remarks at a meeting with chief ministers and Lt Governors, he said the economy is showing signs of improvement and encouraging us to move ahead.

The mahurat of Yogini Ekadashi 2020 began at 5:40 am on June 16, 2020 and will go on till 07:50 am on June 17, 2020. The day-long fast of Yogini Ekadashi is broken on the next day. This year, the fast needs to end on 09:39 am on June 18.

The arrests were made based on CCTV footages and Call Detail Records among other evidences. The weapon of offence used to kill him and the revolver of the Parvez have not been recovered, the police added.

The CID has alleged that the Bangalore civic body sanctioned work orders to these licensed contractors for executing a specific project but they "failed" to complete it or do it properly even though they received full payment, according to the ED.

The Southwest Monsoon moved rapidly ahead because of a deep depression in the Arabian Sea which later turned into Cyclone Nisarga and hit the Maharashtra coast on June 3.

The man is mentally unstable, according to his wife, who made a complaint to the police after the episode, the officials said.

Nepal's Parliament on Saturday unanimously voted to amend the Constitution to update the country's new political map, laying claim over the strategically key areas of Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura along the border with India. The Ministry of Externa...

The police have registered a case against Hadagali MLA PT Parmeshwar Naik and his son, who got married, on a complaint by the Tahsildar.

Since June 1, curbs have been eased in the state following which industries, offices, shops, bus and auto-rickshaw services have resumed in non-containment zones.