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UGC-NET to reconduct three exams due to errors; second cancelled paper after NEET

India, Aug. 17 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday said it will re-conduct the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) exams for English, commerce and sociology, af... Read More


'Leaving vyavastha, not vyakti': Shehzad Poonawalla resignation letter to BJP. Full text

India, Aug. 17 -- BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday reiterated his decision to quit the party, asking BJP president Nitin Nabin to relieve him of his post and primary membership, ... Read More


LG Sinha Flags Off Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra, Prays For Safe And Spiritually Fulfilling Pilgrimage

Jammu, Aug. 17 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday flagged off the sacred Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra. Taking to X, the LG described the pilgrimage as a "transformative experience for devot... Read More


Karnataka HC Quashes Sessions Court Orders To Defreeze Jar's Accounts

India, Aug. 17 -- The Karnataka High Court has quashed three Sessions Court orders directing the release of gold and silver and defreezing of bank accounts linked to wealthtech startup Jar. A bench o... Read More


Government weighs Prabowo visit to monitor NTT quake response

Jakarta, Aug. 17 -- President Prabowo Subianto is considering a visit to earthquake-hit East Nusa Tenggara, where officials are overseeing relief efforts, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said Monday. "... Read More


Rahul Gandhi demands accountability as NTA announces re-conduct of UGC-NET

India, Aug. 17 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the government and demanded that the National Testing Agency (NTA)'s leadership be held accountable after the agency said it would re-... Read More


Owaisi questions Centre over China border situation in Arunachal Pradesh

Hyderabad, Aug. 17 -- AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has questioned the Narendra Modi government over the reported situation along the China border in Arunachal Pradesh, alleging that the Centre's c... Read More


Prashant Kishor takes oath as Bihar's Bankipur MLA, becomes first legislator from Jan Suraaj party

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Jan Suraaj Party founder and MLA Prashant Kishor took oath as Bankipur MLA on Monday, August 17. Prashant Kishor defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Neeraj Kumar by ... Read More


LG Manoj Sinha Flags Off Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra, Prays For Safe Pilgrimage

Jammu, Aug 17, Aug. 17 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday flagged off the Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra and prayed for a safe and spiritually fulfilling pilgrimage for devotees. Taking to X, ... Read More


Japan Economy Grows Just 1.1% in Q2 2026, Missing Forecasts as Consumer Spending Retreats

TOKYO, Aug. 17 -- For a country that has spent two years watching food prices climb and energy bills thicken, Japanese households have quietly started to push back. The result arrived Friday in a numb... Read More