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Bengal: State Directorate of School Edu to hold NMMS exam on December 21

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- The West Bengal Directorate of School Education will conduct the state-level National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Examination (NMMSE) 2025 for Class VIII students on December 21 ac... Read More


Rajya Sabha takes up Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday took up the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2025, which aims to relax the norms for mining critical minerals. The Bill... Read More


Videos of expunged proceedings should not be shared on social media: RS Chair

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Amid continued stalemate between the government and Opposition over the demand for a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, the Chair in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday ... Read More


Opposition holds protest against SIR in Parliament complex

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Opposition leaders on Tuesday stepped up their attack against the Election Commission over the voter roll revision in Bihar, with protesting MPs holding a huge banner carrying pi... Read More


Lok Sabha passes Bill to set up IIM in Guwahati

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill to set up an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Guwahati with the Union government providing capital support of Rs 550 crore. The Ind... Read More


Editors Guild concerned over summons by Assam police to The Wire's senior journalists

NEW DELHI, Aug. 19 -- The Editors Guild of India has expressed deep concerned over media reports that the Assam Police have summoned two senior journalists - Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor of ... Read More


SC dismisses Bengal govt's review petition against SSC judgement

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- The Supreme Court dismissed the West Bengal government's review petition against its April 3 verdict, in relation to the recruitment scam in the secondary and higher secondary scho... Read More


Over 11K candidates in limbo as WBMCC suspends MBBS, BDS seats 'over OBC quota'

Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) on Monday announced an abrupt suspension of counselling for MBBS and BDS courses. The move has thrown 11,178 aspiring doctors... Read More


Shah presides over Parl Consultative Committee on disaster management

NEW DELHI, Aug. 19 -- Union Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday presided over a meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on 'Disaster Management and Ca... Read More


Parl panel maps out India's growth

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, headed by Lok Sabha MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, submitted its 26th Report to Parliament on Tuesday, providing a holistic roadmap for I... Read More