CBSE informed Supreme Court that board exam for remaining papers that were scheduled from July 1 stand cancelled. Solicitor General of India appearing for CBSE told Supreme Court that Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have conveyed inability to conduct examinations. CBSE told Supreme Court that the exams scheduled from July 1 to July 15 stand cancelled and the board will conduct exams when condition is conducive. Supreme Court asked CBSE if it will give students the option to appear for the exams later or will declare result on the basis of internal assessment Marks. CBSE replied that the option to…
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The pilots of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane that crashed last month weren’t focussed and that they were discussing coronavirus during the flight, the country’s aviation minister told Parliament on Wednesday as he acknowledged their “overconfidence and lack of concentration” as a number of the explanations for the tragedy that killed 97 people on board. The flight from Lahore to Karachi crashed during a residential district near the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on May 22. The Airbus A320 aircraft of the national carrier had 91 passengers and a crew of eight when it crashed into the Jinnah Garden…
Former Pakistan captain Mohammed Hafeez has tested negative for COVID-19, each day after the PCB found him positive for the deadly virus before the team’s much-anticipated tour of England. Hafeez and Wahab Riaz were among the ten Pakistan players, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. The team is thanks to leave for England on Sunday for a Test and T20 series in August. On Wednesday, Hafeez took to twitter and clarified that he and his relations have tested negative and also posted the report to back his claim. “After Tested positive COVID-19 acc to PCB testing Report yesterday,as 2nd…
BJP national general secretary Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday alleged that TMC workers are misappropriating relief materials and food meant for cyclone Amphan victims in West Bengal and also accused the Mamata Banerjee government of depriving the people of the advantages of central schemes amid the coronavirus situation. Claiming that the state is lagging behind in healthcare, education and culture, during which it once wont to be a pacesetter within the country, Yadav said that soon the BJP will get an opportunity to vary things for the higher . “We all know that in its 34-year rule, the Left Front caused…
Apple, Cisco and Dell products are among the goods from US companies being caught up in India’s border tensions with China, as Indian ports hold up imports from China, say top sources. Though no government notice has been issued, customs officers at major Indian port have held back containers coming from China, seeking additional clearances, government and industry sources have said. The move comes amid heightened tensions between India and China after border clashes last week that saw at least 20 Indian soldiers killed. The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), a lobby group representing US firms, told commerce ministry in…
BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday said that the Biren Singh government in Manipur will complete its term till 2022, as the party intensified patch-up efforts with its regional ally National People’s Party (NPP). Mr Madhav, who is the party’s pointsman for Northeastern states, arrived in Imphal on a day the CBI questioned Congress Legislature Party leader O Ibobi Singh in connection with a corruption case. The BJP General Secretary said questions regarding stability of the government are being raised for the past one year and it has been seen that the coalition ministry in Manipur has always been…
With the number of new COVID-19 cases from Dharavi slum sprawl in Mumbai trickling down to a single digit, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday hailed the “defeat” of the coronavirus as a befitting reply of the party-led government to its critics, an oblique reference to the BJP. Dharavi, which was once a troublesome coronavirus hotspot, had on Tuesday reported just five new cases, the lowest since April 5. The total number of cases now stands at 2,189.aA “Controlling the spread of the the pandemic in Dharavi calls for celebrations. Those criticising the MVA government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis should…
BJP leader on Wednesday took to Twitter to say that the Indian Express report on charge sheet of Constable Ratan Lal’s murder by rioting anti-Hindu mob in February this year is misleading and a deliberate attempt to spread malicious rumour against him. Mishra was referring to the Indian Express report titled “Witness in Delhi Riots Chargesheet: ‘I heard people shouting Kapil Mishra’s men set pandal on fire’” wherein one witness identified as Najam ul Hasan who had heard the rumour that a pandal has been set on fire by Mishra’s men but not seen the incident, was referred to as…
After crippling the world by spreading the contagious coronavirus, China is now aggressively pursuing its expansionist policy. Top government sources say that China has occupied a village of Nepal and allegedly removed the boundary pillars to legitimise its annexation. With this China has stealthily made inroads into several Nepalese territories with an ulterior motive to seize complete control. The recent “In a massive departure from its diplomatic stand of non-interference, the Chinese have completely occupied Rui Village and the residents comprising around 72 houses are fighting for their original identity. This also shows how Nepal’s current regime has surrendered to…
A minor Hindu girl was abducted, converted and married off to her abductor in Sindh’s Jacobabad in Pakistan. Reshaman from Sindh was kidnapped by Wazir Hussain on June 18 and was later converted and forcibly married to him. The minor later came up with a certificate claiming that she is 19-year old and has converted on her own will. According to the certificate, Reshaman’s new name is Beesharan. While the Imran Khan government makes tall claims regarding the safety and security of minorities in his country, Pakistan has been notoriously indulging in the persecution of religious minorities. Various…