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Gujarat RTE Admissions 2026: Under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, private schools in Gujarat have begun offering high-quality education to those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds through an online admissions procedure. Until April 17, 2026, qualified applicants may register online at rte.orpgujarat.com. Every year, the Directorate of Primary Education conducts the Gujarat RTE admission for pupils in the EWS categories to receive a high-quality education. 25% of seats are set aside for kid ...Read More >
TN RTE admission 2026: Parents in Tamil Nadu looking to secure Class LKG and I admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act for the 2026-27 academic year can start planning, as key dates approach. Applications will open on April 20 and close on May 18, giving families nearly a month to submit forms either online at the official TN RTE portal or directly at their chosen private school.Verification of documents and age criteria will also be strictly checked this year. The children applying fo ...Read More >
Gujarat RTE admissions 2026: Online applications for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Gujarat commenced on April 4, 2026, opening access to Class 1 seats in private schools for children from economically weaker and middle-income families. The application window will remain open until April 17, with submissions accepted until midnight on the final day.In the current year, the number of seats in private schools comes to above 84,000 against 94,000 in the previous year. As per t ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: People from Odisha, who travel to Kolkata or other cities for visa-related work, will now get the international visa services at Bhubaneswar. Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday inaugurated this centre operated by VFS Global.Majhi at the inaugural ceremony said the establishment of this centre reflects Odisha's growing global connectivity and commitment to citizen-centric services. Such initiatives enhance ease of travel, promote industries and tourism, and support intern ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3: For millions of Indians travelling abroad each year, one of the first challenges after landing has nothing to do with immigration queues or luggage belts. It is the scramble for mobile connectivity -- navigating unfamiliar telecom stores, paying steep roaming charges, or going without data until hotel Wi-Fi becomes available. A rapidly maturing technology is now poised to make that experience obsolete. Also Read | Airline Seat Policy Rollback: Govt Suspends 60% Free ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted to businessman Satinder Singh Bhasin in connection with a multi-crore rupee alleged Grand Venice Mall scam in Greater Noida. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh directed Bhasin to surrender before the jail authorities within a week. "The petitioner has not complied with the conditions of bail imposed upon him vide order dated November 6, 2019. Resultantly, the bail granted to the petitioner is cancelled. The ...Read More >
Jaisalmer: Passport and post offices in several cities of Rajasthan, including Jaipur, received another bomb threat via email Thursday, prompting evacuation and searches by security teams that found no suspicious object.The threat message claimed that 10 poisonous bombs had been planted on the premises. The email was sent in the name of Saurabh Biswas and referred to the alleged insult of Dr Abdul Mohammad of Bengaluru Medical College. Kotwali police reached the Jaisalmer head post office, which ...Read More >
New Delhi: More than 37,000 Indian workers died abroad between 2021 and 2025, averaging over 20 deaths a day, with the majority of fatalities reported from Gulf countries, the government informed Parliament. Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said 37,740 deaths of Indian workers were recorded during the five-year period. No cause-wise breakup was provided. The data showed 8,234 deaths in 2021, followed by 6,614 in 2022, 7,291 in 2 ...Read More >
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A crisis of casualties: How the death of twenty Indian workers every day abroad exposes systemic exploitation in the Gulf. The scale of the crisis facing Indian labourers working in foreign territories has reached a harrowing level, with official records indicating a consistent loss of life over the last half decade. Data presented to the Rajya Sabha reveals that more than twenty Indian nationals have died on foreign soil every single day during this period. While the specific causes of these ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted to businessman Satinder Singh Bhasin in connection with a multi-crore rupee alleged Grand Venice Mall scam in Greater Noida. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh directed Bhasin to surrender before the jail authorities within a week. "The petitioner has not complied with the conditions of bail imposed upon him vide order dated November 6, 2019. Resultantly, the bail granted to the petitioner is cancelled. The petitioner ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted to businessman Satinder Singh Bhasin in connection with a multi-crore rupee alleged Grand Venice Mall scam in Greater Noida and directed him to surrender before the jail authorities within a week. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh cancelled Bhasin's bail as he failed to settle the claims of the flat allottees, and also for siphoning off Rs 50 crore from the funds of Bhasin Infotech and Infrastructure Privat ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted an aspiring candidate of the Congress to approach the newly constituted appellate tribunal in Kolkata against the deletion of his name from the electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing the plea of Motab Shaikh, a probable Congress candidate, challenging his inclusion in the "adjudication deletion l ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 2 (PTI) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday received a bomb threat e-mail, with officials saying nothing suspicious was found, police said. After receiving information, police, fire brigade officials, a bomb squad, a dog squad and an ambulance were rushed to the high court complex to conduct an anti-sabotage check, they said. The email came a day after an explosion occurred outside the Punjab BJP office in Sector 37 on Wednesday, when a suspected small crude-type expl ...Read More >
New Delhi: Disturbing statistics about the conditions of Indian workers abroad reveal that over 20 individuals have died on foreign soil each day over the past five years, with most fatalities occurring in Gulf nations. According to data provided by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on January 29, the total number of Indian worker fatalities abroad reached 37,740 between 2021 and 2025. A breakdown of the cause of these deaths was no ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Apr 2: Disturbing statistics about the conditions of Indian workers abroad reveal that over 20 individuals have died on foreign soil each day over the past five years, with most fatalities occurring in Gulf nations. According to data provided by Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on January 29, the total number of Indian worker fatalities abroad reached 37,740 between 2021 and 2025. A breakdown of the cause of these deaths ...Read More >
Pawa Ruia was arrested from near a five-star hotel in New Town area (File) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Pawan Ruia was arrested for alleged involvement in a Rs 300 crore online fraud * A senior citizen was cheated of Rs 93 lakh after installing a fraudulent APK file * Funds were traced to accounts of shell companies linked to Ruia family members Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Kolkata: Kolkata-based industrialist Pawan Ruia has ...Read More >
Kolkata: Rare is the lot of footballers who have made their international debut twice. Ryan Williams could be hours away from doing that and joining a list that has Alfredo di Stefano, Ferenc Puskás, Declan Rice, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Thiago Motta and Diego Costa among others. "My mum and I had this conversation, I think, yesterday. And I said, "I'll tell you what, that looked awesome." We will have two international jerseys, not one," Williams told HT over a video call from Kochi on Monday ahe ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 1 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday inaugurated the new Visa Application Centre operated by VFS Global in Bhubaneswar, marking a significant milestone in enhancing access to international visa services for the people of Odisha. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister highlighted that the establishment of this centre reflects Odisha's growing global connectivity and commitment to citizen-centric services. He noted that such init ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 1 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday inaugurated the new Visa Application Centre operated by VFS Global in Bhubaneswar, marking a significant milestone in enhancing access to international visa services for the people of Odisha. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister highlighted that the establishment of this centre reflects Odisha's growing global connectivity and commitment to citizen-centric services. He noted that such init ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday inaugurated a Visa Application Centre operated by VFS Global in Bhubaneswar, marking a significant milestone in enhancing access to international visa services for the people of Odisha. The visa centre has been set up at Babasahed Bhimrao Ambedkar Bus Terminal (BSABT) in Baramunda. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister highlighted that the establishment of this centre reflects Odisha's growing global connectivity and commitment ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today inaugurated the new Visa Application Centre operated by VFS Global in Bhubaneswar, marking a significant milestone in enhancing access to international visa services for the people of Odisha. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister highlighted that the establishment of this centre reflects Odisha's growing global connectivity and commitment to citizen-centric services. He noted that such initiatives enhance ease of travel, promote indust ...Read More >
New Delhi: A shocking complaint lodged by a man against his wife has come to light in Bengaluru. In the complaint, the 37-year-old man alleged that his wife harassed her and forcibly evicted him from his wife. The complainant, a resident of Nagarbhavi, also accused her of sexual misconduct and cheating on him He also complained that his in-laws constantly interfered in his marital life, which led to discord between him and his wife. What the FIR said The FIR said that the complainant married ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A shocking incident has come to light from Bengaluru. A 37-year-old man has filed a complaint against his wife, accusing her of harassment, sexual misconduct, cheating, and forced eviction from his house, according to India Today. According to a complaint filed with the police, the man alleged that his wife subjected him to what he described as "sexual torture". He claimed that she forced him into unnatural sexual acts and pressured him to engage in physical relations involving one o ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 1 (ANI): The Special Crime Wing of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in a fraud case involving promises of overseas employment, following an investigation triggered by a complaint during the COVID-19 pandemic. In connection with the case, a chargesheet was filed against Farhat Abbas Malik, a resident of Tendala in District Doda, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, according to the release. Also Read | Gas Cylind ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 1 (ANI): The Special Crime Wing of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in a fraud case involving promises of overseas employment, following an investigation triggered by a complaint during the COVID-19 pandemic. In connection with the case, a chargesheet was filed against Farhat Abbas Malik, a resident of Tendala in District Doda, before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, according to the release. Malik has been booked ...Read More >
Police said they were part of an organised network that procured drugs from foreign sources and distributed them through local peddlers. Mohammad Hasan and Razia, both residents of Delhi, and two African nationals Diouf Solomon alias Oskar, a resident of Senegal and Bemah, a native of Liberia, have been arrested. According to the police, the arrests were made following an operation based on tip-off regarding the supply of psychotropic substances in the area. "The operation began on March 25 w ...Read More >
Delhi Police's Anti-Narcotics Squad (East District) has busted an international drug syndicate, arresting four persons in connection with the case. According to officials, police also recovered a large quantity of psychotropic substances worth about Rs 1.1 crore in the illegal market, making this a significant seizure announced on Tuesday. The accused include two alleged drug peddlers as well as two foreign nationals, who were identified as sources of supply. In addition, police seized two scoo ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: Several significant changes to the Permanent Account Number (PAN) system will come into effect from April 1, 2026, impacting both how individuals apply for PAN and how it is used in financial transactions. The updated rules aim to strengthen compliance and reduce discrepancies, while also easing certain requirements for everyday financial activities. One of the biggest changes is in the application process. Aadhaar alone will no longer be sufficient to apply for a PAN card. Ap ...Read More >
Mysuru/Mumbai, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mumbai Crime Branch has initiated preparations to secure the custody of 47-year-old Srinivas Lewis, who is accused of sending more than 1,100 threatening emails nationwide, including several targeting Mumbai. In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police on Monday arrested Srinivas Lewis, the alleged mastermind behind a series of fake bomb threats that triggered panic across the country, from Mysuru in Karnataka. Officials said the Mumbai Police will so ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30: If there is one travel destination that is slowly but steadily making its way to the top of the travel wish lists of people around the world, it is Vietnam. The Vietnam tourism boom 2026 is not only a phenomenon driven by the beauty and cost-effectiveness of the destination; rather, it is a phenomenon driven by trust. More travellers today are prioritising safety, and Vietnam is increasingly being recognised as a safest travel destination that doesn't compromise on e ...Read More >
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