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Restore role of state governments in deciding method of selection for MBBS: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin
Retired staffers ‘instigating’ loco pilots to strike work in Palakkad division, says Railways
GST Council to meet on 22 June, may take up review of online gaming taxation

NEET row: TN slams Centre on grace marks, irregularities, demands abolishing national test
No evidence of paper leak in NEET-UG, allegations of corruption in NTA unfounded: Education minister
Restore senior citizens’ concessions: Karti Chidambaram to Railway Minister Vaishnaw
Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya assures full support to Indians affected in fire and vows prompt probe
Anger in country over NEET exam will ‘reverberate inside Parliament’: Congress slams government
Kuwait fire tragedy: Pall of gloom descends over two Kottayam families
Yediyurappa may be arrested in POCSO case, if necessary, says Karnataka Home Minister
Agony for kin of those suspected dead in Kuwait fire as wait for official confirmation continues
Mangaf inferno: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh reaches Kuwait to ensure early repatriation of mortal remains of victims
UDF requests Kerala Governor not to approve bills passed in assembly without discussion
Armed with World Bank and Stanford credentials, Nara Lokesh poised for key role in Andhra’s development
Chandrababu Naidu Cabinet is a mix of 17 freshers, eight experienced ministers
Mangaluru City Commissioner of Police confirms hate slogans sparked clash leading to stabbing incident
Action against Darshan after discussion with artists’ union, says Karnataka Film Chamber
YSRCP reminds BJP that it is still dependent on Jagan’s MPs in Rajya Sabha, flays TDP for ‘violence’ in Andhra
Home Minister Amit Shah, Chiranjeevi refer to Pawan Kalyan as ‘Deputy Chief Minister’
Jailed gangster Jayesh Pujari raises pro-Pakistan slogans inside Karnataka court premises, roughed up
Suresh Gopi calls on former CM EK Nayanar’s family on his first visit to Kerala as Union minister
Telangana CM releases Teachers Eligibility Test results
Not happy with poll performance, introspection will be done: Sitaram Yechury
‘Physics Wallah’ moves Supreme Court, challenges award of grace marks to over 1,500 candidates in NEET-UG, 2024
Indians among 41 killed in Kuwait apartment fire: Reports
RSS has become ‘irrelevant’, what’s the point of speaking out now: Congress on Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks
Malappuram Plus 1 student’s suicide: Kerala education minister V Sivankutty denies seat shortage as cause
Suspected PFI members conspired to transform India into Islamic country: Bombay HC while denying bail

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