Tag: EC
CBSE Postpones Board Exams To March 9
The Board exams for the students of class 10 and 12 have been postponed by a week, due to the elections in five states, and will now start from March 9, Central Board of Secondary Exams (CBSE) announced on Monday.....
Court Allows Conversion Of Old Notes Seized From IS Suspect
A court here on Monday allowed Rs 2.83 lakh in demonetised notes, seized from a suspected Islamic State (IS) member by the NIA, to be converted into new currency notes.....
30-kg Landmine Recovered In Jharkhand
Security forces detected and defused a 30-kg landmine during a search operation in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Monday.....
Mumbai Launches India's Biggest Public Wi-Fi Network
India's biggest public Wi-Fi network, and among the world's largest, went live at 500 dedicated hotspots across the city here on Monday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.....
Hubble Detects 'shadow Play' Caused By Possible Planet
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a "shadow play" caused by a possible planet that is moving counterclockwise around a gas-and-dust disk encircling a young star.....
Bollywood Celebs Back Streep, One Calls Trump 'joker'
Bollywood celebrities like Priyanka Chopra and Sonam Kapoor hailed Meryl Streep for taking on the US President-elect and after Donald Trump called her an "over-rated actress". Sonam also dubbed Trump a "joker".....
MobiKwik Offers Zero Surcharge At Petrol Pumps, LPG Payments
Domestic mobile wallet platform MobiKwik on Tuesday announced zero surcharge on all transactions at petrol pumps and LPG gas payments.....
MGP, GSM, Shiv Sena Form Anti-BJP Coalition In Goa
In what is being seen as a setback to the BJP, RSS rebel Subhash Velingkar on Tuesday announced the formation of a new three-party political alliance between the MGP, Shiv Sena and Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM). ....
Top Sports Stars Express Support For BSF Soldier
A host of prominent sportspersons on Tuesday came out in support of Border Security Force (BSF) soldier Tej Bahadur Yadav over his allegations of poor quality of food served to personnel on the border and corruption among high-ranking officers. Yadav, a constable in the 29th battalion, had posted several videos on social networking platform Facebook showing visuals of poor quality of food provided to BSF soldiers on the Indo-Pakistan border. He had alleged that BSF officers siphon off food supplies provided by the government.....
Modi Meets Swedish Minister, Invites More Investment In Flagship Ventures
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Swedish Education Minister Anna Ekstrom and pitched India's potential for investment in green technology and flagship ventures like the 'Smart Cities' project and 'Skill India'.....
