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New Delhi:  Police have received prosecution sanction from the Arvind Kejriwal government against Umar Khalid , a former JNU student leader, in connection with a case related to the February communal violence in northeast Delhi, officials said on Friday. "We have given prosecution sanction in all the Delhi riots related cases registered by the police. Now, it is up to the courts to see who are the accused," a senior Delhi government functionary said. The sanction has been received against Khalid in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, in which he was booked under the stringent anti-terror Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). A senior police officer said that police have received prosecution sanction from both the Delhi government and the Union Home Ministry against Khalid in connection with Delhi riots conspiracy case. "We have received prosecution sanction against Umar Khalid in connection with a case registered against him under the UAPA. We have received sanct...

The Haj Committee of India on Thursday announced the Haj Action Plan 2021. The plan included several changes that were made keeping the COVID-19 pandemic situation in mind. According to a report in DNA , the Hajj pilgrims from India who will be allowed to travel to Saudi Arabia will be selected through a lottery in January and in July. As per the report, this time, people who are between the ages of 18-65 age group will be allowed to perform Haj this year. Those interested in travelling to Saudi Arabia for the holy pilgrimage, must fill the Haj application form that will be available from 7 November. The last date to submit the form in 10 December. The report adds that if the application forms submitted exceed the required quota, then a lottery will be held in January 2021 to determine the passengers who will be selected for the trip. The Haj Committee of India has also released an Action Plan for Haj 1442 (H) -- 2021. According to the official statement, Haj 2021 will take place ...

Editor’s Note : By June 2020, at least 32 lakh migrant workers returned to Bihar, driven home by the pandemic. The state’s resources, already stressed to capacity, has barely managed to resettle these workers. Their daily economic hardship is now the primary issue in the run-up to Bihar’s Assembly election, scheduled to take place between 28 October and 7 November. Firstpost travelled through the state to understand those issues faced by migrant workers that will play a critical role in voting patterns. This is the fifth report in a multi-part series . *** Sudhir never consulted his wife, Shobha, when he decided to travel back to his hometown of Nalanda from Delhi. The Government of India had announced a strict nationwide lockdown on 24 March to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus, paralysing the migrant workers like Sudhir and Shobha. “We had reached Delhi only two weeks prior. My husband had come home (Bihar) for Holi. I and my two sons left for Delhi the day after Holi....

BSEB Class 12 board exam 2021: Bihar BSEB Class 12 board examination 2021 will be conducted by Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) from 2 to 13 February. The board has introduced a few changes in the marking pattern of the Class 12 Bihar board examination 2021. According to reports , if a candidate fails in a compulsory subject in the board exam, his/her additional subject marks will be considered instead. This will enable students appearing for the board examination to obtain the aggregate pass marks. The BSEB Class 12 board exam 2021 will be held in two shifts. The first shift will be from 9.30 am to 12.45 pm, while the second shift will be from 1.45 pm to 5 pm. Students appearing for the board exam will also get a 15 minutes "cool off" time to read the question paper and should plan the answers accordingly. The board will conduct practical exams from 9 to 18 January 2021. The complete date sheet of Class 12 and Class 10 Bihar Board examinations 2021 was released by...

Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said the state government will be issuing an order banning the use of firecrackers during Diwali, due to prevailing COVID-19 pandemic situation. "We have discussed it (cracker ban), we are taking a decision to ban the use of firecrackers during Deepavali.. the government will soon be issuing an order to this effect," Yediyurappa said. Speaking to reporters, he said firecrackers will be banned due to the pandemic and other related reasons this year. Several states including Rajasthan, Odisha , Delhi have already decided to ban firecrackers. Karnataka health minister K Sudhakar on Thursday said firecrackers can badly impact the health of those who have already been infected by coronavirus. He also said experts have advised to control their use, and a final decision will be taken after consultation with Yediyurappa. from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/3k5WQI5 Press Trust of India

The Osmania University in Hyderabad announced the TS LAWCET and TS PGLCET results 2020 today (Friday, 6 November). Students who have appeared for Telangana State Law Common Entrance Test (TS LAWCET) 2020 can check their score and qualifying status at lawcet.tsche.ac.in . According to a report by Times Now , the TS LAWCET and PGLCET result 2020 will be declared in form of a scorecard and will mention the candidate's name, roll number, marks obtained, rank in merit list along with other details. To qualify the exam, students from the general category will have to secure a minimum of 35 percent marks. There is no minimum cut-off for students belonging to SC/ ST category. As per a report by NDTV , if two or more students obtain the same marks, a tie-breaker policy will be followed to decide the merit position. The University will see the marks secured by candidates in Part C or/and Part B of the entrance exam. If the tie still remains, student senior in age will be...

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore, has activated the mock test link for CAT 2020, on its official website at iimcat.ac.in. Candidates who have registered for IIM-CAT 2020 can attempt to take the mock test to get an idea regarding the exam pattern, duration and procedure to answer the paper in the online mode during the actual exam. As per the official notification , CAT 2020 MOCK Test Link offers CAT 2020 aspirants access to the online CAT 2020 Mock Test in order to help them become familiar with the computer-based test's instructions, procedures and features. Mock Test link can be directly accessible from the official CAT 2020 website, www.iimcat.ac.in. The exam will be held in three sessions , including verbal ability and reading comprehension, data interpretation and logical reasoning and quantitative ability. Each of the three sections is for a duration of 40 minutes. The duration to attempt the mock test is 120 minutes for non-PwD candidates based on the pat...