Govt cancels UGC-NET held on June 18, orders CBI probe

IANS | June 19, 2024 10:54 PM

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Ministry of Education said on Wednesday cancelled the UGC-NET 2024 (University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test) held on Tuesday in different cities of the country after inputs suggested that the process of "the conduct of examination may have been compromised", adding that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been tasked to probe the matter.

Woman passenger booked for biting crew member in Lucknow

IANS | June 19, 2024 4:54 AM

Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) A woman passenger, who was supposed to board a flight for Mumbai, has been booked by the Lucknow police after she allegedly attacked and bit an airline ground crew member at the Lucknow airport, the police said.

Youth shot dead in Manipur, bus carrying CRPF troopers emptied and burnt

IANS | June 19, 2024 12:00 AM

Imphal, June 18 (IANS) A youth was gunned down by unidentified assailants in Manipur's Imphal West district on Tuesday, while a bus carrying CRPF personnel was stopped and torched by mobs at Kangpokpi bazar in Kangpokpi district on Monday night but no one was injured in the incident, officials said.