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Rahul Gandhi seeks judicial inquiry into CBSE's contract with firm for OSM

IANS | May 29, 2026 3:35 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday made fresh allegations of discrepancies in the CBSE’s process for awarding a contract for the On-screen Marking Scheme (OSM), seeking a judicial inquiry into the decision to pick an allegedly ineligible EdTech company for the task.

SC declines to stay Delhi HC order permitting Vinesh Phogat in Asian Games trials

IANS | May 29, 2026 2:53 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to halt the Delhi High Court’s order permitting wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games 2026 selection trials, while agreeing to examine the plea filed by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) challenging the relief granted to the three-time Olympian.

Neighbour alleges delay by fire brigade after former CCI chief dies in South Delhi house fire

IANS | May 29, 2026 2:00 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A neighbour of former IAS officer and first Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), Dhanendra Kumar, who died due to smoke inhalation after a fire at his Hauz Khas residence in Delhi following a suspected air-conditioner blast, alleged on Friday that the fire brigade reached the spot nearly an hour after the incident was reported.

UP Minister takes e-rickshaw to office following PM Modi’s push to save fuel

IANS | May 29, 2026 1:53 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to conserve petrol and diesel, Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna on Friday travelled to his office in the Assembly in an e-rickshaw along with his staff, promoting the use of electric mobility and fuel conservation.

Take strict action without leniency, Maha CM Fadnavis after ordering probe into 13 hooch deaths

IANS | May 29, 2026 1:51 PM

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, on Friday expressed serious concern over the deaths of 13 people after consuming illegal toxic liquor in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad and directed the Police Commissioners of the two cities to take the strictest possible action and show absolutely no leniency toward those involved in manufacturing or distributing the hooch.

Guv Arlekar keeps Vande Mataram row alive; Left backs existing convention in Kerala Assembly

IANS | May 29, 2026 1:31 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Friday publicly confirmed that Lok Bhavan had insisted on the full rendition of Vande Mataram during the opening session of the Assembly, keeping alive the political controversy that overshadowed the maiden policy address of the new UDF government. However, the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left weighed in on the controversy by backing the existing convention of singing the truncated version.

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