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Open Schooling Sees 70% Failure Rate in 10th Grade Exams Over Last 4 Years
Under the 'NIOS Project,' an average of 70 per cent of students who took the 10th grade examination have failed in the last four years - this was revealed by the Delhi Directorate of Education (DoE) in response to an RTI.
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Wife Can Stay In Shared House Even If In-Laws Disown Husband: High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that a wife residing in the house immediately after her marriage constitutes "shared household" and is entitled to reside there despite the husband being disowned by his parents later.
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Delhi's Diwali Gets Its Crackle Back. This Time The Green Way
Happiness and excitement returned to the national capital's markets on Sunday as the sale of green firecrackers began ahead of Diwali, following the Supreme Court's nod to allow the use of certified eco-friendly crackers this year.
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Passenger's Power Bank Catches Fire On Board Indigo Flight At Delhi Airport
A passenger's power bank caught fire on board a Dimapur-bound IndiGo plane while taxiing at the Delhi airport on Sunday, which was extinguished by the cabin crew, sources said.
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PM Modi Urges Citizens To Mark Festive Season By Buying 'Swadeshi' Products
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged citizens to ring in the festive season by buying swadeshi products and celebrating the hard work of 140 crore Indians.
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UP Woman, Mother Of 2, Slits Wrist At Police Station As Nephew Ends Affair
A woman slit her wrist inside a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur after her nephew refused to continue their relationship.
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Enhanced Anti-Pollution Curbs Under GRAP-2 Invoked In Delhi As AQI Dips
Anti-pollution curbs under GRAP-2 have been invoked for Delhi and surrounding areas as the Air Quality Index has plunged ahead of Diwali. Curbs under GRAP-1 had been enforced just last week.
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Copper Coins, Gold Stick: What Was Found In Banke Bihari Temple's Treasury
The treasury of the Banke Bihari temple in Mathura, which had been locked since 1971, was opened for the second consecutive day to complete the remaining inspection work as per the directions of the Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee
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In Pics: Ayodhya Sets Record By Lighting 26 Lakh Diyas Ahead Of Diwali
26.17 lakh diyas were lit at the same place while 2,128 people performed 'aarti' together, both being new world records.
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65 Shops Burnt Down In Huge Fire At UP's Firecracker Market, Losses In Crores
A massive fire ripped through a temporary firecracker market on the MG College ground in Fatehpur on Sunday, gutting more than 65 shops and destroying dozens of two-wheelers, officials said.
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Amid RSS March Row, BJP vs Congress On Siddaramaiah's 'Sanatani' Warning
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has sparked a row with his comments on "Sanatan" that incorporated a warning -- stay away from the right wing and remain cautious about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, the BJP's ideological mentor.
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UP Man Kills Wife With Hammer Over 'Daily Fights', Arrested
A man allegedly killed his wife with a hammer on Sunday following a domestic argument, police here said.
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Opposition Announces Mega Protest In Mumbai Over 'Irregularities' In Poll Rolls
The Opposition in Maharashtra has announced a massive protest against the Election Commission of India (EC), accusing it of irregularities in the voters' list and a lack of transparency in the electoral process.
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Man Runs Truck Over Younger Brother After Dispute Over EMIs
A man mowed down his younger brother with a truck following a dispute over loan instalment payments in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Sunday, police said.
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Banned Cough Syrup Worth Rs 3 Crore Seized In UP, 3 Arrested
A joint team of police and excise department officials seized banned cough syrup worth Rs 3 crore and arrested three accused in this connection here, an official said on Sunday.
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Centre Approves Rs 1,950 Crore To Karnataka, Maharashtra As Flood Relief
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved advance release of Rs 1,950.80 crore as second instalment of central share of State Disaster Response Fund to Karnataka and Maharashtra governments for 2025-26.
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Air India To Run Special Flight For Fliers Stranded In Milan Ahead Of Diwali
Air India will operate a special flight from Milan to Delhi on Sunday to bring back passengers stranded in the Italian city after the airline had cancelled their flight on Friday following a technical issue with the Dreamliner aircraft.
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Bengal Man Kills Wife, Buries Body in Kerala, Arrested
The police arrested a West Bengal native for allegedly murdering his wife and burying her body near an under-construction house at Ayarkunnam here, officials said on Sunday.
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"Forgotten Their Roots": DK Shivakumar On Kiran Majumdar-Shaw's Criticisms
There seems to be no end in sight to the online standoff between Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw over the crumbling infrastructure in Bengaluru.
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Top Court Concerned Over 8.82 Lakh Unimplemented Verdicts In Civil Dispute
The Supreme Court has termed as "highly disappointing" and "alarming" the pendency of over 8.82 lakh execution petitions before different courts across the country.
