Morning Digest: April 24, 2023

Morning Digest: April 24, 2023

‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh being brought to Dibrugarh Central Jail following his arrest from Punjab’s Moga, in Dibrugarh. | Photo Credit: PTI Amritpal shifted to Assam on Centre’s directive, to be in solitary confinement The Punjab government has decided to shift pro-Khalistan propagator Amritpal Singh to a jail in Assam, more than 2,600 km away […]

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Railways to start Vande Bharat train on Mumbai-Goa route: Union Minister Raosaheb Danve

Railways to start Vande Bharat train on Mumbai-Goa route: Union Minister Raosaheb Danve

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI A Vande Bharat semi-high speed express train will be operated on the Mumbai-Goa route soon, Union Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Danve has informed a delegation of legislators from Maharashtra. This information was shared by Niranjan Davkhare, a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council […]

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IPS officer Rashmi Shukla appointed Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal

IPS officer Rashmi Shukla appointed Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal

IPS officer and former Maharashtra Intelligence chief Rashmi Shukla. File | Photo Credit: PTI Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rashmi Shukla has been appointed as the Director-General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a government order said on Thursday. SSB is the border-guarding force deployed along Nepal and Bhutan border. Ms. Shukla, a 1988 […]

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Uddhav Thackeray says EC action ‘injustice’, seeks swift issuing of interim name, symbol from options given by his faction

Uddhav Thackeray says EC action ‘injustice’, seeks swift issuing of interim name, symbol from options given by his faction

ECI on October 8 barred both factions of the Shiv Sena from using party name, symbol in Andheri East Assembly bypoll ECI on October 8 barred both factions of the Shiv Sena from using party name, symbol in Andheri East Assembly bypoll After the Shiv Sena faction led by him on Sunday submitted three options […]

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Minister Deepak Kesarkar says Maharashtra govt planning to do away with homework at schools

Minister Deepak Kesarkar says Maharashtra govt planning to do away with homework at schools

School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Friday said that the state government is contemplating a proposal to do away with homework for all school-going children in the state. “Let us not overburden children. It is important to ensure development of their brain. Additionally, the government also feels that homework should not be an easy escape […]

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JEE results | Followed in brother’s footsteps: Mumbai city topper

JEE results | Followed in brother’s footsteps: Mumbai city topper

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay declared the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) – Advanced result on Sunday. Out of a total of 1,55,538 candidates who appeared for the exam, 40,712 have qualified and will be vying for the 16,598 seats in all 23 IITs across India. Arihant Vashista from Narayana Junior College in Andheri […]

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Students of IIT Bombay hold two-day virtual conclave to help aspirants choose courses in IITs

Students of IIT Bombay hold two-day virtual conclave to help aspirants choose courses in IITs

With just a week left for the declaration of the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Advanced results, students of IIT Bombay have arranged a two-day (September 3-4) virtual ed-conclave where a panel of professors from IITs across India will help aspirants make informed choices on which engineering branch to choose and from which IIT. Students at […]

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FYJC admissions: Second list out Friday, parents fret over narrow admission window

FYJC admissions: Second list out Friday, parents fret over narrow admission window

WITH THE second merit list for the First Year Junior College (Class XI) admission set to be out on August 12, and holidays lined up, parents are apprehensive their wards may face difficulties in confirming admissions till deadline of August 17. Students have between August 13-17 to confirm their admissions on allotted seats. “But out […]

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Maharashtra Cabinet expansion | Nine ministers each from BJP, Shiv Sena’s Shinde faction sworn in

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion | Nine ministers each from BJP, Shiv Sena’s Shinde faction sworn in

Maharashtra Cabinet expansion takes place 40 days after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis formed government Maharashtra Cabinet expansion takes place 40 days after Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis formed government The much-awaited expansion of the Maharashtra Cabinet of the BJP-Shiv Sena government led by Eknath Shinde took place on Tuesday in Mumbai with 18 legislators […]

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First merit list for First Year Junior College admissions out today

First merit list for First Year Junior College admissions out today

Students hoping to secure admission in Class XI in the city will get to know the colleges that have been assigned to them as the much-awaited first merit list for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions will be released on Wednesday. For the first round of the Common Admissions Process (CAP), a total of 2,47,907 […]

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