New Delhi: Dalit organisations protesting the alleged dilution of SC\ST Act has called for a Bharat Bandh today. The CBSE has put off the Class 10 and 12 examinations in Punjab today but in the rest of the country it will be held as scheduled. Punjab, which has the highest number of Dalit population, is on high alert. Internet services in the state have been suspended since 5 pm yesterday and will continue till 11 pm today. ... Read More

New Delhi: An official of the central education board CBSE was suspended and three men were arrested today over the leak of Class 12 economics board exam papers. The arrested men included two teachers of a private school in northwest Delhi, who leaked the paper nearly 2 hours before the exam, the police said. A tutor of a coaching centre, to whom they sent images of the solved paper, has been arrested too. ... Read More

Srinagar: Terror groups in the Valley suffered a major setback as 11 terrorists were gunned down in counter-insurgency operations in three different areas in South Kashmir in which three Army jawans and two civilians were also killed. At a hurriedly called joint press conference of army, police and CRPF, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S P Vaid said this is one of the biggest counter-offensives in recent times against terror groups operating in the Kashmir Valley. ... Read More

BJP leader Ram Madhav met former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar in Agartala on Thursday, inviting him to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state. ... Read More

We can always count on actor Neha Dhupia to give us one killer look that totally gets us stepping up our outfits for the week. Case in point: In an epic fashion moment in Delhi on Wednesday, Neha was spotted in a cool, calm, and collected olive and white floral printed Sabyasachi Mukherjee saree accessorised with a must-have clutch, from the designer. ... Read More

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan along with other Bollywood personalities attended a prayer meeting to bid the last adieu to Nargis Rabadi, popularly known as Shammi Aunty, on Thursday in Mumbai.The veteran actress passed away at the age of 89 on Monday night, leaving behind a legacy of work and goodwill.Aishwarya along with mother-in-law Jaya were among the first to turn up, followed by Aruna Irani, Farida Jalal, Poonam Sinha and Maya Alag. ... Read More