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12:44 PM

Ministers from 6 States file review petition in the SC seeking review of August 17 order of the Court and postponement of JEE,_NEET scheduled to be held in Sep

Ministers from 6 States- West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Punjab & Maharashtra file review petition in the Supreme Court seeking review of August 17 order of the Court and postponement of #JEE_NEET scheduled to be held in September.

12:01 PM

SC refuses to entertain PIL to postpone Bihar polls, says coronavirus cannot be ground

Stating that Covid-19 cannot be a ground for postponing the Bihar elections, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking to defer the assembly polls till the state is free of the novel coronavirus.

 

The Election Commission of India will consider everything, a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said.

 

The bench, also comprising Justices R S Reddy and M R Shah, said it is a premature petition as no notification for the assembly polls has been issued till now.

11:55 AM

Sushant Singh Rajput Death case: CBI questions Rhea Chakraborty

11:54 AM

Terrorism is a cancer that potentially affects everyone just like pandemic impacts all humanity: S Jaishankar

11:30 AM

Congress party protests against government's decision to hold NEET 2020, JEE Main exams during the coronavirus pandemic

11:28 AM

States can postpone final year exams under Disaster Management Act but fresh dates have to be fixed in consultation with UGC: SC

11:12 AM

Bihar elections 2020: Supreme Court rejects plea seeking postponement of Assemble elections till Bihar is declared coronavirus and flood free.

SC says the petition is premature.

11:02 AM

The decision by State of Maharashtra under the DM Act to not hold exams shall prevail, says SC

11:01 AM

If any State has taken a decision that it is not possible to hold exams, we grant them liberty to approach the UGC to seek an extension of the deadline, says SC

11:00 AM

State cannot promote students without final year examination, rules Supreme Court

11:00 AM

Prime MInister Shinzo Abe to resign due to his health, NHK reports

10:29 AM

Rupee slips 5 paise to 73.87 against US dollar in early trade

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9:41 AM

In its revised guidelines, UGC has mandated that all final year exams be conducted amid the Covid-19 pandemic, while following the Standard Operating Procedure

9:11 AM

Will final year exams be held before Sept 30 as mandated by UGC?

At 10.30 am, a Justice Ashok Bhushan led bench of the Supreme Court to hand down judgment on a batch of pleas challenging UGC Guidelines