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11:45 AM

UPSC Prelims 2020 postponement case: Petitioners cannot ask for postponement on the basis of the fact that some will not be able to give it, says SC

Bench: We have seen the comprehensive Affidavit. They have submitted what arrangements have been made. If you want more security, argue on that. But, you cannot ask for postponement on the basis of the fact that some will not be able to give it. 

11:43 AM

UPSC Prelims 2020 postponement case: The exam cannot be customised area-wise or individual-wise for 1 million candidates

Shukla: There are doctors who are Corona-warriors. They are aspirants. We have raised this issue

SC Bench: There are 1 million aspirants. The exam cannot be customised area-wise or individual-wise. Everyone should get adjusted to it. 

11:42 AM

UPSC Prelims 2020 postponement case: SC hearing begins

If you want UPSC to do something, be persuasive, not degrading: SC tells advocate Shukla, who is representing petitioners.

11:32 AM

SC asks UPSC to apprise of arrangements for civil services prelims amid COVID-19

The Supreme Court Monday asked the UPSC to apprise it by tomorrow the "logistical arrangements" made for conducting civil services preliminary exams on October 4 in view of alarming spurt of COVID-19 cases as also floods in various parts of the country.

 

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) opposed in the top Court a plea seeking postponement of the prelims amid the pandemic and the floods.

 

In a hearing conducted through video conferencing, a bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari asked the UPSC to file an affidavit by Tuesday.

 

The bench will take up the plea for hearing on Wednesday

11:31 AM

Can UPSC prelims scheduled for October 4 be postponed due to coronavirus

Supreme Court to shortly take up plea urging court to postpone UPSC prelims

11:27 AM

UPSC Prelims 2020 Exam: South Central Railway to run special trains for UPSC candidates

The South Central Railway (SCR) zone's Vijayawada division will operate two special trains between Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam to facilitate civil services examination candidates to appear for the exam.

 

"In order to facilitate the candidates attending Union Public Service Examination (UPSC), SCR will run two special trains between Vijayawada - Visakhapatnam - Vijayawada," said a railway zone spokesperson.

11:10 AM

UP CM Yogi Adityanath directs trial of the Hathras gang-rape case in fast track court

11:02 AM

Hathras gangrape: PM called for strictest action against UP rape accused, says Yogi Adityanath

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the strictest action against the accused in the gang-rape and torture of a 20-year-old woman in UP's Hathras, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said today.

10:53 AM

Hathras gangrape: Victim cremated in dead of night 'forcibly' by police

The body of the 19-year-old Dalit woman, who died in a Delhi hospital a fortnight after she was gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras, was cremated here in the early hours of Wednesday, with her family alleging the local police forced them to conduct the last rites in the dead of the night.

 

Local police officers, however, told PTI that the cremation was carried out "as per the wishes of the family". Read on...

10:45 AM

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking postponement of UPSC Examination 2020 shortly

10:42 AM

Civil Services (Prelims) 2021 will be delayed too, If CSE-2020 Is postponed: UPSC tells SC

10:26 AM

SC Bench headed by Justice Khanwilkar will today hear plea seeking postponement of UPSC Examination 2020

9:02 AM

General Atlantic to invest Rs 3,675 cr in Reliance Retail for 0.84% stake

General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm will invest Rs 3,675 cr in Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, RIL said in a BSE filing on Wednesday.

 

General Atlantic's investment will translate into a 0.84% equity stake in RRVL. The deal values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of Rs 4.285 trillion, said RIL in a media release. Read on...

8:42 AM

General Atlantic to invest Rs 3,675 cr for a 0.84% equity stake in Reliance Retail Ventures

8:16 AM

Hathras rape victim's body forcibly cremated by UP police at night, alleges family