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CBSE Class 10 and 12 Board Exams 2021 Date Sheet not released yet

CBSE Class 10 and 12 Board Exams 2021 Date Sheet not released yet

 

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LIVE updates: CBSE 2021 Practicals from March 1

CBSE 10th and 12th practical exams to begin from March 1, Education Minister announced.

 

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CBSE exams will conclude by June 10, 2021: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal

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LIVE updates: CBSE board exams from May 4 to June 19; results by July 15

CBSE board exams from May 4 to June 19; results by July 15

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LIVE: CBSE 2021 exams from May 4, announces Education Minister

CBSE 2021 exams from May 4, announces Education Minister

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Education Minister announcing date of commencement for CBSE board exams 2021

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LIVE updates: Education Minister to announce CBSE exam 2021 dates

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Eight core industries' output contracts 2.6% in Nov: Govt data

Contracting for the ninth consecutive month, the output of eight core infrastructure sectors dropped by 2.6 per cent in November, mainly due to decline in production of natural gas, refinery products, steel and cement. The production of eight core sectors had recorded a growth of 0.7 per cent in November 2019, data released by the commerce and industry ministry showed on Thursday.

 

Barring coal, fertiliser and electricity, all sectors -- crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel and cement -- recorded negative growth in November 2020. During April-November, the sectors' output dropped by 11.4 per cent as compared to a growth of 0.3 per cent in the same period of the previous year.

 

The output of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, steel and cement declined by (-)4.9 per cent, (-)9.3 per cent, (-)4.8 per cent, (-)4.4 per cent, and (-)7.1 per cent, respectively, in November this year. On the other hand, coal and electricity sector output grew by 2.9 per cent and 2.2 per cent during the month under review. Fertiliser sector growth stood at 1.6 per cent as against 13.6 per cent in the same month last year. The eight core industries account for 40.27 per cent of the IIP.

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Eight core industries' output contracts 2.6% in Nov: Govt data

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Centre grants three-month extension to defence forces for emergency weapon acquisition

Centre grants three-month extension to defence forces for emergency weapon acquisition

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Delhi's average minimum temp in December second-lowest in 15 years: IMD

The average minimum temperature in Delhi in December was the second-lowest in 15 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

 

Data released by the IMD on Thursday showed that the mean minimum temperature (MMT) this December was 7.1 degrees Celsius. It was 7.6 degrees Celsius last year.

 

The MMT for December in Delhi dipped below 7 degrees Celsius only once in the last 15 years, in 2018 when it was 6.7 degrees Celsius, it stated. The average MMT for December was 6 degrees Celsius in 2005 and 5.9 degrees Celsius in 1996, according to the IMD data. Delhi also recorded eight cold wave days this December. It had recorded an equal number of cold wave days in December 2018. READ MORE...

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Rupee surges 24 paise to close at 73.07 (provisional) against US dollar

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Reliance Jio makes domestic calls to all networks free from January 1

Reliance Jio on Thursday announced it would revoke from January 1, 2021, the interconnect usage charges (IUC) it had levied a few months earlier on all domestic voice calls. This effectively means that all domestic voice calls from the network would be free for its users. The move follows an announcement by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) earlier in December that IUC on all domestic voice calls in the country should be discontinued.

 

“Honouring its commitment to revert off-net domestic voice-call charges to zero, as soon as IUC charges are abolished, Jio will once again make all off-net domestic voice calls free, starting January 1, 2021. On-net domestic voice calls have always been free on the Jio network,” Jio said in a statement. READ ON...

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IRCTC launches new website and mobile app with personalised features

The Indian Railways has revamped & upgraded its e-ticketing website www.irctc.co.in and IRCTC Rail Connect Mobile App, which are used for booking of Railway tickets ‘online’.

 

The Upgraded eticketing Website & App, was launched by Minister of Railways and Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal on Thursday.

 

The new website offers user personalization features linked to user log in, along with customisation for seamless travel experience, one-stop train selection for booking, and integrated booking for meals and accommodation with tickets, an official statement said. READ ON...

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Six held over illegal marriage of minor girl to 57-year-old man in Hyderabad

Six people who were involved in the "illegal" marriage of a minor girl to a 57-year-old man here were on Thursday arrested and the girl rescued, police said. The man, who is absconding after the marriage, was also booked for sexually assaulting the 16-year-old girl, they said. The girl's aunty, who had to pay some debts, hatched a plan to marry off the girl to the man after taking more than Rs 2 lakh from him recently, police said.

 

The aunty conspired along with her husband, son, two agents and a qazi (who are among the six arrested) and got the girl married by submitting false documents to the qazi, who "illegally" performed the marriage, a release from Hyderabad police said.

 

A cousin of the girl complained following which the six were arrested. Efforts were on to nab other accused who are absconding, police said. After the marriage, the man had allegedly raped the girl at a lodge here, they added.