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Police announcements in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar and Uttarakhand’s Haridwar have triggered an uproar with an order asking all food vendors and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their owners and staff. 

उत्तर प्रदेश का मुजफ्फरनगर इन दिनों चर्चा में है. इसके पीछे वहां के पुलिस कप्तान अभिषेक सिंह का एक निर्देश है. जिसमें उन्होंने कहा है कि जिले में आने वाले कावड़ियां मार्ग पर जितने भी खान-पान, फल या ढाबे वाले हैं वो अपनी दुकान, उसके मालिक और वहां काम करने…

Bihar is now the first state in India to simultaneously recruit three transgender persons as sub-inspectors in the state police. Among the 1,275 candidates who cracked the sub-inspector recruitment examination held by the Bihar Police Subordinate Services Commission, three of them broke several stereotypes – Manvi Madhu Kashyap, who identifies…

बिहार इस बार एक बेहतर कारण से चर्चा में है. दरअसल, बिहार पुलिस अधीनस्थ सेवा आयोग (बीपीएसएससी) ने हाल ही में दारोगा भर्ती परीक्षा का परिणाम घोषित किया है. जिसमें 1275 उम्मीदवार सफल हुए. इसमें 3 ट्रांसजेंडर भी हैं. इनमें एक, मानवी मधु कश्यप ट्रांसवूमेन और दो रोनित झा और…

The Union Public Services Commission has filed an FIR against controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, days after the Centre decided to probe allegations of her misconduct and misuse of a quota. The UPSC has sought the cancellation of her candidature and also issued her a showcause notice, asking why…

Bangladeshi students set fire to the state broadcaster BTV’s building a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s televised address trying to soothe tensions in the wake of violence that has left at least 39 dead so far.

Former Wall Street Journal reporter Selina Cheng has said that she was fired by the media outlet because of her election as the chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, the Guardian reported. 

The Supreme Court has directed the National Testing Agency to publish city- and centre-wise results of the NEET-UG exam by Saturday noon while masking the identity of the students.

The last few days have added more episodes to Nepal’s cycle of political instability, with the new alliance government led by Khadka Prasad Oli replacing the Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda-led coalition.

The Supreme Court has ordered the interim release of YouTuber Savukku Shankar, who has been detained as a “goonda” since May by the Chennai Police, Bar and Bench reported.