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UCC to ensure security for Muslim women: Assam CM

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UCC to ensure security for Muslim women: Assam CM

An inspection under way at an examination centre during the nationwide mock drill in Patna on Saturday, ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination. | Photo Credit: ANI Amid unprecedented security, over 22 lakh aspirants are scheduled to take the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination on Sunday (June 21, 2026) across 5,440 centres in 551 cities in India and 14 centres abroad.The National Testing Agency (NTA) had cancelled the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) held on May 3 following allegations of paper leak.The NTA has put in place comprehensive arrangements to ensure a fair, secure and candidate-friendly examination on Sunday, it stated in an official release on Saturday (June 20, 2026).The test will be held at more than 95,000 examination rooms, each equipped with CCTV. A total of 1,38,560 CCTV cameras have been installed, with feeds monitored virtually at the national, State and Ministry levels. To secure the examination against electronic malpractice, 51,311 jammers have been deployed (17,054 by ECIL and 34,257 by BEL).A nationwide mock drill was conducted on June 20 to verify all systems, including jammers, CCTV, and frisking arrangements.A large number of personnel have been mobilised for examination-day duties. Each of the more than 95,000 examination rooms will have two invigilators, and every centre will have more than 10 additional examination staff. Candidate verification has been strengthened with the deployment of 38,795 frisking staff and 48,448 personnel for biometric verification. A centre systems officer has been deployed at each of the 5,440 centres to monitor the CCTV feed and resolve any technical issue on the spot.Over 6,000 observersThe NTA has deployed around 6,700 observers at the examination centres, supported by more than 100 virtual observers monitoring the live CCTV footage centrally. The CCTV footage is additionally analysed using AI-based tools to flag anomalies, providing a multi-layered monitoring system.There has been extensive mobilisation of the State and district administrations for the re-test. Paramilitary forces and the Indian Air Force are also involved in the exercise, apart from the police and postal departments. On average, around 40 to 50 security personnel will be deployed at each examination centre. Bank officials have been deployed at approximately 1,500 bank branches holding the confidential examination material, and the Department of Posts will coordinate its teams for the collection of OMR sheets from around 700 collection centres across the country.In coordination with the State governments, students will be provided drinking water and ORS at the centres. Shaded waiting areas have been arranged for accompanying parents. Ambulances have been deployed at the centres. For candidates, additional measures include a wall clock in every room, additional rough-work pages (with pages provided at the beginning of the booklet for the convenience of left-handed candidates), and an extended examination window to offset the time taken for entry formalities.The examination is being conducted in English and 12 Indian languages.Action against rumoursThe NTA is closely monitoring social media and is taking firm action against rumour-mongering and fraudulent “paper leak” claims. Candidates and parents are advised to rely solely on official communication from the NTA and to disregard unverified messages.The NTA has appealed to all stakeholders to extend full support to the candidates and help reduce examination-day stress, so that the candidates can appear for the examination in a calm, secure, and supportive environment. Published - June 20, 2026 10:13 pm IST

5 Of Family, Including Children, Killed In Road Accident In Jharkhand

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5 Of Family, Including Children, Killed In Road Accident In Jharkhand

3 min readLucknowJun 20, 2026 05:27 AM IST Police said the accused's family left their homes in neighbouring villages after the incident and heavy police force was deployed in the area to prevent any escalation and ensure that no untoward incidents occur. Tension gripped the Bakhira area of Uttar Pradesh’s Sant Kabir Nagar district on Friday after a 29-year-old Dalit man was allegedly killed by a man from another community a day before by slitting his throat with a sharp-edged weapon. The incident sparked anger among local residents, who staged a protest on a road with the victim’s body and later set fire to the house of the main accused.Preliminary investigation suggested that the murder occurred following a dispute during a function around 10 days back, police said, adding the victim’s niece had complained to him that the prime accused, Nasir Ali, harassed her during the event. Following the complaint, the victim, Anand Kumar, a resident of Kolki village, is believed to have confronted Nasir and assaulted him. The altercation is likely to have fuelled the animosity that culminated in the fatal attack, police said. An FIR was registered at the Bakhira police station against three persons, including Nasir Ali, in connection with Anand’s murder. One of the accused has not yet been identified, it is learnt. Police said teams have been formed to trace and arrest those involved in the killing.Story continues below this ad On Friday, the body was handed over to the family which conducted the man’s funeral rites. Additional Director General, Gorakhpur zone, Mutha Ashok Jain said the situation was under control and teams were formed to trace the accused. Anand Kumar worked as a tile installer. He is survived by his wife and two young children, the youngest of whom is three months old. Police said the accused’s family left their homes in neighbouring villages after the incident and heavy police force was deployed in the area to prevent any escalation and ensure that no untoward incidents occur.Story continues below this ad According to police, Anand was on his way home on Thursday when he was allegedly intercepted near Babhni crossing and attacked by the accused. They said the assailant allegedly slit his throat with a sharp-edged weapon before fleeing the scene. The killing sent shockwaves through the area and grieving family members and villagers gathered at the spot, placing Anand’s body on the road and staging a protest that continued for several hours. Later, tension escalated further when a crowd set fire to the house of the main accused. Senior police and civil administration officials rushed to the village and held talks with the bereaved family and local residents. The victim’s relatives demanded immediate arrest of the accused and called for the harshest possible action against those responsible. Some family members also demanded that the accused’s house be demolished.Story continues below this ad After assurances of a thorough investigation, swift arrests and legal action, the protesters agreed to end their demonstration. The body was taken into custody and sent for a post-mortem examination.

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TMC crisis LIVE: Rebel leaders to seek ‘real TMC’ tag in meeting with Lok Sabha speaker; Shatrughan Sinha backs Mamata | India News

Rebellion drama LIVE: Abhishek Banerjee heads to Delhi for key meet with LS Speaker over TMC rebels' merger | India News Hindustan Times Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee to meet Lok Sabha Speaker over party split The Hindu TMC split row: Abhishek Banerjee to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over rebel MPs' recognition demand Telegraph India When is a party merger valid? With TMC split, here is what the defection law says — and omits The Indian Express TMC rebels merge with NCPI to avoid anti-defection law: Saugata Roy Asianet Newsable

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Five Brave Lives Lost: IAF An-32 Crash in Assam Raises Fresh Questions Over India’s Ageing Military Transport Fleet

Five Brave Lives Lost: IAF An-32 Crash in Assam Raises Fresh Questions Over India’s Ageing Military Transport Fleet Catholic Connect

The moon shines with a swarm of stars on May 21 as Jupiter, Venus and Mercury line-up nearby

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The moon shines with a swarm of stars on May 21 as Jupiter, Venus and Mercury line-up nearby

Jupiter and Venus approach conjunction behind Rocca Calascio castle in Italy on April 30, 2022. (Image credit: Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Shortly after sunset on June 9, Venus and Jupiter will look very close together, in what is known as a planetary conjunction.Sunlight will reflect off the cloudy tops of Venus and Jupiter before journeying millions of miles to enter Earth's sky in almost the same place, making the planets appear very close to one another on Tuesday (June 9). But in reality, the two planets will be separated by at least four Earth-sun distances in space.A conjunction between Jupiter and Venus also happened just ten months ago, in August 2025. Before that, in May 2024, preceded by March 2023. Its occurrence roughly once every year is a sign of a wonderful arrangement of planets that may be absent around other stars. And as it turns out, the conditions that set Venus and Jupiter up for their conjunction are the same that are critical for life to survive on Earth.'Pie' in the skyThanks to the explosion of exoplanet discoveries over the past decade, planetary scientists like Kat Volk, who works at the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona, know there are many distant worlds taking wonky and puffed-up loops around their parent stars. But the solar system is more like a pie of pizza.The flat-disk shape means that, although the sky is a huge dome above our heads, the planets can only appear in part of it.Venus, Jupiter, and their planetary siblings travel in almost concentric circles around the sun. That means that the planets appear just a handful of degrees above or below the sun's apparent path through the sky, called the ecliptic. (The ecliptic is really the Earth's orbital plane, but from our perspective it appears as though the sun is in motion.)The Earth's orbital plane is only tilted a little relative to the average plane of the solar system, called the invariable plane, Volk tells Space.com."That's why, as we're watching them in the sky, they're all kind of following a path along the ecliptic plane."It's all reflective of how the sun and the planets formed, said Volk."When the sun was being born out of some cloud of gas and dust, it was collapsing down to form the star. Then, angular momentum caused the material surrounding that [star], that didn't make it into the sun, to form a disk that is rotating and orbiting around the star. The really massive bodies in the solar system — the planets — tended to form within that disk," said Volk. A simulated view of the orbits of the planets on June 9, 2026. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)But no two stars are the same. Some systems deviate significantly from this proto-structure. "If there's another Earth out there, there's no guarantee that the observers on that 'Earth' would see the same kind of nice ecliptic plane that we see in our solar system."Our cosmic neighborhood is flat and relatively circular, but that is not universal. "The sun isn't by itself in the galaxy," said Volk. "A lot of stars form in clusters. Sometimes stars actually interrupt and interact with each other," which could boot baby planets into a "wider range of inclinations."Larger planetary tilts may have happened in the ancient past to our solar system. But after the gas giants migrated from nearer to the sun to the cold reaches they inhabit today, the inner planets and the remaining mass of small bodies like comets and asteroids likely helped to balance out their orbits.As a result, Earth gets to inhabit what's known as a "dynamically cold" configuration. The planets coast past one another on the ecliptic, and appear to us to nuzzle one another every so often. Jupiter and Venus as seen during conjunction over Italy on April 30, 2022. (Image credit: Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)The planetary dance and life on EarthThese celestial musings are a symptom of a solar system that supports life on Earth. Orbital dynamics control the distance a planet is from

Had lost all my ambitions: How a former Zomato delivery agent defied multiple rejections to crack FMS

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Had lost all my ambitions: How a former Zomato delivery agent defied multiple rejections to crack FMS

3 min readNew DelhiJun 1, 2026 04:29 PM IST After several attempts, he shared that he secured a strong percentile in the CAT 2023 examination (Photo: Girish Sharma/LinkedIn)A former Zomato delivery agent from Haryana is making waves after sharing his remarkable journey from working as a gig worker to earning admission to the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) at the University of Delhi. Girish Sharma talked about his journey, reflecting on his challenges and perseverance that led to this academic achievement. “Six years back, I had lost all my ambitions in the pursuit of daily survival,” Sharma said in a post on LinkedIn.Before the pandemic, he was juggling multiple responsibilities, including working as a Zomato delivery rider, tutoring students, and taking on various odd jobs to make ends meet. Turning point during pandemic He said the pandemic marked a turning point in his life, giving him time to evaluate his future and reconsider his aspirations. “COVID was a breather where I realised this is not something I want to continue in my life,” he said in the post. Sharma then rediscovered his interest in business and set his sights on pursuing an MBA from a reputed institution. However, he said, he initially knew very little about the admission process, including entrance examinations and personal interviews. After several attempts, he said he secured a strong percentile in the CAT 2023 examination, which earned him interview calls from multiple management institutes. However, most schools either rejected him or placed him on waitlists. Although he received an admission offer from one institute, he declined it because it did not meet his expectations. Determined to keep trying, Sharma appeared for the process again and eventually secured admission to FMS, where he will begin his MBA course this year.Story continues below this ad In his post, he also acknowledged the role of those who guided him throughout the preparation process. “There was a whole force of people – mentors, friends, colleagues – who stood beside me throughout,” Sharma wrote. He then urged others navigating their own challenges not to lose hope. “If you’re somewhere in the middle of your own version of this, keep going,” he wrote. See the post here: The post has since gone viral, resonating with several social media users. “There’s a phase in life where survival becomes the only goal, and big ambitions quietly disappear in the background. Coming back from that mentally is much harder than most people realize,” a user wrote.Story continues below this ad “A truly inspiring journey that reflects the power of determination, hard work and self belief. Stories like these remind us that circumstances do not define potential,” another user commented. “Stories like this are such an important reminder that people are often carrying dreams quietly while surviving realities nobody around them fully sees,” a third user reacted.

Invite got lost: Trisha Krishnan takes a sharp dig at Suriyas Karuppu after being shut out from audio launch

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Invite got lost: Trisha Krishnan takes a sharp dig at Suriyas Karuppu after being shut out from audio launch

3 min readNew DelhiMay 11, 2026 12:53 PM IST Actor Trisha Krishnan has been under the spotlight after attending actor-politician Vijay’s oath ceremony as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, on Sunday. She was present at the swearing-in event along with Thalapathy Vijay’s parents, in a beautiful saree. A day after the ceremony, Trisha shared her first post on social media, but it was the caption that grabbed eyeballs. Taking to her Instagram handle, she shared pictures from the ceremony and wrote in the caption, “The love is always louder.” The text instantly sparked reactions from fans on social media, amid rumours of her relationship with Vijay. Trisha at Vijay’s oath-taking ceremony The actor attended the oath ceremony with her mother Uma Krishnan. Trisha looked beautiful in a sea blue-green and gold traditional saree, along with a cream blouse, finished with golden embroidery. She completed her look with a neat bun, decorated with fresh jasmine flowers. The elegance was unmatched with her statement ruby stone jewellery. ALSO READ | ‘Silent killer’: When Trisha Krishnan said she hates Vijay’s silences as TVK faces swearing-in roadblock Many pictures and videos from the oath ceremony have been going viral on the internet. However, one particular moment has been drawing special attention from fans. During Vijay’s address to the public after swearing-in, Trisha was visibly emotional while watching him speak about his future plans for Tamil Nadu. She was spotted smiling through tears as everyone applauded for him in the stadium. Another standout photo that has been doing rounds on social media is Trisha Krishnan’s warm hug with Vijay’s mother, Shoba. Meanwhile, a few hours after the ceremony, the actor also posted an Instagram story featuring the phrase IYKYK, along with a cartoon creative with ‘blah blah blah’ dialogue bubbles. With his last film Jana Nayagan expected to release in late May, actor Vijay has entered politics full-time. In the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, his party – Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), won 108 seats out of 234 in Tamil Nadu Assembly. On the other hand, Trisha Krishnan will next be seen in the action-fantasy thriller Karuppu, with Suriya, and the Telugu historical drama Vishwambhara.Story continues below this ad Vijay and Trisha’s affair rumours Vijay and Trisha have worked together in a slew of films together including Leo, Ghilli, Thirupaachi and Kuruvi. While they have dealt with rumours of a relationship off and on, a lot of speculation began after Vijay’s wife Sangeetha filed for divorce in 2025 after 26 years of marriage, alleging his extramarital relationship with an actress. Sangeetha and Vijay’s two children didn’t attend his oath-taking ceremony on Sunday. Days after the divorce news emerged, Vijay and Trisha attended a wedding reception together in Chennai. Trisha was also seen at Vijay’s residence on the day of Tamil Nadu election results, which was also her birthday.

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