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Description: Various state governments on Monday assured the Centre on considering a reduction of VAT rates on jet fuel, so as to support domestic airlines sustain commercial operations. India has one of the highest state governments' levied VAT rates on jet fuel. This makes the overall cost of airline operations high.

Various state governments on Monday assured the Centre on considering a reduction of VAT rates on jet fuel, so as to support domestic airlines sustain commercial operat

States to consider reduction of VAT on aviation turbine fuel

Various state governments on Monday assured the Centre on considering a reduction of VAT rates on jet fuel, so as to support domestic airlines sustain commercial operations.&nbsp;India has one of the highest state governments' levied VAT rates on jet fuel. This makes the overall cost of airline operations high.

Big bets coming in for Tech Mahindra as it clocks in the highest ever quarterly revenue and profits. Profit was up 25% while constant currency revenue growth was up alm

Tech Mahindra: Brokerage raise bets as profit and revenues hit record high

Buzzing Stock Alert

Big bets coming in for Tech Mahindra as it clocks in the highest ever quarterly revenue and profits. Profit was up 25% while constant currency revenue growth was up almost 4%, the highest in over 6 quarters.&nbsp; Brokerages are betting bigger on the stock,&nbsp;CLSA&nbsp;has raised FY22/ FY23 EPS estimates by 3% each. The broking house says the risk-reward is favourable given a relatively inexpensive valuation. They retain a BUY rating and raise target price from Rs1,300 to Rs1,380.&nbsp; Tech Mahindra&nbsp;is currently trading at a fresh 52-week high.&nbsp;

With reports of IDBI Bank fully recovering its dues from now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines, fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Thursday mocked banks for saying he

Bad Boy Billionaire bankrupt but has not lost his sense of humour! Mallya mocks banks on twitter

Mallya vs Banks

With reports of IDBI Bank fully recovering its dues from now-defunct&nbsp;Kingfisher Airlines, fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Thursday mocked banks for saying he still owed them money.
Posting on twitter a clipping of a news item that reported that IDBI Bank has recovered its entire dues totalling Rs 753 crore from the airlines, Mallya said, "And the Banks say I owe them money!".
His tweet comes after a British court on Monday granted a bankruptcy order against him, paving the way for a consortium of Indian banks led by the&nbsp;State Bank of India (SBI) to pursue a worldwide freezing order to seek repayment of debt owed by Kingfisher Airlines.
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बीसीसीआई के वाइस प्रेसिडेंट राजीव शुक्ला पर हितों के टकराव के आरोप लगे हैं. समाचार एजेंसी एएनआई के मुताबिक, ये शिकायत बीसीसीआई के एथिक्स अधिकारी को मिली है. मध्य प्रदेश

Complaint filed against BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla - BCCI के वाइस प्रेसिडेंट राजीव शुक्ला के खिलाफ शिकायत दर्ज

बीसीसीआई के वाइस प्रेसिडेंट राजीव शुक्ला पर हितों के टकराव के आरोप लगे हैं. समाचार एजेंसी एएनआई के मुताबिक, ये शिकायत बीसीसीआई के एथिक्स अधिकारी को मिली है. मध्य प्रदेश क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन के पूर्व सदस्य संजीव गुप्ता ने यह शिकायत दर्ज कराई है. बीसीसीआई और राजीव शुक्ला को इस मामले में दो हफ्ते के अंदर इस मामले में लिखित जवाब देना होगा. हितों के टकराव का मामला तब होता है, जब कोई एक शख्स एक से ज्यादा पद की जिम्मेदारी संभालता है. बता दें कि राजीव शुक्ला आईपीएल और उत्तर प्रदेश क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन के भी अध्यक्ष रहे हैं.

बीसीसीआई के वाइस प्रेसिडेंट राजीव शुक्ला पर हितों के टकराव के आरोप लगे हैं. समाचार एजेंसी एएनआई के मुताबिक, ये शिकायत बीसीसीआई के एथिक्स अधिकारी को मिली है. मध्य प्रदेश क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन के पूर्व सदस्य संजीव गुप्ता ने यह शिकायत दर्ज कराई है. बीसीसीआई और राजीव शुक्ला को इस मामले में दो हफ्ते के अंदर इस मामले में लिखित जवाब देना होगा. हितों के टकराव का मामला तब होता है, जब कोई एक शख्स एक से ज्यादा पद की जिम्मेदारी संभालता है. बता दें कि राजीव शुक्ला आईपीएल और उत्तर प्रदेश क्रिकेट एसोसिएशन के भी अध्यक्ष रहे हैं.

This video will definitely send chills down your spine. A whole road came crashing down within seconds as massive landslide struck Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh. T

This video will definitely send chills down your spine. A whole road came crashing down within seconds as massive landslide struck Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh.&nbsp;
The horrific video of the landslide showed a large part of the road vanishing in moments as a large part of the mountain caved in. The National Highway-707 was blocked near the Barwas area due to the landslide in Sirmaur.
Also Watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/on-camera-landslide-kills-9-people-in-himachal-pradesh-s-kinnaur-1627212436176">On camera: landslide kills 9 people in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur</a>
Himachal has been reeling under the vagaries of weather, flash floods and landslides for many days. As many as 144 tourists are stranded in Lahaul-Spiti following a cloudburst and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall.
Officials said 204 people were stuck in Pattan Valley, of which 60 were rescued by police and Fire Department officials with the help of a ladder bridge.

CBSE 12 results 2021: The wait is finally over for 14 lakh students in the country. The Central Board of Secondary Education has announced the results on its website...

The wait is finally over for 14 lakh students in the country. The Central Board of Secondary Education has announced the results on its website, and this year the board has clocked in a record high pass percentage.
Almost all students have cleared class 12 results. Of the 13,04,561 candidates who registered, 99.37% have cleared the examination. Over 1.5 lakh students have got marks above 90, which is about 11.1%.
About 5.37% of students have got more than 95% marks in CBSE. So while the number of 90% scorers is roughly the same as last year, but the number of students in 95-100% bracket is almost double.
Girls have done better than boys. The pass percentage among girls is at 99.67% while among boys it is at 99.13%. Even though the results for both girls and boys is over 99%, girls have performed slightly better (0.54%) than boys.
This is the first time that CBSE has declared results without holding any board exams, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This year, class 12 results have been computed based on the performance of students in class 12 internals, class 10 finals, and class 11 finals.
After much debate, the formula was finalized by the board for this year and a new assessment formula has been created for the 2022 batch as well.
CBSE will not release a merit list this year. The merit list usually has top-scoring students who make it to the top 0.1% of scorers.
If you took your board exam this year, here's how you can check your results.
<h2>How to check&nbsp;CBSE Class 12 results 2021</h2>
Step 1: Visit cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/cbse.html
Step 2: Scroll down and click on the designated link - Roll Number Finder.
Step 3: On the next window, click on the Continue button.
Step 4: Select the class -- Class 10 or Class 12.
Step 5: Insert the candidate&rsquo;s name, name of mother and father and the date of birth of the candidate.
Step 6: Submit and access the roll number.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking a special investigation into the Pegasus snooping controversy. Chief Justice NV Ramana on Friday said that the petit

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking a special investigation into the Pegasus snooping controversy. Chief Justice NV Ramana on Friday said that the petition may be heard next week depending on the&nbsp;work load.
Senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar had sought a Special Investigation Team headed by a sitting or a former judge into the snooping allegations.
Reports that Pegasus spyware was used to hack into the phones of politicians, journalists, activists and government have triggered a massive outcry and demand for probe.
Opposition has been stalling Parliament for two weeks now over the issue. The government has rubbished the reports and has denied any role in the Pegasus snooping scandal.

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant has now clarified his controversial remarks on the gangrape of two minor girls where he seemed to blame the victims and their parents.

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant has now clarified his <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/goa-cm-on-rape-of-two-girls-on-beach-parents-must-introspect-why-children-go-to-beaches-at-night-1627478792599" target="_blank">controversial remarks on the gangrape of two minor girls</a> where he seemed to blame the victims and their parents.
Sawant triggered outrage when he tried to pin the blame on the parents asking why were the girls out on beach so late. The CM had added that it was the parents' duty to ensure the safety of their children, and that the girls should not have been allowed to leave home at night, particularly as they are minors.
The chief minister on Friday clarified that his remarks were taken out of context. "Both as head of a responsible Govt &amp; as a father of a 14-yr-old daughter, I was deeply pained &amp; disturbed," Sawant stated. He added that at no point, he tried to deny the right to security provided by our law to the citizens.
The comments triggered outcry from the opposition, who have demanded Pramod Sawant's resignation and said Goa has become more dangerous for women under BJP rule

The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the killing of a district judge in Dhanbad while he was on his morning jog, news agency ANI has reported. "A

The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the killing of a district judge in Dhanbad while he was on his morning jog, news agency ANI has reported.
"A judge has been killed. Whether it is an accident or murder we need to find it. It is a very sensitive case and hence the court has taken suo moto cognizance," advocate general Rajiv Ranjan told ANI.
Dhanbad judge Uttam Anand was reportedly hearing some high profile criminal cases.
<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/on-cctv-jharkhand-judge-on-morning-jog-run-over-by-tempo-sc-takes-note-1627541196807" target="_blank">CCTV footage</a>&nbsp;showed that Anand, district and sessions judge-8 of Dhanbad court, was jogging on one side of a fairly wide road at Randhir Verma Chowk early on Wednesday when a heavy auto-rickshaw veered towards him, hit him from behind and fled the scene.
Police have arrested two people, who were allegedly on the auto-rickshaw at the time of the accident. The auto-rickshaw was later recovered from the neighbouring Giridh district on Wednesday night itself. It was allegedly stolen from Dhanbad.
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With a single-day rise of 44,230 cases, India's Covid-19 tally climbed to nearly 3.16 crore on Friday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to over 4.2

With a single-day rise of 44,230 cases, India's Covid-19 tally climbed to nearly 3.16 crore on Friday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to over 4.23 lakh with 555 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said.
The number of active coronavirus cases in the country registered an increase for the third consecutive day, according to the ministry's data.
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/rising-covid-r-value-fuels-fresh-pandemic-fears-kerala-ne-top-the-list-1627616480849" target="_blank">Rising Covid R-value fuels fresh pandemic fears, Kerala &amp; NE top the list</a>
The number of active cases has gone up to over 4.05 lakh accounting for 1.28% of the total caseload, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.38%, the data showed.
An increase of 1,315 cases was recorded in the active Covid-19 tally in a span of 24 hours.

CBSE class 12th results 2021: The big day is today. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce results for class 12 today at 2 pm.

CBSE&nbsp;12th results 2021: The big day is today. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce results for class 12 today at 2 pm.
The board exams were cancelled this year in view of the aggressive second wave of Covid-19, and the result will be announced on basis of an alternate assessment policy by the board.
According to the evaluation policy, 30 per cent weightage will be given to Class 10 marks, 30 percentage weightage to Class 11 marks and 40 per cent weightage to Class 12 marks obtained in unit test/mid-term/pre-board exams.

The Mumbai Police has justified the arrest of businessman Raj Kundra in an alleged Porn production racket saying that he refused to cooperate in the probe. The police

The Mumbai Police has justified the arrest of businessman Raj Kundra in an alleged Porn production racket saying that he refused to cooperate in the probe.
The police told Bombay High Court, where Raj Kundra has challenged his arrest, that he refused to accept the notice sent to him regarding the probe.
In its affidavit in the high court, the police have stated that Kundra held a British passport and was an Overseas Citizen of India. It added that Kundra and his IT Technician Ryan Thorpe started deleting WhatsApp messages thereby tampering and causing evidence to disappear.
Actor Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra has been arrested for his alleged role in production and distribution of porn movies.

Kuturakenda village in Odisha's Titlagarh is surrounded by three streams and is cut off every monsoon due to rising water levels. The administration has been promising

Kuturakenda village in Odisha's Titlagarh is surrounded by three streams and is cut off every monsoon due to rising water levels. The administration has been promising a bridge to the villagers for long. But it never materialised. Fed up with the administrative delays, the villagers have started building&nbsp;a wooden bridge themselves to avoid being marooned again.
In a video shared by news agency ANI, the villagers are seen working on the wooden bridge. They say that streams swell up during monsoons and it becomes difficult for villagers to access basic facilities such as schools and healthcare.
They add that the govt promises a bridge every year, but to no avail. Shamed by the villagers' efforts, the administration has lauded the initiative and has again promised a permanent bridge.

India Meteorological Department said on Thursday the current spell of rainfall activity over eastern, western and central parts with isolated heavy to very heavy f

India Meteorological Department&nbsp;said on Thursday the current spell of rainfall activity over eastern, western and central parts with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is very likely to continue over the weekend.&nbsp;
It has issued a red and orange alert for different parts of Rajasthan.&nbsp;Heavy rain along with thundershowers and lightning are expected in 15 districts of Madhya&nbsp;Pradesh. Metros like Delhi and Kolkata&nbsp;are set to see moderate showers.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, 175 tourists were stranded in Himachal Pradesh&rsquo;s Lahaul-Spiti following a cloudburst and landslides triggered by heavy showers, while rescue operations were underway on Thursday to trace 20 people missing after a cloudburst hit the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Covid R-factor is zooming steadily fuelling worries about the pandemic rearing its head again. Kerala and the northeastern states have seen the R-factor spiking at

The Covid R-factor is zooming steadily fuelling worries about the pandemic rearing its head again. Kerala and the northeastern states have seen the R-factor spiking at the highest pace.
The R-factor indicates the speed at which Covid-19 infection is spreading in the country. The bigger the number is than one, the faster the rate of spreading of the disease in the population.
Also See |<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/kerala-covid-surge-centre-rushes-team-state-govt-clamps-full-weekend-lockdown-1627542852692" target="_blank">&nbsp;Kerala Covid surge: Centre rushes team, state govt clamps full weekend lockdown</a>
Kerala has the highest number of active cases and continues to have an R-value around 1.11. In the northeast, only Tripura has an R-value substantially lower than one while Manipur has gone only marginally below one. Among other states in India, Uttarakhand has an R-value very close to one at the moment.
When the second wave of the Covid-19 infection was at its peak, the overall R-value in the country was estimated to be 1.37 between March 9 to April 21.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has requested noted lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar to write a song on "Khela Hobe," her poll slogan. Akhtar and actor Shabana Azm

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has requested noted lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar to write a song on "Khela Hobe," her poll slogan. Akhtar and actor Shabana Azmi met Banerjee in Delhi on Thursday.
Asked to comment on the now-viral slogan of "Khela Hobe", which means 'game is on', Akhtar said that the slogan did not need any endorsement anymore.
Also See |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/people-won-t-forgive-and-forget-mamata-slams-centre-over-covid-deaths-data-1627476605600" target="_blank">'People won't forgive and forget': Mamata slams Centre over Covid deaths data</a>
After the meet Akhtar spoke about a need for 'parivartan' (change), saying Bengal has always led "revolutionary movements".
"I feel there should be 'parivartan'. There are many tensions in the country right now, there is the issue of polarisation, many give aggressive statements... there are incidents of violence. It's a shame that Delhi witnessed communal riots. These things should not happen."
Also See |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/mamata-banerjee-meets-pm-modi-asks-for-all-party-meet-on-pegasus-row-1627392171055" target="_blank">Mamata meets PM Modi, asks for all-party meet on Pegasus row</a>
Replying to a question whether Banerjee should lead the opposition against the BJP, Akhtar said that during his discussions with her, she never said that she had the ambition to be the leader of an opposition front.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was not simply killed in a crossfire in Afghanistan, nor was he simply collateral damage, but was "brutall

Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was not simply <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/indian-photojournalist-danish-siddiqui-killed-while-covering-war-in-afghanistan-1626423709655" target="_blank">killed in a crossfire in Afghanistan</a>, nor was he simply collateral damage, but was "brutally murdered" by the Taliban after verifying his identity, according to a report published in a US-based magazine on Thursday.
Siddiqui was on assignment in Afghanistan when he died. The award-winning journalist was killed while covering clashes between Afghan troops and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city.
Also See |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/candle-light-vigils-held-to-pay-homage-to-photojournalist-danish-siddiqui-1626543279322" target="_blank">Candle light vigils held to pay homage to photojournalist Danish Siddiqui</a>
According to the Washington Examiner report, Siddiqui travelled with an Afghan National Army team to the Spin Boldak region to cover fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban to control the lucrative border crossing with Pakistan.
During this assault, shrapnel hit Siddiqui, and so he and his team went to a local mosque where he received first aid. As word spread, however, that a journalist was in the mosque, the Taliban attacked. The local investigation suggests the Taliban attacked the mosque only because of Siddiqui&rsquo;s presence there, the report said.
&ldquo;Siddiqui was alive when the Taliban captured him. The Taliban verified Siddiqui&rsquo;s identity and then executed him, as well as those with him. The commander and the remainder of his team died as they tried to rescue him,&rdquo; it said.

Days after deadly clashes at the Assam-Mizoram border which left 6 Assam cops dead and dozens injured, the state govt has asked its citizen not to travel to Mizoram. T

Days after deadly clashes at the Assam-Mizoram border which left 6 Assam cops dead and dozens injured, the state govt has asked its citizen not to travel to Mizoram.
Also See |<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/assam-mizoram-border-clash-himanta-biswa-sarma-says-won-t-concede-an-inch-of-assam-1627383400584" target="_blank">&nbsp;Himanta Biswa Sarma says, 'won't concede an inch of Assam'</a>
The first-of-its-kind travel advisory by one state govt against the another stated: "Even after this incident, certain Mizo civil society, students and youth organisations are constantly issuing provocative statements against the state of Assam and its people".
It also claimed it had been reliably learnt from video footage available with Assam police, that many Mizoram civilians remain deployed armed with automatic weapons at the border.
Also See |<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/mizoram-mp-gives-death-threat-to-assam-cops-outside-parliament-1627533228816" target="_blank">&nbsp;Mizoram MP gives death threat to Assam cops outside parliament</a>
In view of all this, the state government said, the people of Assam are advised not to travel to Mizoram and those staying in Mizoram on work-related compulsions, "should exercise utmost caution".
Earlier on Thursday, Cachar Guardian Minister Ashok Singhal alleged that while Assam has withdrawn its police forces from the border after the central government ordered deployment of CRPF personnel at the Assam-Mizoram border, Aizwal was yet to do so.
He, claimed Mizoram wanted to settle the dispute &ldquo;by arms and ammunitions&rdquo;, which is the &ldquo;wrong approach&rdquo;.
A defiant Mizoram government, meanwhile, countered stating a large contingent of Assam Police personnel was being mobilised at the interstate border.
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Karnataka and capital Bengaluru reported a steep spike in Covid cases on Thursday. The state reported 2,052 new cases, 34 per cent more than Wednesday's tally of 1,531.

Karnataka and capital Bengaluru reported a steep spike in Covid cases on Thursday. The state reported 2,052 new cases, 34 per cent more than Wednesday's tally of 1,531. The capital city clocked 505 cases, 34 per cent higher than a day ago.
The number of active Covid cases in the state stands at 23,253. The state's positivity rate was 1.37 per cent. Karnataka recorded 35 deaths due to the infection over the past 24 hours.
Also Read&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/as-cases-spike-icmr-serosurvey-shows-kerala-has-least-covid-antibodies-1627536618376" target="_blank">As cases spike, ICMR serosurvey shows Kerala has least Covid antibodies</a>
The state government had relaxed Covid restrictions as cases began to drop.
It has reduced the duration of night curfew by an hour. Full seating has been allowed on buses and trains. Cinema and theatres were also allowed to open from July 19.
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TMC workers took out a procession with a horse in Kolkata over the 'Pegasus project' issue. Madan Mitra seen walking blindfolded.

Workers of Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday took out a procession with a horse in Kolkata over the 'Pegasus project' issue. Party leader Madan Mitra was seen first walking blindfolded beside the horse and then riding it.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that her government in the state has set up a two-member inquiry commission to probe the Pegasus spyware row as the union government was "reluctant" to investigate the snooping allegations. She added that the panel will probe the &lsquo;illegal hacking, tracking and recording of mobile phones in West Bengal&rsquo;. Also Read:&nbsp;<a title="Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi, asks for all-party meet on Pegasus row" href="https://www.edtr.ai/9zt4" target="_blank">Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi, asks for all-party meet on Pegasus row</a>

Ahead of the admission process to higher educational institutes which is set to begin in Madhya Pradesh on August 1, the state’s higher education department has n

Ahead of the admission process to higher educational institutes which is set to begin in Madhya Pradesh on August 1, the state&rsquo;s higher education department has notified rules barring students facing criminal charges from getting admissions to universities and colleges.
A 48-page new rule book for admissions was notified on July 15 and made available to colleges.
Students seeking admissions will have to submit declarations that there are no pending cases against them to get admissions. Students found guilty of misbehaving with faculty, staff, or other students and vandalising property will also not get admissions.
Student leaders are however not in agreement. They have said the rules could be misused for targeting students on an ideological basis and for participating in protests against the government or colleges.
Higher education department principal secretary Anupam Rajan said they will ensure more clarity in the rules so that genuine students do not suffer.
Also Read&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/on-camera-two-tribal-women-in-madhya-pradesh-thrashed-for-chatting-on-phone-with-cousins-1625399526799" target="_blank">On camera: two tribal women in Madhya Pradesh thrashed for chatting on phone with cousins</a>

The Israeli government on Wednesday raided the offices of surveillance software firm NSO amid growing international pressure following the Pegasus snooping reveal. NSO

The Israeli government on Wednesday raided the offices of surveillance software firm NSO amid growing international pressure following the Pegasus snooping reveal.
NSO called the visit by the Israeli Ministry of Defence &lsquo;inspection&rsquo;, adding that the company was working in full transparency with the Israeli authorities. A company spokesperson said that the inspection will prove the facts against what they called &lsquo;false allegations by the media&rsquo;.
Israeli news outlet Calcalist reporting sources called the raids more of a formal meeting that a thorough audit.
An international collaborative investigative project revealed that the NSO group&rsquo;s software Pegasus was used unlawfully to snoop on government authorities, journalists, activist and other human rights workers.
Countries across the globe have reacted differently to the spying reveal. While France has ordered an investigation, Mexico confirmed that the previous government&rsquo;s bought the spyware.
India has denied all allegations of snooping.

Centre has set off a new political controversy in Bihar in which the ruling BJP is part of the Nitish Kumar-led govt by saying the state is the most backward

The Centre has set off a new political controversy in Bihar in which the ruling BJP is part of the Nitish Kumar-led government. The government while responding to a question in the Lok Sabha by an MP of Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) said Bihar is India's most backward state according to a report.
Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh said in his written reply that according to NITI Aayog's report, Bihar's composite score was the lowest among all states. The minister attributed Bihar's poor score to factors like poverty, the worst literacy rate in those who are 15 and above and lowest mobile use and internet use.
Also Read&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/nishikant-dubey-says-mahua-moitra-called-him-bihari-gunda-tmc-mp-replies-1627529894805" target="_blank">Nishikant Dubey says Mahua Moitra called him 'Bihari Gunda', TMC MP replies</a>
Bihar's opposition party, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) seized the opportunity to take a dig at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. RJD chief Tejasvi Yadav asked why despite a double engine government, Bihar is slipping on all the parameters.

PM Modi addressed policymakers in the domain of education and skill development on the completion of one year of the new National Education Policy (NEP). The Prime Min

PM Modi addressed policymakers in the domain of education and skill development on the completion of one year of the new National Education Policy (NEP).
Also Read&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/27-reservation-for-obc-10-for-ews-in-medical-colleges-under-centre-s-all-india-quota-scheme-1627558898199">27% reservation for OBC &amp; 10% for EWS in medical colleges under Centre's All India Quota scheme</a>
The Prime Minister said NEP can provide proper atmosphere, infrastructure to talented Indian youths as he launched the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR) and National Education Technology Forum (NETF).
Elaborating on the initiatives launched PM Modi said engineering education will be imparted in 11 regional languages of India in its first year to plug the language divide in the country.
The list of initiatives launched on Thursday also includes Vidya Pravesh, a three-month play-based school preparation module for Grade 1 students, Indian sign language as a subject at secondary level and NISHTHA 2.0, an integrated programme of teacher training designed by the NCERT.
He also stressed that the Academic Bank of credit system based on modern technology is going to bring a revolutionary change in this direction for the students.

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