School assembly news headlines (May 14): Top national, international and sports updates
Here are today’s school assembly headlines, covering the latest national news, international updates, sports news, education news, and important current affairs.
NATION
NEET paper leak: CBI arrests 5, conducts multiple searches; protests intensify
New Delhi/Jaipur: The CBI arrested five persons and conducted searches at multiple locations across the country in the NEET UG paper leak case as protests over the cancellation of the examination intensified on Wednesday and the chorus for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation grew louder.
AIADMK cross-voting jacks up TVK tally in TN assembly to 144 amidst horse-trading charges
Chennai: The cross-voting by AIADMK's 25 rebel MLAs on Wednesday enabled the TVK government to significantly improve its tally to 144 in the assembly, amidst allegations of horse-trading by the opposition during the floor test.
NEET cancellation: Cong demands Pradhan's resignation, JPC to probe paper leak
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the cancellation of the NEET-UG exam and called for a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the "paper leak scandal".
'Pure' inter-faith love fine, plot to lure Hindu girls problematic: RSS on 'love jihad'
New Delhi: No one can question "sheer pure love" even if it's between individuals of different religions, but any planned conspiracy to take away Hindu girls is definitely problematic, top RSS functionary Dattatreya Hosabale has said.
TN govt revokes appointment of astrologer as OSD to CM Vijay following criticism
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday revoked its order appointing Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel, an astrologer, as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD - Political) to Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.
Air India cuts international flights; suspends services on 6 overseas routes
New Delhi: Air India on Wednesday announced reduction of international flights and temporary suspension of services on six routes, including Delhi-Chicago, amid airspace curbs and high jet fuel prices.
Assam cabinet approves implementation of UCC, bill in assembly on May 26: Himanta
Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet on Wednesday approved the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state, but the tribal population will be kept outside its purview, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. ****
Over 85 pc students clear class 12 board exams; pass percentage dips: CBSE
New Delhi: The CBSE class 12 exam results were declared on Wednesday as a senior official announced that over 85 per cent candidates have cleared the exams this year.
LEGAL
SC to hear in July plea concerning killing of BJP workers in post-2018 Bengal local body polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would hear in July a plea concerning the alleged killing of three BJP workers in West Bengal after the 2018 local bodies elections in the state.
Can't let entire generation be ruined by obscene content on mobile apps: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Google and Apple to strictly act against the dissemination of obscene pornographic content through mobile applications hosted on their online platforms, remarking that it cannot permit an entire generation to be "ruined".
BUSINESS
Gold soars by Rs 8,550, silver by Rs 20,500 after import duty hike
New Delhi: Gold prices soared by Rs 8,550 to a little over Rs 1.65 lakh per 10 grams in the local market here on Wednesday after the government increased the import duty on precious metals to 15 per cent.
FOREIGN
Russia to fulfil all agreements on energy supply to India: FM Lavrov
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has pledged that agreements on energy supplies to India will be fulfilled despite unfair external competition, as he underlined that the relations between the two countries are based on friendship and there is no scenario in which their paths would diverge.