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The Tamil Nadu government has decided to reserve 7.5 per cent of seats in colleges for government school students.

The already grim flood situation in south Bengal is likely to worsen with the Met department on Wednesday predicting heavy rainfall in the region.

The reconciling of deaths is still being carried out allaying all speculations of under-reporting and under-counting of deaths due to COVID-19, said the Union Ministry of Health.

IIT Kanpur will set up a centre for energy policy and climate solutions. It will also conduct a master’s programme in energy technology and policy.

The new cabinet has about 6-8 new faces, who are party loyalists not linked to any factions in the Karnataka BJP.

According to sources, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu met leaders of various parties on Wednesday and expressed concern over repeated disruptions in proceedings.

Twitter labelling tweets of multiple BJP leaders as ‘manipulated media’ last May had created a furore with the government officially taking up the matter with the social media company.

DU Admissions 2021: Not only has the number of top scorers increased but an unprecedented high number of students have passed class 12 with most boards declaring 99% or 100% pass percentage. This can increase the competition for admissions at UG level.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi Catalyst started its second startup exploration programme in 2021.

It appears that WhatsApp's View Once is rolling out in a staggered manner, meaning only limited users are currently getting the update. Android users are getting the update.

Change in curriculum, good and bad online practice should be part of the curriculum, say parents and teachers as long hours of online teaching make children vulnerable to cyber bullying and abuse.

Analysts noted that the company has had a strong financial track record and predict a positive outlook for Windlas Biotech in the long-term.

Europe's drug regulator said the Delta variant of the coronavirus will account for 90% of strains in circulation in the European Union by the end of August.

Apple added new payment options to the Apple India online store in addition to credit cards—you can now pay using Unified Payments Interface (UPI), RuPay cards, and Net Banking now.

Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 400 points in early trade on Wednesday and soared past the 54,000 mark

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