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The new evidence from India reflected affirmative action has 'indirect benefits on the behaviour of underrepresented high school students'. OBCs tend to stay in school longer because they know higher education is within reach, the study said.

Prashant Bhushan said that his tweets were out of a 'bona fide attempt to discharge his duty as a citizen', and he is ready for any punishment which the Supreme Court may inflict.

Novel coronavirus infections have spread nationwide from a church in the South Korean capital, raising fears that one of the world's virus mitigation success stories might yet suffer a disastrous outbreak, a top health official said on Thursday.

The Haryana Police has arrested four miscreants for allegedly hoisting a flag with 'Khalistan Zindabad' written on it at a village chaupal under Kalanwali a.

Sources in the anti-money laundering agency said it has sent separate communications to the Birbhum Superintendent of Police and university authorities seeking copies of FIRs filed in the case.

The virtual talks are scheduled to be held under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs, and both sides are expected to deliberate on ways to ensure early implementation of the disengagement proce...

Her face and upper part of the body suffered serious burns caused by an acid, SP Ram Badan Singh said.

The Congress's comments came in the wake of a claim made in a book that Priyanka Gandhi was ready to work under a non-Gandhi president after Rahul Gandhi's resignation following the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections last year.

Turmoil at the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is causing some Democrats and local election officials to rethink their votebymail strategies for November's presidential election, shifting emphasis to drop boxes and early voting that bypass the post office.

Nepal temporarily banned public and religious gatherings and most transportation in its capital Kathmandu and surrounding areas on Wednesday, asking residents to stay home to control the spread of the coronavirus as cases surge.

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He said a sense of panic is prevailing at Santiniketan and the officials of the central university are feeling insecure.

Of the two bombs that were hurled, the second one exploded killing the constable, who suffered head injuries, on the spot, the official said.

Toyota Motor Corp will offer its cars in India on leases or shorterterm subscriptions, hoping to tap growing demand for private transport as travellers cut down on communal journeys in the COVID19 pandemic.

The report is based on regional assessment of the 'Global Survey on Youth and COVID-19' and arrived at estimates based on available unemployment data in different countries.

Democrats will highlight the party's future leaders and turn to a political powerhouse from the past, former President Bill Clinton, to make the case for U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden at their national convention on Tuesday.