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CBSE Class 12 results record dip in pass percentage, girls outperform boys again

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 17:40
The national pass percentage stands at 85.20%, a drop of 3.19% from last year’s 88.39%; Trivandrum leads the charts with a staggering 95.62% pass rate, followed closely by Chennai and Bengaluru
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Amul, Mother Dairy hike milk prices by ₹2 per litre across India from May 14

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:42
It also stated that member unions have increased the procurement price paid to farmers by ₹30 per kg fat, marking a 3.7% rise compared to May 2025
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ST quota back at 3% raises concerns over proportional representation

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:41
While the 1931 census put ST population at about 0.8%, with more tribes added to the list, it is now estimated to be over 7% of Karnataka’s population
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No talks were held with DMK, says Palaniswami

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:41
Countering rebel leader C.Ve. Shanmugam’s claim, the AIADMK general secretary alleges that the rebel MLAs, including some former Ministers, voted in favour of the TVK government’s motion of confidence, driven by “a desire for ministerial positions”
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‘Limited’ traditional and religious symbols to be allowed with prescribed uniforms in Karnataka schools and colleges

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:40
Under the fresh rules, students can wear turbans, sacred threads, rudraksha beads, Shiva beads, headscarves and similar traditional symbols along with the uniform
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Watch: Gold and silver import duties doubled following Modi’s appeal | Above the Fold | 13.05.2026

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:39
In today’s episode Union government steps up austerity measures as the West Asia crisis deepens, with the Centre doubling gold and silver import duty and BJP leaders cutting convoy sizes, U.S. President Donald Trump’s China visit, and more.
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March taken out against NEET paper leak

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:37
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Cyberabad police dispatch teams to Delhi, Karimnagar in hunt for Bandi Sanjay’s son in POCSO case

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:35
Bandi Sai Bageerath misses deadline to appear before investigators on Wednesday; protests erupt outside police station.
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NEET question leak a shocking failure: FUTA

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:27
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List on the bourses to thrive, IT Minister Lokesh tells MSMEs

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:27
Stating that the government is working in a mission mode to create 20 lakh jobs in both the public and private sectors in five years and restore ‘Brand A.P.’, the IT Minister says the MSMEs play a major supportive role in achieving it
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In 2024, NTA and Govt. did not want to cancel NEET, cited student welfare in Supreme Court

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:26
Two years ago, the government had argued that cancelling the exam would be like treating “unequals equally” and that innocents and wrongdoers would be made to suffer same consequences
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Cong. high command defers announcement of Kerala CM designate to Thursday

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:24
High command asks Congress MLAs-elect to report to Indira Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, even as Congress workers congregate in front of the houses of Venugopal, Chennithala and Satheesan in anticipation of the momentous announcement from New Delhi
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Hotel staff assaulted, case registered

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:22
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SSLC results to be declared on Friday

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 15:15
General Education Principal Secretary Sharmila Mary Joseph will declare the results at 3 p.m.
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