<p><strong>NEET-UG leak case: CBI arrests Rakesh Ranjan, one of the kingpins from Bihar</strong></p>.<p>The CBI on Thursday arrested one of the alleged kingpins in the NEET-UG paper leak case who was on the run ever since the crackdown on irregularities in the entrance exam began, officials said.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bihar/neet-ug-leak-case-cbi-arrests-one-of-the-alleged-kingpins-rakesh-ranjan-3101700">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Excise policy: SC Judge Justice Sanjay Kumar recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia's bail plea</strong></p>.<p>Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kumar on Thursday recused himself from hearing a bail plea by former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy 'scam' case.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/supreme-court-judge-recuses-himself-from-manish-sisodias-bail-plea-revival-hearing-3101333">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>NEET-UG paper leak: Supreme Court defers hearing to July 18</strong></p>.<p>The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred its much anticipated hearing on pleas to conduct fresh examination for NEET-UG, 2024 owing to alleged paper leakage and other irregularities.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/neet-ug-paper-leak-supreme-court-posts-matter-for-july-18-3101335">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar joins duty in Washim amid complaints of making 'VIP demands' & using 'fake' certificates</strong></p>.<p>Controversial probationary IAS officer Dr Pooja Khedkar, who was transferred from Pune to Washim, has joined her duties, however, preferred to be mum on the series of allegations that she faces including her caste certificate.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/controversial-trainee-ias-officer-puja-khedkar-joins-duties-in-washim-3101561">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Security agencies seize Karachi-bound consignment from China of banned chemicals at Tamil Nadu port</strong></p>.<p>Security agencies have seized yet another Pakistan-bound consignment, consisting of internationally banned chemicals used for tear gas and riot control agents, from China at a port in Tamil Nadu, officials said here on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/security-agencies-seize-karachi-bound-consignment-from-china-of-banned-chemicals-at-tamil-nadu-port-3101542">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Russia wants quick solution to issue of Indians caught up in Ukraine war, top diplomat says</strong></p>.<p>Russia is committed to finding the "earliest possible solution" to the issue of Indians being duped into joining its army and fighting in the Ukraine war, a top Russian diplomat said, in Moscow's first comments on the matter.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/russia-wants-quick-solution-to-issue-of-indians-caught-up-in-ukraine-war-top-diplomat-says-3101492">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case: Mihir Shah was inebriated while driving car</strong></p>.<p>The main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case Mihir Shah was under the influence of alcohol when the horrific incident, in which one woman was killed, took place, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/mumbai-bmw-hit-and-run-case-mihir-shah-was-inebriated-while-driving-car-3101359">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Mumbai: SIT summons BJP MLA Nitesh Rane over Disha Salian's death</strong></p>.<p>In a fresh twist into the death of celebrity talent manager Disha Salian, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Mumbai police has summoned BJP MLA Nitesh Rane.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/mumbai-sit-summons-bjp-mla-nitesh-rane-over-disha-salians-death-3101757">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>10 schools ordered to return Rs 65 crore fees illegally collected from students in Madhya Pradesh</strong></p>.<p>The authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district have directed ten private schools to refund about Rs 65 crore charged extra as tuition fees from more than 81,000 students over seven academic sessions, an official said on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh/10-schools-ordered-to-return-rs-65-crore-fees-illegally-collected-from-students-in-madhya-pradesh-3101401">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Delhi hikes charges for pollution certificates for petrol, CNG-run 4 wheelers after 13 years</strong></p>.<p>The Delhi government has increased the pollution under control (PUC) certificate charges for petrol, CNG and diesel vehicles after a gap of about 13 years, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/delhi-hikes-charges-for-puc-certificates-for-petrol-cng-run-4-wheelers-3101470">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Valmiki Corporation scamsters honey-trapped officials to misappropriate money, claims BJP's B Sriramulu</strong></p>.<p>Senior BJP leader B Sriramulu on Thursday alleged that the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scamsters honey-trapped government and bank officials to misappropriate money.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/valmiki-corporation-scamsters-honey-trapped-officials-to-misappropriate-money-claims-bjps-b-sriramulu-3101443">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>TCS net profit rises 8.7% to Rs 12,040 crore in Q1</strong></p>.<p>India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday posted an 8.7 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 12,040 crore in the first quarter ended June 2024.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/companies/tcs-net-profit-rises-87-to-rs-12040-crore-in-q1-3101650">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Olympics 2024 | Russia compensates athletes not invited to Paris Games</strong></p>.<p>The Russian Olympic Committee has paid compensation to 245 athletes who failed to meet the criteria allowing them to compete at the Paris Games this month, the RIA state news agency reported on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/olympics-2024-russia-compensates-athletes-not-invited-to-paris-games-3101786">Read more</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>NEET-UG leak case: CBI arrests Rakesh Ranjan, one of the kingpins from Bihar</strong></p>.<p>The CBI on Thursday arrested one of the alleged kingpins in the NEET-UG paper leak case who was on the run ever since the crackdown on irregularities in the entrance exam began, officials said.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bihar/neet-ug-leak-case-cbi-arrests-one-of-the-alleged-kingpins-rakesh-ranjan-3101700">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Excise policy: SC Judge Justice Sanjay Kumar recuses from hearing Manish Sisodia's bail plea</strong></p>.<p>Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kumar on Thursday recused himself from hearing a bail plea by former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia in the liquor policy 'scam' case.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/supreme-court-judge-recuses-himself-from-manish-sisodias-bail-plea-revival-hearing-3101333">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>NEET-UG paper leak: Supreme Court defers hearing to July 18</strong></p>.<p>The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred its much anticipated hearing on pleas to conduct fresh examination for NEET-UG, 2024 owing to alleged paper leakage and other irregularities.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/neet-ug-paper-leak-supreme-court-posts-matter-for-july-18-3101335">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar joins duty in Washim amid complaints of making 'VIP demands' & using 'fake' certificates</strong></p>.<p>Controversial probationary IAS officer Dr Pooja Khedkar, who was transferred from Pune to Washim, has joined her duties, however, preferred to be mum on the series of allegations that she faces including her caste certificate.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/controversial-trainee-ias-officer-puja-khedkar-joins-duties-in-washim-3101561">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Security agencies seize Karachi-bound consignment from China of banned chemicals at Tamil Nadu port</strong></p>.<p>Security agencies have seized yet another Pakistan-bound consignment, consisting of internationally banned chemicals used for tear gas and riot control agents, from China at a port in Tamil Nadu, officials said here on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/security-agencies-seize-karachi-bound-consignment-from-china-of-banned-chemicals-at-tamil-nadu-port-3101542">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Russia wants quick solution to issue of Indians caught up in Ukraine war, top diplomat says</strong></p>.<p>Russia is committed to finding the "earliest possible solution" to the issue of Indians being duped into joining its army and fighting in the Ukraine war, a top Russian diplomat said, in Moscow's first comments on the matter.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/russia-wants-quick-solution-to-issue-of-indians-caught-up-in-ukraine-war-top-diplomat-says-3101492">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case: Mihir Shah was inebriated while driving car</strong></p>.<p>The main accused in the BMW hit-and-run case Mihir Shah was under the influence of alcohol when the horrific incident, in which one woman was killed, took place, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/mumbai-bmw-hit-and-run-case-mihir-shah-was-inebriated-while-driving-car-3101359">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Mumbai: SIT summons BJP MLA Nitesh Rane over Disha Salian's death</strong></p>.<p>In a fresh twist into the death of celebrity talent manager Disha Salian, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Mumbai police has summoned BJP MLA Nitesh Rane.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra/mumbai-sit-summons-bjp-mla-nitesh-rane-over-disha-salians-death-3101757">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>10 schools ordered to return Rs 65 crore fees illegally collected from students in Madhya Pradesh</strong></p>.<p>The authorities in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district have directed ten private schools to refund about Rs 65 crore charged extra as tuition fees from more than 81,000 students over seven academic sessions, an official said on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/madhya-pradesh/10-schools-ordered-to-return-rs-65-crore-fees-illegally-collected-from-students-in-madhya-pradesh-3101401">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Delhi hikes charges for pollution certificates for petrol, CNG-run 4 wheelers after 13 years</strong></p>.<p>The Delhi government has increased the pollution under control (PUC) certificate charges for petrol, CNG and diesel vehicles after a gap of about 13 years, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/delhi/delhi-hikes-charges-for-puc-certificates-for-petrol-cng-run-4-wheelers-3101470">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Valmiki Corporation scamsters honey-trapped officials to misappropriate money, claims BJP's B Sriramulu</strong></p>.<p>Senior BJP leader B Sriramulu on Thursday alleged that the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation scamsters honey-trapped government and bank officials to misappropriate money.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/valmiki-corporation-scamsters-honey-trapped-officials-to-misappropriate-money-claims-bjps-b-sriramulu-3101443">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>TCS net profit rises 8.7% to Rs 12,040 crore in Q1</strong></p>.<p>India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday posted an 8.7 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 12,040 crore in the first quarter ended June 2024.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/companies/tcs-net-profit-rises-87-to-rs-12040-crore-in-q1-3101650">Read more</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Olympics 2024 | Russia compensates athletes not invited to Paris Games</strong></p>.<p>The Russian Olympic Committee has paid compensation to 245 athletes who failed to meet the criteria allowing them to compete at the Paris Games this month, the RIA state news agency reported on Thursday.<br><br><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/olympics-2024-russia-compensates-athletes-not-invited-to-paris-games-3101786">Read more</a></strong></p>
