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Congress demands expulsion of Girish Mahajan from cabinet and BJP for insulting Indian Army

Maharashtra State Congress Committee President Harshvardhan Sapkal demanded that Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan should be expelled from both the cabinet and the BJP for insulting the Indian Army’s role in fighting Khalistani terrorists during ‘Operation Blue Star,’ conducted at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, in June 1984.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at an event

PM Modi to visit France, Slovakia next week

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a week-long visit to France and Slovakia from June 13 primarily to participate in the G7 Summit to be held at Evian, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday.

Fadnavis okays amendments to GST, Maharashtra Public Universities Act

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis approved several important decisions related to the restructuring of departments under various ministries, the streamlining of the process for approving new colleges in the state, and amendments to the Goods and Services Act at a cabinet meeting here on Tuesday.

Equal marks, equal rank: Punjab ends age-based tie-breaker in landmark board exam reform

In a significant reform aimed at making the examination system more equitable, the Punjab government has decided to discontinue the practice of using a student’s date of birth as a tie-breaker in board examination merit rankings. Students securing identical marks in Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) examinations will now be awarded the same rank.