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Official: Bihar Board class 10 results today at 1

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Sources also hint at the Board's plans to give grace marks Latest news :Class 10 students of Bihar have been keeping their finger crossed as the BSEB (Bihar School Education Board ) is expected to announce the exam results today as confirmed by indiaresults.com. Sources said that the results were going to be declared at 11 am. However, due to the swearing-in ceremony of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi in the state, the results are expected to be out at 1 pm. The BSEB Class 10 results have considerably been delayed due to some students’ failure to take physical verification test conducted by the Board. These students numbering 40 were the toppers were required for physical verification and review of their exam copies. Good News For Some Students Sources also hint at the Board’s plans to give grace marks so that the overall passing percentage may improve by 10-20%. The average passing percentage in 2016 stood at 44.6. The Board has received an official permission ...

Vijay Mallya could fight extradition on political grounds

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Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya , who has been declared a proclaimed offender, is likely to challenge his extradition to India from the UK on the grounds that the charges against him are politically motivated, a legal expert said on Wednesday. The 61-year-old liquor baron, who has been living in self-imposed exile in Britain since last year, was arrested by Scotland Yard on Tuesday on fraud allegations, triggering an official extradition process in the British courts. READ THIS : 78% say action against Mallya and Sahara will help Modi govt politically Mallya was released on conditional bail a few hours later after providing a bail bond worth 650,000 pounds and assuring the court of abiding by all conditions associated with extradition proceedings, such as the surrender of his passport and a ban on him possessing any travel documents. The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will now argue the case on behalf of the Indian authorities. "The Crown Prosecution Se...

VIP beacons get red flag from government

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Red beacons will be allowed only for emergency vehicles, said Road Minister Gadkari The Union Cabinet has decided to remove beacons atop all vehicles, including that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from May 1. The government feels beacons are seen as symbols of a VIP culture that has no place in a democratic country.   “It has been decided to do away with beacons of all kinds on top of all categories of vehicles in the country,” Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said after the Cabinet meeting. Beacons, however, would be allowed on vehicles employed in emergency and relief services like ambulances and fire tenders, an official statement said. Gadkari became the first VIP to remove the beacon from his car on Wednesday. "This government is a government of the masses and has decided to abolish the VIP culture of beacons and sirens," he said. According to Gadkari, this is the start of a healthy culture because sirens and beacons used to an...

Sonu Nigam shaves off his head post Maulvi's fatwa

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West Bengal cleric had issued a fatwa offering Rs 10 lakhs to shave off Nigam's head Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam on Wednesday shaved off his head, hours after offering to apologise if his controversial tweets were found to be anti-Muslim. Earlier today, he accepted headlong a challenge by a West Bengal cleric's fatwa offering Rs 10 lakhs to shave off Nigam's head. He hit back: "Today at 2pm, Aalim will come to my place and shave my head. Keep your 10 lakhs ready Maulvi." Nigam kept his word and shaved off his head just prior to addressing a media conference at his residence where police had beefed up security after his tweets raked up a huge ruckus. He appeared before the media with a clean-shaven pate, wearing spectacles and smiling away happily even as various Muslim groups and organizations protested and contemplated moving the courts against him. Follow Sonu Nigam ✔ @sonunigam Today at 2pm Aalim will come to my place, and shave my head. Keep your 1...