The J&K and Ladakh high court has ruled that NHAI or its concessionaire cannot collect toll tax from commuters if a highway is in bad shape due to construction activities. The court ordered NHAI to collect only 20% toll at Lakhanpur and Bann toll plazas and directed the removal of any toll plazas within 60 km of NH-44 within two months.
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In Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district, a fake doctor, Narendra Vikramaditya Yadav, is accused of impersonating a British cardiologist and conducting unauthorized heart surgeries at Mission Hospital, leading to seven patient deaths. CCTV footage shows Yadav in formal attire in the operation theatre. Authorities have sealed the cath lab, and Yadav faces charges of forgery and medical negligence.
ICSI CSEET January 2025 results out: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released the results for the CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) held in January 2025. Candidates who took the exam on January 11 and 13 can check their results online at icsi.edu. They need a 40% minimum in each paper and an overall score of 50% to pass.
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D Gukesh clinched the World Chess Championship title on Thursday, defeating Ding Liren. Russian Chess Federation President Andrei Filatov has controversially accused Ding of intentionally losing and demanded an investigation by FIDE. Gukesh is the first Indian champion since his mentor Viswanathan Anand.
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