SC notice to govt, NTA on pleas for cancelling NEET-UG 2024
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday sought responses from the Centre, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and others on petitions seeking the cancelation of NEET-UG 2024, and a court-monitored probe into the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam. A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and SVN Bhatti also sought responses from the parties […]
Health ministry writes to states to observe yoga day at all Ayushman Arogya Mandirs
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has urged states to observe the International Day of Yoga (IDY) on June 21 at all operational Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs) by organising mass demonstrations. It also suggested them to invite prominent public figures as yoga ambassadors to motivate the participants. Ayushman Arogya Mandirs are envisaged to deliver expanded […]
Row over NEET-UG: Grace marks given to 1,563 candidates withdrawn, Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the decision to give grace marks to 1,563 NEET-UG, 2024 candidates for admission to MBBS, BDS and others courses has been cancelled and they will be given an option to take a re-test on June 23. A vacation bench of justices Vikram Nath and […]
Need to ensure arbitration institutions are not controlled by ‘self-perpetrating clique’: CJI
New Delhi: Mere creation of arbitration institutions is not sufficient and we have to ensure that these dispute resolution hubs are not controlled by a “self-perpetrating clique”, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has said. Speaking at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Chandrachud said now is the time for countries such as India to […]
BJP all set for grand celebrations in capital on vote count day
New Delhi: Buoyed by the exit polls predictions, the Delhi BJP is geared up for a grand celebration on Tuesday when the counting for the just concluded Lok Sabha election will take place. Workers have already arranged for music, garlands and an abundance of sweets in anticipation of a third encore of the Narendra Modi […]
Govt puts on hold new wastage norms for gold, silver jewellery exports till July 31
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday put on hold the new norms for permissible wastage amount for gold, silver and platinum content in jewellery exports until July 31, 2024, just a day after the notification after the gems and jewellery industry raised serious concerns on the new standards. The government on Monday notified revised norms […]
PM chairs meeting to review preparedness for cyclone Remal, takes stock of disaster management infrastructure
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the preparedness for cyclone Remal, asking the Ministry of Home Affairs to monitor the situation and take a review after the cyclone’s landfall to extend necessary assistance for restoration. During the meeting at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence, the prime minister […]
PM waived loans of 22 people but couldn’t give Rs 9,000 cr for HP monsoon disaster: Rahul
Shimla: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waived loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of 22 people in the last 10 years but could not give Rs 9,000 crore to deal with the disaster caused by monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday. Addressing an election rally at Nahan in […]
Severe cyclone ‘Remal’ to make landfall by Sunday midnight
Kolkata: Severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ intensified and is likely to make landfall between Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts by midnight of Sunday with maximum sustained wind speed of 110-120 km per hour gusting to 135 kmph, the Met department said. The severe cyclone is set to bring extremely heavy rain in the coastal districts […]