NEET-PG 2021 counselling: SC upholds OBC, EWS reservations in all India quota seats
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for starting the stalled NEET-PG 2021 counselling process based on the existing 27 per cent OBC and 10 per cent EWS reservations in the All India Quota seats, saying there is an “urgent need” to begin the admission process. The order will bring relief to […]
All international arrivals to face 7-day home quarantine
New Delhi: India on Friday made seven-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals and an RT-PCR test on the eighth day, as it issued revised guidelines for international passengers. The guidelines released on Friday come into force from January 11 and will remain effective till further government orders. As per the existing rules, which […]
Class 12 exams: CBSE condition to consider marks scored in later test struck down
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a condition specified in a clause in the CBSE’s evaluation policy of June last year which stated that marks obtained in the later examination will be considered as final for assessing class 12 students. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and C T Ravikumar said […]
Security breach: Modi meets President Kovind
New Delhi/Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday briefed President Ram Nath Kovind on the security breach that stalled his Punjab visit and the government indicated that some big and tough decisions will be taken after the Union Home Ministry gathers information. The Supreme Court also took note of the matter and the Punjab government […]
MHA forms 3-member panel to enquire into security lapses
New Delhi: The Centre Thursday formed a three-member committee to enquire into “serious lapses” in security arrangements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab which led to the exposure of the VVIP to grave risk . The Home Ministry panel was formed a day after Modi had to cut short his visit in Punjab […]
Civil services -main examination starts Friday: UPSC
New Delhi: The Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021 will be conducted as per schedule from Friday, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said on Wednesday. Keeping in view the restrictions being imposed by governments to curb the spread of COVID-19, the commission has urged the states to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the […]
Home isolation: Govt issues revised guidelines for mild or asymptomatic cases
New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Wednesday said COVID-19 patients under home isolation will stand discharged after at least seven days from testing positive and no fever for three successive days, in revised guidelines for home isolation of mild or asymptomatic cases. It also advised people not to rush for self-medication, blood investigation or […]
Congress tried to ‘physically harm’ PM Modi: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday tore into the Congress over the breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security in Punjab, alleging the ruling party of the state tried to “physically harm him” but didn’t succeed in its “murderous intentions”. The saffron party asked whether Congress leaders were “happy that the prime minister was on […]
Surge in cases indicative of third Covid wave in India: Experts
New Delhi: In the major Indian cities, the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is accounting for more than 50 per cent of the fresh cases of the infection and the massive surge in the number of cases over the last one week is indicative of a third wave of the pandemic, as is being witnessed […]
Omicron tally in India rises to 1,892
New Delhi: A total of 1,892 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 23 states and Union Territories so far, out of which 766 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union health ministry’s data updated on Tuesday.Maharashtra has recorded the maximum number of 568 cases, followed by Delhi (382), Kerala (185), […]