New Delhi, 16/1: The Centre has decided against conducting the medical entrance exam NEET-UG in online mode for now, and announced on Thursday it will continue to be conducted in pen and paper mode. The decision comes after detailed deliberations between education and health ministries on whether to conduct the NEET-UG in pen and paper…
New Delhi, 16/1: BJD on Thursday urged the Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of OBCs to strongly recommend conducting a Caste Census in the country along with general Census, as the absence of such data has left a “significant gap” in understanding the socio-economic dynamics and hampers formulation of targeted policies.
New Delhi: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the chief guest at India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Thursday Subianto will visit India from January 25 to 26 in his first trip to the country as president.
New Delhi, 16/1: The Centre has cleared the proposal to set up the Eighth Pay Commission to revise the salaries of central government employees, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. The last pay commission was set up in 2016.
Putkel, 15/1: Two jawans were injured on Thursday following a pressure IED blast planted by Naxalites near Putkel village under Basaguda police station area, ANI reported, quoting Bijapur Police. The injured jawans have been evacuated, and are out of danger, police added.
Washinton, 16/1: Hindenburg Research, a US investment research firm known for short-selling, and whose reports resulted in wiping out billions of dollars of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his companies, has been shut down, its founder Nate Anderson announced Wednesday. As I’ve shared with family, friends and our team since late last year, I have…
Mumbai, 16/1: Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was injured after an intruder attacked him with a knife at his residence in Mumbai in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. Khan was hospitalised and required a surgery following the incident which took place at around 2.30 am at his house. There was an attempted burglary…
Mumbai, 15/1: India is an extraordinary and wonderful land, not just a piece of land bound by geographical boundaries, but a living land with a vibrant culture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. The essence of this culture is spirituality, and to understand India, one must first embrace spirituality,” Modi said inaugurating the Sri…
Raipur,15/1: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday arrested Chhattisgarh Congress MLA and former excise minister Kawasi Lakhma in connection with alleged liquor scam, officials said The federal agency had on December 28 raided the premises of the ex-minister and his son Harish Lakhma in Raipur, Sukma and Dhamtari districts of the state as part of a…
New Delhi, 15/1: Under pressure from the Lingayat and Vokkaliga leaders, the Congress government in Karnataka on Wednesday decided to defer the decision to place the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, commonly referred to as ‘caste census’ before cabinet meeting Scheduled on Thursday. Though it was earlier decided to place the report before the Cabinet…
