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Amit Shah reviews flood preparedness
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed the preparedness to deal with floods that affect various parts of the country during the monsoon. Every year, large areas of Bihar,…
- India
NEET exam: Amid backlash, Centre takes proactive steps to ensure transparency
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing protests across several states over the postponement of NEET exams, the Centre has taken proactive steps, including the removal of the DG of the National Testing Agency…
- Business
Markets look tired but expiry could change things
New Delhi: Markets were open for four trading sessions in the previous week as there was a trading holiday on Monday. They were a little volatile but managed to close with small…
- India
Cancellation of NEET-PG, UGC-NET “final nails” on an incompetent system, says Stalin
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said the cancellation of NEET-PG examination and the UGC-NET were not one-off events “but the final nails in the coffin of an…
- India
Haryana govt has closed all gates of barrage that releases water to Delhi: Atishi
New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Sunday said the Haryana government has closed all gates of Hathnikund Barrage that is used to release water for Delhi, and added that she will…
- Opinions
Opinion: J&K excited over Assembly polls
The excitement is palpable all over Jammu and Kashmir. This moment has arrived for them after a series of announcements and decisions indicating that the Assembly elections will be held in the…
- India
Education system handed over to ‘mafia’ by Modi govt: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the alleged irregularities in national competitive exams, including the NEET-UG, alleging that it has handed over the…
- India
SC to hear anticipatory bail plea of OAS officer in DA case
New Delhi: Supreme Court (SC) will hear a plea filed by Odisha Administrative Service officer, Bijaya Ketan Sahoo, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement…
- India
LS: Row over appointment of Mahtab as pro-tem speaker set to cast shadow
New Delhi: The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha beginning Monday will see oath-taking by newly elected members followed by election of the Lok Sabha Speaker on June 26 and President…
- Science
India electronics component manufacturing to hit $240 bn by 2030
New Delhi: As the government doubles down on making India a global manufacturing hub, the demand for electronics components and sub-assemblies is likely to scale to $240 billion by 2030, paving the…
- India
Bangladesh-India ties ever-growing at fast pace: Sheikh Hasina
New Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina underscored the robust and accelerating ties between Bangladesh and India following her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. The discussions…
- India
GST Council waives interest, penalty on notices to taxpayers under Section 73
New Delhi: As part of several taxpayer-friendly decisions, the GST Council on Saturday recommended the waiving of interest and penalty in cases of tax demand notices that have been sent under Section…
- India
India, Bangladesh announce new train service between Rajshahi & Kolkata
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh on Saturday announced a new train service between Rajshahi and Kolkata and a new bus service between Chittagong and Kolkata. The announcement came following a bilateral meeting…
- India
Communal clash in Jodhpur: 51 held after stones hurled at cops, Section 144 imposed
Jodhpur: Several people including two police officers were injured after communal violence erupted in the Soorsagar area here over the construction of an eidgah gate, officials said on Saturday. Police Commissioner Rajendra…
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NEET and UGC-NET Scandals: Corruption or policy misstep?
Ablaz Mohammed Schemnad The past few days were a horror-filled journey for the Indian education system. The recent ruckus over the cancellation of UGC-NET exam, which is the enabler for assistant professorship…
