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Uniform medical entrance examination National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) will not be mandatory for students appearing for the exam in 2016. President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday signed the ordinance passed by the Cabinet, postponing the Supreme Court order, which made NEET compulsory. There were three objections against implementing NEET from 2016. They are – […]
In a move that could bring down political acrimony between the two Dravidian majors, DMK Treasurer M K Stalin today chose to attend the swearing-in of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. This is the second time Stalin, son of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, attended Jayalalithaa’s swearing-in after participating in her oath-taking ceremony […]
Militants today carried out two strikes within as many hours in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, killing three policemen, including an officer, and decamping with service rifle of one of the slain cops. In the first strike, militants shot dead two policemen in Zadibal area of Srinagar at around 10: 45 AM. The […]
India today successfully launched the first technology demonstrator of indigenously made Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), capable of launching satellites into orbit around earth and then re-enter the atmosphere, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. “Mission accomplished successfully,” an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spokesman told PTI soon after RLV-TD HEX-01 was flight tested with the take […]
Anurag Thakur was today unanimously elected as the youngest BCCI President post-Independence, taking up the most high-profile position in Indian cricket administration at a time when the Board is sailing in choppy waters. The 41-year-old replaced Shashank Manohar who quit the position to take up the ICC chairman’s job. Senior BCCI vice-president C K Khanna […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a two-day visit to the US from June 7 during which he will address a Joint Meeting of the US Congress and hold talks with President Barack Obama to review the progress made in key areas of defence, security and energy. Modi, who is leaving for Iran on Sunday, […]
A key operative of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) was today arrested from Indira Gandhi International airport here by National Investigating Agency (NIA). Abdul Wahid Siddibapa, a resident of Bhatkal in Karnataka, was held after his arrival from Dubai, NIA officials said. He was based in Dubai and was allegedly recruiting people for IM to […]
The government today cleared an ordinance, or an executive order, to defer the implementation of NEET or the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – a common test for medical and dental courses – for state governments and their institutions. The deferment will be meant for this academic year. Centre’s decision to postpone the exam came […]
A medium intensity earthquake hit the Koyna region of Maharashtra today. According to the National Center for Seismology an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 11:37 pm at the depth of 15 kms. However, there were no immediate reports of loss to life or property. The Koyna region in Maharashtra is known […]
Congress won four seats while ruling AINRC bagged one seat in the elections to the 30-member Puducherry Assembly. Congress won Kamaraj Nagar (V Vaithithilingam), Nellithope (John Kumar), Yanam (Malladi Krishna Rao), Kamaraj Nagar and Lawspet (V P Sivakolundhu). AINRC candidate N S J Jayabal alias Ayyanar won in Kadirgamam, defeating Independent S Ramesh by a […]
