NET scores will be used for PhD admissions | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: University Grants Commission has announced that National Eligibility Test (NET) scores will be valid for PhD admissions from 2024-25, eliminating the need for multiple entrance exams. The decision was taken based on expert committee recommendations.Candidates qualifying under different categories will have their NET scores contribute significantly to their admissions, with scores remaining valid…

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Power pact: Ambani takes 26% in Adani’s MP project | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: In a first, the sub-continent’s wealthiest billionaires who are also among world’s richest industrialists, Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, are entering a ‘power’ deal. Ambani will pick up a minority stake in a power unit of Adani, their companies announced Thursday. Ambani’s Reliance Industries will purchase 26% in Mahan Energen, a wholly owned subsidiary…

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PM Modi backs lawyers’ letter on ‘bid to pressure judiciary’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In an unusual development, PM Modi on Thursday endorsed a protest of 600 lawyers against what they called an attempt by “lawyers with vested interests” to pressure judiciary and defame courts, especially in corruption cases involving politicians, by defaming judges.“To browbeat and bully others is vintage Congress culture. Five decades ago, they had…

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Jailed don Mukhtar Ansari dies after cardiac arrest | India News – Times of India

LUCKNOW: Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, 63, went into cardiac arrest and died during treatment at Banda medical college on Thursday night.A senior police officer said he was taken unconscious to the emergency department of Rani Durgavati Medical College, Banda, by jail staff on Thursday after he complained of nausea. He was provided immediate medical care by…

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NIA arrests man who gave logistical aid for Bengaluru cafe blast | India News – Times of India

BENGALURU: Nearly four weeks after a low-intensity explosion at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru left nine people injured, National Investigation Agency sleuths on Wednesday arrested a co-conspirator for providing logistical support in the case.“Muzammil Shareef was picked up and placed in custody after NIA cracked down at 18 locations – 12 in Karnataka, five in Tamil…

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