NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday faulted Uttarakhand govt’s 2009 policy mandating non-state students admitted to MBBS courses in its medical colleges under the 15% all-India quota (AIQ) to either serve in remote areas for five years or pay Rs 30 lakh in addition to steep annual fees.“What is the use of asking a student…
UKHRUL: Thousands of demonstrators marched through Ukhrul town in Manipur Wednesday to protest Union govt’s decision to scrap the free movement regime (FMR) and erect barbed-wire fencing along the India-Myanmar border. The policy shift has drawn fierce opposition from tribal communities such as the Tangkhul Naga people, who make up about 87% of Ukhrul’s population.Participants…
NEW DELHI: Refusing to be baited by “betrayal” charge and “surrender jibe”, BJP’s “secular” allies stood with govt to ensure majority support for the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.Amid efforts by their regional rivals to turn the vote into a “litmus test” for their “secular” credentials, Telugu Desam Party, JDU and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party voted…
NEW DELHI: A Supreme Court commission probing the March 14 fire at former Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma‘s official residence that led to the recovery of a large amount of cash at a storeroom is learnt to have recorded the statement of Delhi Police commissioner Sanjay Arora, and a few other senior police officers….
The National Medical Commission is reviewing the disability guidelines for admission to medicine courses to shift the emphasis to whether individuals can perform the required competencies rather than what percentage of disability they have. This comes after Supreme Court directed that guidelines be reviewed to assess what such candidates can do rather than what they…
NEW DELHI: Had it not been for a series of tests under her annual health policy, Sheetal Thakur (46) could have been left battling for life. The routine check-up turned out to be a life-saving event, revealing she had breast cancer and underlining the importance of early detection. She said as the disease was detected…
NEW DELHI: A day after TOI reported that ASAR Social Impact Advisors had received Rs 8 crore from USAID as foreign inward remittance in 2022-23, the Bengaluru-based company said it had been contracted to provide services by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) on a USAID project – Clean Air Better Health – that…
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on major US trading partners, imposing a 34% tax on imports from China and 20% on the European Union, among other nations. Speaking from the Rose Garden, Trump declared that the tariffs were necessary to counter trade deficits and revive American manufacturing. A 10% baseline tax…
NEW DELHI: It’s going to be an all-nighter for several officers in the commerce department as they keep the spreadsheets ready on their computers to assess how US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs impact Indian exporters and businesses.A war room has been set up by the department in Vanijya Bhawan, with senior officers also part…
Experts are of the view that the impact of Trump’s tariffs on India is likely to be limited. US President Donald Trump has unveiled extensive reciprocal tariff proposals, declaring “our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by foreign nations. During his speech on ‘Liberation Day’, Trump displayed a chart illustrating proposed reciprocal tariffs: 34…
