NEW DELHI: Discarding the decades-old ‘both hands intact’ requirement for aspiring doctors, the Supreme Court on Friday said it “reeks of glorifying ableism” and directed National Medical Commission (NMC) to revise the outdated criteria to enable persons with disabilities (PwD) to pursue MBBS course.Accepting Dr Satendra Singh’s report favouring admission to a PwD candidate and…
CUDDALORE: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin upped the ante on Friday in his run-in with the Modi govt over National Education Policy and devolution of funds, saying it would take DMK “just one second to say we won’t pay tax that Union govt is collecting from the state,” reports Bosco Dominique. “Federalism is…
NEW DELHI: As US President Trump doubled down on his claim that USAID allocated $21 million to increase voter turnout in India, the external affairs ministry seemed to back the allegation and said it had led to “concerns about foreign interference” in India’s internal affairs.It described the claim as “deeply troubling”, and said Indian agencies…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta told TOI in an exclusive interview on Friday, just over 30 hours after being sworn in, that dealing with pollution has to be a year-round activity and her govt will have a 365-day plan.The BJP govt, sworn in on Thursday, has already indicated its resolve to clean the Yamuna…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi Friday linked his political journey and ideology to Marathi language, expressing pride in the fact that a Marathi (Keshav Baliram Hedgewar) had planted the seed of RSS, which is celebrating its centenary year, on Maharashtra’s soil. At the inauguration of the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan here, while sharing the…
BHOPAL: A court in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district acquitted a former ward councillor of rape charges on finding that the complainant levelled the allegations against him because his complaint had led to the demolition of her home. Although Shafiq Ansari has now been proven innocent, he no longer has a house of his own. His…
NEW DELHI: The recent thaw in Sino-Indian ties was on display again as foreign minister S Jaishankar met his counterpart Wang Yi and talked up cooperation between the 2 countries on regional and multilateral forums like G20, SCO and BRICS, while stressing the importance of restoring mutual trust in bilateral ties and jointly maintaining border…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: AICC appears unwilling to adopt a diplomatic stance toward Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Despite discussions with a disgruntled Tharoor, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declined to address any of his grievances or suggestions. Sources indicate that the AICC is no longer inclined to take a lenient approach with Tharoor.Tharoor had asked Rahul to specify the…
DEHRADUN: Two more judges of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) – Harvinder Kaur Oberoi and B Anand – have recused themselves from hearing cases involving IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi. This brings the total number of judicial recusals in his cases to 13, which legal eagles say is a record of sorts.So far, two SC judges, two…
NEW DELHI: Amid DMK leaders’ declaration that they were ready for a language war in protest against the three-language formula, PM Narendra Modi on Friday said there has never been any animosity among Indian languages and each has enriched the other.Addressing the inaugural function of the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in New Delhi,…
