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…
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…
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…
BHOPAL: Gujarat govt has offered Rs 2,000 crore to settle Madhya Pradesh govt’s compensation demand of Rs 7,600 crore for the submergence of forests and revenue land in Sardar Sarovar Dam project. In meetings between officials of both govts on March 21-22, the Gujarat team indicated this figure to their MP counterparts. MP govt had…
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the grand festival of Lok Sabha elections, the news of the demise of Srimat Swami Smaranananda Ji Maharaj brought my mind to a standstill for a few moments. Srimat Swami Smaranananda Ji Maharaj was a pioneer of India’s spiritual consciousness, and his demise is like a personal loss. A…
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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…
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…
NEW DELHI: India and China held another round of diplomatic talks to complete the disengagement process in eastern Ladakh and, in absence of any breakthrough, agreed to maintain regular contact through diplomatic and military channels for border peace. According to China, both sides agreed to have another meeting of the corps commanders soon to resolve…
NEW DELHI: Assessment of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Yojana has revealed that tuberculosis patients with Ni-kshay Mitra support recorded a 95% successful treatment outcome, compared to 90% for those without one.Health ministry‘s ‘India TB Report, 2024′ shows that at present there are 13.46 lakh TB patients on treatment, of which 9.57 lakh are receiving…
