Delhi students protest against MCD and IAS coaching center after death of 3 UPSC aspirants in Old Rajendra Nagar | Delhi News – Times of India

Protesters accused the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the institute of negligence. Students demanded accountability, better safety measures, and an end to illegal basement operations NEW DELHI: Students in West Delhi’s Old Rajender Nagar are protesting against the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the management of a popular IAS coaching institute after three…

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3 UPSC aspirants drown in Delhi coaching centre: Poor drainage, lack of desilting cited as likely causes | Delhi News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a major mishap at Rau’s IAS coaching centre in central Delhi’s Old Rajender Nagar, at least two students died after rainwater accumulated on the road flooded the library in the basement on Saturday evening. There were 30 students in all at the centre. Twenty-seven either escaped or were rescued but three got…

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‘Truth has prevailed’: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on SC’s NEET-UG judgement | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday hailed Supreme Court‘s judgement on NEET-UG and said that the apex court has upheld government‘s stand that there has not been any large scale breach.Following the judgement, Pradhan said, “The truth has prevailed. We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court. We have been saying this…

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Dharmendra Pradhan: Won’t allow deficiency in holding tests | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre would not tolerate any malpractice or irregularities in the conduct of exams, and accountability of the National Testing Agency (NTA) would be fixed if lapses were found. Pradhan met several candidates who took the NEET-UG exam and their parents, and reaffirmed the govt’s commitment…

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‘Sanctity of exam seems to have been affected’: SC seeks NTA response on NEET-UG 2024 re-examination | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the National Testing Agency (NTA) on a plea seeking a fresh NEET-UG exam 2024 on the grounds of “paper leak” and other “malpractices”.The top court said the “sanctity of the exam seemed to have been affected” so it needed an answer from the NTA….

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New York City police officers enter Columbia University campus in large numbers – Times of India

New York City police officers stormed Columbia University late Tuesday evening in a move to end a pro-Palestinian protest that has paralyzed the Ivy League institution for nearly two weeks. The intervention by the authorities came hours after Mayor Eric Adams declared that the demonstration “must end now.”Television footage captured dozens of police officers, equipped…

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Gaza war has US universities up in arms – Times of India

At New York University, police swept in to arrest 133 protesting students Monday night, ending a standoff with the school’s administration. At Yale University, police placed protesters’ wrists into zip ties Monday morning and escorted them onto campus shuttles to receive summonses for trespassing. Columbia kept its classroom doors closed Monday, moving lectures online and…

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