Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has listed 460 clear vacancies and 762 virtual vacancies for Round 2 of MDS counselling this year NEW DELHI: For the second consecutive year, govt has sharply lowered the qualifying cut-off for postgraduate dental admissions, against the backdrop of vacant seats in Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) programme. The qualifying percentile…
Political parties, including the BJP, have been increasingly highlighting the drug issue in poll-bound Punjab NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Centre will seek Punjab govt’s response over two incidents in the state: a father consuming poison under pressure in Dirba and the broad daylight killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Friday raised the recent cases of suicides and murders related to the narcotics menace in Punjab, saying that they point to the rising threat of drugs, gangsterism and organised crime and also raise serious questions about the law and order in the AAP-governed state.Simultaneously, the home ministry on…
Delhi Police said around 150 people had been detained as part of efforts to maintain law and order NEW DELHI: The All India Students’ Association (AISA) on Friday claimed that its national president Neha Bora was being detained at Delhi’s RK Puram police station.Advocate Supantha Sinha, who met Bora at the police station along with…
Indian seafarers safe after tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz and another off Romania (representative image) NEW DELHI: Two vessels carrying a total of 24 Indian seafarers were struck in separate incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and off Romania, Union shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Friday, adding that all crew members were safe…
Members of INDIA bloc at high-tea hosted at Rahul Gandhi’s residence in Delhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: “All protests are one,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared on Wednesday as opposition parties rallied behind two Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders sent to judicial custody following demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke welcomed…
Anant Singh later clarified that his remark was misinterpreted. NEW DELHI: Bihar MLA Anant Singh made a shocking claim that he had got “nine people murdered” while supporting Nitish Kumar. The JD(U) leader Singh made the remark during an interview with news agency IANS while describing his long association with the party supremo.Recalling his sacrifices…
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday said it had taken suo motu cognisance of a viral video purportedly showing a senior Jammu and Kashmir IAS officer verbally abusing a junior female officer and sought an action taken report (ATR) within seven days.“NCW Chairperson Smt. Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the Chief…
Puri said disruptions to international shipping routes could have a direct impact on Indian industries and household expenses (ANI Photo). NEW DELHI: India has expanded its crude oil supply network from 27 countries to 41 and will continue to diversify imports, increase refining capacity and explore new sources of oil amid geopolitical tensions, minister for…
File photo: US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and MEA spokesperson NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly rejected US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal‘s remarks concerning the country’s electoral process, calling them “unwarranted and uninformed” and accusing her of interfering in the electoral practices of a fellow democracy.Responding to a question during a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi,…
