NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission has introduced a non-refundable one-time registration fee of Rs 2 lakh plus 18% GST for institutions seeking to start new MBBS colleges or increase undergraduate seats from the 2026–27 academic year. It has also cleared around 450 additional postgraduate (PG) medical seats for 2025–26 through the appeal process and…
NEW DELHI: Isro will usher in the new year with the first launch of 2026 — PSLV C62 mission — on Monday (January 12) at 10.17 am from the first launchpad at the Sriharikota spaceport. The rocket will launch an advanced earth observation satellite EOS-N1 (codenamed ‘Anvesha’), another ‘eye in the sky’ that will boost…
NEW DELHI: Members of a parliamentary committee on Wednesday debated whether opposition parties, which have refused joining their panel formed to study a bill aimed at “decriminalisation” of politics, should be invited to offer their views on the proposed law and if the leader of opposition can be removed from office under its provisions.Law Commission…
NEW DELHI/ RAJKOT: Ahead of the launch of year-long “Somnath Swabhiman Parv” by PM Narendra Modi on Jan 11, BJP on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on Congress for its govt’s opposition to the reconstruction of the revered temple and flagged letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to accuse him of “hating” the deity.BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the bail plea of the father of the 17-year-old involved in the Porsche car crash in Pune, who is facing prosecution for manipulating the blood sample test of his son by allegedly replacing it with his own blood sample. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna…
NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission has so far cleared around 450 additional postgraduate (PG) medical seats for the 2025–26 academic year through the appeal process. It has also introduced a non-refundable one-time registration fee of Rs 2 lakh plus 18% GST and removed the earlier cap that limited applications for an increase of up…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Justice Yashwant Varma, facing a removal motion in the Lok Sabha, how he was prejudiced by the Speaker constituting a panel to inquire into the charges of cash being found at his residence as he pleaded that it should have been done in consultation with the Rajya Sabha…
KOLKATA: In a major relief to thousands of migrant workers, students and NRIs summoned for physical SIR hearings, Election Commission on Wednesday said relatives of electors who live outside Bengal can appear for hearings on their behalf.Hearings for 94.5 lakh voters with logical discrepancies, which will begin on Thursday, will have to be completed by…
NEW DELHI: Around 100 international delegates representing 42 election management bodies (EMBs) from across the world will gather here to discuss ‘democracy for an inclusive, resilient and sustainable world’ at the India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) to be hosted by Election Commission from Jan 21 to 23.The three-day conference, being organised…
NEW DELHI: In a poignant reflection of women’s status in many marriages and the fear of ignominy and destitution that a divorce evokes, a wife, despite having been stabbed in the neck and having her child flung from the first floor by the husband, agreed to patch up with her spouse to save him from…