NEET-UG row: Education ministry sets up 4-member panel to review grace marks to over 1500 candidates
New Delhi: Amid allegations of inflation of marks in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Saturday that the education ministry has set up a four-member panel to review the grace marks awarded to more than 1,500 candidates. The NTA denied any irregularities and said the changes made in the […]
MMU seeks action against drinking in public
Srinagar: The Muttahida Majlise-e-Ulama, an amalgam of religious scholars headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Saturday urged the Jammu and Kashmir administration to strictly implement laws banning drinking in public places. The MMU expressed concern over a video circulating on social media in which some tourists can be seen consuming alcohol while taking a ride […]
Composed Miller guides South Africa to four-wicket win over Netherlands
New York: David Miller made a mind-over-matter fifty on a tough pitch as South Africa survived some anxious moments to beat their bogey team Netherlands by four wickets in the T20 World Cup here on Saturday. This was South Africa’s second consecutive win as they had defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in their opening […]
Indian women go down 2-4 to Germany, suffer seventh consecutive loss in FIH Pro League
London: The Indian women’s hockey team could not break its sequence of half-a-dozen consecutive losses in the FIH Pro League, losing to Germany 2-4, its seventh consecutive defeat in the tournament here on Saturday. The Indians squandered a two-goal advantage when Sunelita Toppo and Deepika scored excellent field goals in the opening quarter to give […]
Focussed on our own skills rather than opposition: Rashid Khan
Georgetown (Guyana), Jun 8 (PTI) Rashid Khan always wanted his teammates to have faith in their own abilities instead of fretting over their opposition’s strengths and he was ecstatic that it’s exactly what they did during Afghanistan’s memorable 84-run victory over New Zealand in the T20 World Cup game here. Defending 159, Afghanistan shot out […]
INDIA not staking claim to form govt today does not mean it won’t tomorrow: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday that her party would adopt a “wait and watch” approach on the political situation at the Centre and asserted that the opposition INDIA bloc may not have staked claim to form the government today, but that does not mean it will not do it tomorrow. […]
Lok Sabha poll result personal, moral defeat of PM who sought mandate in his name: CWC
New Delhi: Lauding the party’s performance in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress Working Committee on Saturday said the result was not just a political loss but a personal and moral defeat of the prime minister who sought a mandate in his name. People decisively rejected the type of governance witnessed over the past decade, […]
CWC members urge Rahul Gandhi to take Leader of Opposition role: Venugopal
New Delhi: Congress Working Committee members on Saturday unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to take the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as it also credited his two Bharat Jodo Yatras for the party’s performance in the general elections. At a press conference following the a meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee […]
2 police outposts, 70 houses torched in Manipur’s Jiribam, SP transferred
Imphal: Tensions heightened in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Saturday after suspected militants torched two police outposts, a forest office and at least 70 houses, prompting the authorities to transfer the superintendent of police, officials said. A contingent of more than 70 state police commandos was airlifted from Imphal to Jiribam to assist security personnel in […]
NEET ‘irregularities’: Akhilesh Yadav targets BJP, demands SC-monitored probe
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged rigging in the graduate level medical entrance examination NEET and demanded the court to take suo motu cognizance of the matter and conduct a thorough investigation and give strict punishment to the guilty. The result of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) was declared on June […]
