Students undergo pre-exam checks in the previous NEET exam Pune: Aditi Kulkarni, a NEET candidate from Pune, will appear for the re-test on Sunday. “I have stopped looking at social media discussions and am focusing only on revision. Biology and chemistry are my priority areas this week,” she said.Students across Maharashtra were spending the last…
DMK organising secretary R S Bharathi Chennai: DMK organisation secretary R S Bharathi said on Saturday there was nothing wrong in DMK joining hands with AIADMK. His remarks come in the wake of CPM alleging that DMK held talks with AIADMK after the state assembly election to probe the possibility of forming a govt.Speaking to…
Calangute: Amid a rise in accidents involving rental vehicles, the Calangute traffic cell conducted a special enforcement drive against illegally rented private four-wheelers operating with white registration plates and seized five vehicles over the weekend.The drive was aimed at curbing unauthorised commercial transport activities in the tourist belt.Meanwhile, Calangute police continued nakabandi operations at various…
Vaibhav Sooryavansh confrontation with Sri Lanka A player India spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutale has addressed the controversy involving teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following the heated scenes that unfolded after India’s dramatic defeat to Sri Lanka A in the Tri-Nation A Series in Dambulla.The 15-year-old found himself in the spotlight after a confrontation with…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday as softer crude oil prices following the US-Iran peace deal boosted investor sentiment despite continued foreign fund outflows.The BSE Sensex rose 347.14 points, or 0.45%, to close at 77,155.62. During the session, it climbed as much as 410.51 points, or…
Mumbai: Non-Marathi auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers in Maharashtra who fail to obtain a Marathi language proficiency certificate by Aug 15 will face action, the state transport department said on Friday.The department has made it mandatory for all non-Marathi auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers to complete a four-hour ‘Marathi Bhasha Samvad Pathyakram’ (Marathi communication course) between June…
Kolkata: The state health department has ordered all senior residents (SRs) posted across various medical colleges and other government health facilities via an order in March to register for fresh counselling, following an uproar over a bypassed merit-based selection procedure.The controversy erupted earlier this year when a newly introduced Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) removed mandatory…
India suffered an injury scare during their Women’s T20 World Cup match against the Netherlands on Wednesday as off-spinner Shreyanka Patil had to leave the field after injuring her ankle while bowling her first over.The incident took place in the sixth over of the Netherlands innings. Shreyanka had bowled just one delivery when she hurt…
The packets contained green flowering and fruiting tops with strong odour Chennai: Customs seized some 11kg of hydroponic ganja worth ₹11 crore from two passengers arriving from Bangkok via Singapore. This is the second seizure in three weeks.The air intelligence unit at Chennai intercepted the two passengers, both natives of Kerala on Thursday.Five airtight packets…
Strong winds, dust storms sweep Delhi-NCR; red alert issued for rain NEW DELHI: Shortly after an intense dust storm and strong winds swept across Delhi-NCR on Tuesday afternoon, rainfall was reported in parts of the region, prompting the IMD to issue a red alert for severe thunderstorms, lightning and rain over the next few hours.According…
