The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a letter advising medical colleges of the prolongation of the deadline for submitting the Annual Declaration Form. The deadline has been extended from November 30 to December 10, 2024. All medical schools/institutions must provide Annual Declaration details/data, with the exception of those colleges that received a Letter of … Read more
The new Mahayuti alliance government in Maharashtra would be formed on December 5, with Devendra Fadnavis as the leading contender for chief minister, according to a top BJP leader on November 30. In the November 20 state assembly elections, the Mahayuti coalition, which included the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, and Ajit … Read more
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Civil Services Examination (CSE) every year, which is widely considered as India’s most difficult competitive exam. Every year, over 10 lakh students take the exam, which is divided into three phases: preliminary, mains, and an interview round, commonly known as the personality test. Many candidates rely on … Read more
A slogan-shouting mob vandalized three Hindu temples on Friday in Bangladesh’s Chattogram which has witnessed protests and violence since a former ISKCON member was booked under sedition charges. The attack took place around 2:30 pm in the port city’s Harish Chandra Munsef Lane, where the Shantaneshwari Matri Temple, the nearby Shoni Temple, and the Shantaneshwari … Read more
Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Education Policy as a roadmap to make India a “knowledge superpower”. He highlighted the country’s history of leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Dr B R Ambedkar, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia, … Read more
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced a new model curriculum for undergraduate Electrical Engineering courses that aims to integrate technical education with industry demands and global norms. Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Chairman of AICTE, and Prof. Prem Kumar Kalra, Ex-Vice Chancellor of Dayalbagh Educational Institute, who chaired the expert group responsible for … Read more
As the United States prepares for Donald Trump to take office as the 47th President in January, a shadow hangs over Indian students and professionals studying and working in the country. Amid concerns about possible travel restrictions, a number of prestigious American colleges have issued travel warnings, advising overseas students to return to the nation … Read more
Devender Yadav, the president of the Congress city unit, declared on Friday that the party will run for all 70 seats and not form any coalitions, marking a crucial move ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections in February 2025. Following his attendance at a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in the nation’s capital, Yadav made … Read more
A huge fire that started in the parking lot at Varanasi Cantt Railway Station in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, damaged up to 200 cars. The event was reported early on Saturday morning, November 30, and was said to have been triggered by a short circuit. Visuals showed a huge blaze billowing out of the site, as … Read more
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday declared a “great victory” against Israel in his first speech since a ceasefire went into effect in Lebanon. “I have decided to declare… officially and clearly that we are facing a great victory that surpasses that of July 2006,” Qassem said, adding: “We won because we prevented the enemy … Read more
Ed Sheeran will be visiting India. We’re serious. Don’t trust us. Go directly to his Instagram account. The artist has posted the dates of the show along with a set of three images. The dates of Ed Sheeran’s India tour are set for January 30 through February 15. Pune will be his first destination. The … Read more
Kyiv on Friday said Russian authorities returned over 500 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in combat, with most having died in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia and Ukraine have been exchanging bodies and prisoners of war since the first months of the conflict — with casualties estimated to be high on both sides. “As a … Read more
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.4 per cent during July-September 2024, according to the latest official data released on Friday. Though it is the slowest growth in seven quarters, India still remains the fastest major economy in the world. The Q2 FY25 growth of 5.4 per cent is below analysts’ expectations, who had pegged … Read more
India has conveyed its “serious concern” to Bangladesh over the “increasing incidents of violence” against the minority Hindu community in the neighbouring country. New Delhi has also shared its worry with Dhaka over the “surge in extremist rhetoric”. The Ministry of External Affairs, in its weekly press briefing, told reporters that India has been in … Read more
A Rs 850 crore court notice has been sent to Congressman Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife, Navjot Kaur, regarding Sidhu’s “traditional” cancer healing claims. The Chhattisgarh Civil Society (CCS) sent her the letter, asking her to clarify the exaggerated claims Sidhu had made about her cancer recovery diet. Kaur has been given seven days to provide … Read more