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There is much outrage in the medical community that the cut off for NEET PG 2025 has been reduced to zero percentile for the reserved category, which is equivalent to a score of minus 40. However, this is not the first time a score of minus 40 was good enough to qualify. The cut off…

On Jan 19, 1966, the high-domed Central Hall of Parliament — where India’s Constitution had been adopted — witnessed a spectacle unlike any before. For the first time since Independence, the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) elected its leader through a full-fledged contest. Out of that tense, four-hour drama emerged Indira Gandhi, 48, as India’s first…

NEW DELHI: The apex body of highway builders, NHBF, has opposed the road transport ministry’s move to end arbitration in disputes with claims of over Rs 10 crore even for ongoing and contracted projects where arbitration has not been invoked yet. It has also requested finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to issue sector-specific clarification or guidance…

NEW DELHI: Cancelling confirmed tickets of newly launched Vande Bharat Sleeper trains will be costlier for passengers, according to new norms notified by the Railways. While a 25% deduction will apply if a ticket booked in this premium train is cancelled anytime after purchasing, a 50% charge will be levied if cancellation is done between…

JAMMU: Seven security personnel have reportedly been injured in a gunbattle with terrorists that broke out in the remote forested area in the upper reaches of Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday and three of them have been airlifted, officials said.“Acting on a tip-off about the presence of two to three terrorists in…

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump has invited India to be part of a proposed international “Board of Peace” aimed at overseeing post-war governance and reconstruction in Gaza. The initiative forms a key pillar of Trump’s broader Gaza ceasefire plan and is now beginning to take shape, with the White House confirming the involvement of…

“Must take pledge to end hooliganism in Gujarat:” AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal at regional booth worker conference AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, speaking at a Regional Booth Worker Conference, which is being held in Ahmedabad on Sunday, called for a pledge to end hooliganism in Gujarat. The former Delhi CM further alleged that whenever…

Bihar deputy CM vows strict action in NEET aspirant death case NEW DELHI: Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary has ensured a swift investigation into the death case of a NEET aspirant in Jehanabad. He ensured that the police had constituted a special investigation team and that the ones involved in the death of the…

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday said it has filed a chargesheet against Magicwin, a betting website owned by two Pakistani nationals based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).According to the ED, the prosecution complaint—equivalent to a chargesheet—was filed on January 15 before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in…

Nadia: TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee during a road show ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, in Nadia district, West Bengal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of blocking central funds meant for West Bengal. His remarks came on a…