ALIGARH (UP) — The blanket decision of the AMU authorities to get all hostels, including those of PhD scholars who have yet not appeared in their doctoral viva exams, seems to have irked the inmates. The AMU proctor has defended the decision. Zubair Reshi, an office-bearer of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association and a […]
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633 Indian students died abroad since 2018 due to various reasons including natural causes
NEW DELHI — Six-hundred and thirty-three incidents of death of Indian students abroad were reported in the last five years due to various reasons including natural causes with Canada topping the list with 172 cases, the government said in Lok Sabha on Friday. Separately, a total 19 Indian students died abroad due to attacks in […]
WhatsApp not planning to shut services in India: I&B Minister tells Rajya Sabha
NEW DELHI — WhatsApp and its parent company Meta has not informed the government of any plans to shut down its services in India, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Rajya Sabha on Friday. “Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has shared that WhatsApp or Meta has not informed the government about any such […]
Mobile number porting requests crossed the 100-crore mark
NEW DELHI — Mobile number porting requests under the Mobile Number Portability service crossed the 100 crore mark on July 6, telecom regulator Trai said on Friday. The MNP service was launched on January 20, 2011. “On July 6, 2024, the porting requests processed in the country since January 2011 in India crossed the 100 […]
Punjab Police, Army conduct search operation after 7 ‘suspicious’ men spotted in Pathankot
PATHANKOT — The Punjab Police and Army personnel on Wednesday conducted a search operation after a woman spotted seven “suspicious” men in a village in Pathankot district. A sketch of one of the suspects has also been released, said a senior police official. The woman informed the police that seven “suspicious” men came to her […]
GATE 2025 Registration Dates Released, Check Details
NEW DELHI — The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has announced the registration dates for the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2025. The online applications for the entrance exam will begin from August 24, 2024 and conclude on September 26, 2024. The registrations process with late fee will close on October 7, 2024. […]
Employment, skilling top focus in Budget: FM Sitharaman
NEW DELHI — Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented her seventh straight Budget that would lay a roadmap for ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047, focusing on employment, skilling, agriculture and manufacturing. The first budget under Modi 3.0 seeks an economic vision that balances fiscal prudence. This is Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s 13th straight […]
PM Modi to visit Drass on July 26 to mark 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ladakh’s Drass on July 26 to mark the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas. Earlier on Sunday, Lt. Governor of Ladakh Brig (Retd) B D Mishra held a meeting at the secretariat on Sunday and reviewed arrangements for the PM’s visit to the Kargil War Memorial […]
Over 300 Indian students return home as anti-quota protests in Bangladesh heat up
NEW DELHI — Over 300 Indian students in Bangladesh were forced to return home as the anti-quota protests, that have led to students and security forces clashing, resulted in the killing of at least 104 and injuring over 2,500 people so far. The neighbouring nation has been witnessing widespread protests for weeks over the reintroduction […]
NTA announces centre and city-wise results of NEET-UG
NEW DELHI — The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced the centre and city-wise results for medical entrance exam NEET-UG, which is under the scanner over alleged irregularities. The results, which were initially announced on June 5, have been published in this format following an order of the Supreme Court, which is hearing several […]