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NMC asks medical colleges to set up support units for students NEW DELHI: Students with benchmark disabilities seeking admission to MBBS courses will now undergo an individual assessment of their functional abilities to determine whether they can acquire essential competencies required for the course with reasonable accommodation. National Medical Commission (NMC) Monday issued new guidelines…

File photo: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and BJP MP Tejasvi Surya NEW DELHI: BJP and its allies Tuesday lauded govt’s engagement with protesting students, asserted the youth believe in PM Narendra Modi’s ability to root out the menace of paper leaks and turned to Gen Z’s lingo to mock leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi…

BJP says the charge is baseless NEW DELHI: Congress and BJP sparred over the choice of Union minister Pralhad Joshi being given the charge of the education ministry, with leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi accusing him of defending rapists and BJP’s chief spokesperson Anil Baluni hitting back by accusing Rahul of distorting facts for…

As NEET protests spur crowd control debate, Kashmir’s scars resurface SEDOW(SHOPIAN): Behind a mesh screen, Insha Mushtaq sits in a mustard headscarf, offering a faint smile. She cannot see the camera or the daylight filtering through her window. She only senses. Ten years after pellets took her eyes during J&K’s 2016 unrest, she still carries…

File photo: Army personnel near LoC SRINAGAR: Two Army jawans were injured in an accidental blast near the Line of Control in J&K’s Uri sector, a Srinagar-based defence spokesperson stated Tuesday.The blast occurred in Uri’s Kamalkote area, Lt Col M K Sahu said, adding that the duo was rushed to the Army’s Base Hospital at…

Safety of Indian mariners remains the government’s top priority, Sonowal said NEW DELHI: Amid escalating geopolitical tensions affecting key global shipping routes and posing risks to Indian sailors, shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday directed officials to ensure “no Indian seafarer finds himself caught in the crossfire of geopolitical conflict”.Safety of Indian mariners remains govt’s top…

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against 13 accused in connection with the NEET-UG paper leak case before the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi.The chargesheet, filed by the Economic Offences Wing of the CBI, will be placed before the special fast-track court constituted to hear paper leak cases…

A protest over the NEET paper leak issue, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced that it would not take any coercive action against students who participated in protests over the NEET (UG) paper leak issue.However, the BJP-led state government clarified that the relief would not apply…

RAF troops deployed at Jantar Mantar during now-called off CJP protest NEW DELHI: A senior Delhi Police officer has denied being present at the spot when a Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel allegedly fired from a pellet gun at protesters during the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) Parliament march on July 20, officials said on Tuesday.A…

Don’t damage water bodies under garb of beautification, SC to Bihar government NEW DELHI: Taking a stern view of allegations that the Bihar government is filling parts of three historic ponds in Darbhanga to create public amenities such as recreation spaces and stalls, the Supreme Court on Tuesday warned the state govt “not to touch…