Medical entrance exam NEET will be held on July 17, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced today. The registration for the NEET exam began on Wednesday, the agency said. The NTA also said that the JEE-Mains, an entrance exam for engineering colleges, will be held in June and July. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) will be held in 13 languages at… Continue reading "NEET to be held on 27 July, JEE in June and July"
Air India’s special flight left for Ukraine this morning to bring back Indian nationals stranded in the former soviet state which has found itself in the middle of soaring tensions between Russia and the West. The Dreamliner B-787 aircraft, with a capacity of over 200 seats, has been deployed for the special operation, news agency ANI reported. It will land… Continue reading "Special Air India flight leaves for Ukraine to bring back Indians"
Social media needs to be made more accountable and stricter rules in this regard could be brought in if there is political consensus on the matter, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Rajya Sabha on Friday. Replying to a series of supplementaries in this regard, he said whenever the government has taken any step to make social media accountable,… Continue reading "Willing to make stricter social media rules: Ashwini Vaishnaw"
Protesters blocked roads in Bihar’s capital Patna and other places in the state today after opposition parties called a bandh over alleged “irregularities” in the Railway Recruitment Board exam. Several students’ groups including the All-India Students Association, or AISA, have called the Bihar bandh. A passenger train was set on fire and another was attacked with stones in Bihar in… Continue reading "Protesters block roads over railway exam in Bihar Bandh"
Seven medical students, including BJP MLA Vijay Rahangdale’s son Avishkar Rahangdale, died after their car fell off a bridge in Maharashtra on Monday night. The students were on their way to Wardha from Deoli when the car fell off a bridge near village Selsura, the police said. The accident took place around 1.30 am last night, according to Prashant Holkar,… Continue reading "Seven students including Maharashtra BJP MLA’s son die in after car falls off a bridge"