NEW DELHI: National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) Thursday declared NEET-PG 2026 result, with 2,65,960 candidates having appeared in the exam held in two phases this year. The result includes candidates’ raw scores and overall NEET-PG ranks, reports Anuja Jaiswal.The qualifying percentile criteria remain unchanged from last year. For General and EWS categories,…
Bengal BJP spending on polls NEW DELHI: BJP spent Rs 287 crore on its campaign and candidates during the April 2026 polls in West Bengal, which accounted for more than 54% of its total expenditure of Rs 529 crore in five assembly elections earlier this year, according to statements filed with EC.Besides Bengal, polls were…
NEW DELHI: Facing the task of implementing Supreme Court’s ruling on calculating creamy layer criteria for OBC reservation from the retrospective date of 2012, Centre pleaded with the court to make the enforcement of the verdict prospective and grant it two years’ time to implement it.The court had in March held that the income of…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission officials Thursday said special intensive revision (SIR) orders related to Phase 1 in Bihar, Phase 2 in a dozen states/UTs and ongoing Phase 3 in 19 states/UTs had all listed Forms 6 and 8 with a mandatory declaration form on citizenship details of the elector or parents, and were unanimously approved…
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said Thursday he feared he could be subjected to an “encounter” for speaking out against what he called atrocities in Ladakh, a year after police firing killed four protesters in Leh.Drawing a comparison with Tibet, Wangchuk said Ladakhis had chosen India because of its democracy. “Today,…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi is learnt to have told ministers that knowing facts and communicating them effectively was crucial as he asked them to study issues in detail and put across govt’s position to counter negative narratives.The suggestion came during the two-day Chintan Shivir at a time when issues around Election Commission’s SIR exercise…
94% of packaged foods may face warnings under nutrient limits; FSSAI ex-chief Pawan Kumar Agarwal urges SC for phased food warning rollout NEW DELHI: A day after FSSAI filed its compliance affidavit on front-of-pack warning labels, former FSSAI CEO Pawan Kumar Agarwal said he was comfortable with the regulator’s position, provided the transition period leads…
NEW DELHI: The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Goa on Thursday clarified the controversy surrounding 97 voters who were not included in the final electoral roll published in February 2026, saying the cases were subsequently processed through house-to-house visits and that many of the voters have since been enrolled.In a press note shared…
Uttarakhand CM Dhami flags off 4 successful NIM mountaineering expeditions, lauds climbers’ courage and team spirit DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday flagged off four successful mountaineering expeditions conducted by the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) in Uttarkashi, at the Chief Minister’s Camp Office in Dehradun.The expeditions included a joint Mount Aconcagua…
Rape-murder of A law student: Petitioner Ameer-Ul-Islam seeking transfer from Viyyur Central Prison in Kerala to a jail in Assam NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday laid down safeguards against the immediate arrest of a parent or family member accused under the POCSO Act when the alleged offence involves a child living under the…
