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NEW DELHI: National Medical Commission has approved 9,911 additional undergraduate seats, taking the country’s total MBBS capacity to a record 1,36,939 for the 2026-27 academic session.The seat matrix released by the regulator also shows 1,27,028 renewed seats apart from the additional ones, approved through new medical colleges and increased intake in existing institutions. The expansion…

Trump, after threatening a renewed US naval blockade, has said that ships will be allowed safe passage via Hormuz for a 20% toll. (AP Photo) A district court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an immigration policy targeting foreign researchers, fact-checkers, and trust and safety workers working on misinformation, fact-checking and…

Plea by widow of ex-manager outs secret NEW DELHI: Judges, especially those in constitutional courts, are bound by oath and an unwritten code of conduct which make it highly unethical for them to have any pecuniary, contractual, business or trade links with the government, private parties, PSUs or companies.However, this didn’t deter Justice (retd) Siddharth…

NEW DELHI: Electors in the national capital have got an extra 10 days to submit their enumeration forms for the ongoing SIR, with Election Commission on Wednesday releasing a revised schedule for Delhi. SIR timelines were also revised for Punjab, Telangana and Karnataka.House-to-house visits by BLOs in Delhi, which started on June 30, will now…

Supreme Court on CBSE (File photo) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday asked CBSE to detail the steps it has taken so far to curb alleged irregularities relating to digital evaluation (onscreen marking, or OSM) system even as solicitor general Tushar Mehta informed the court that a one-member commission has been appointed to inquire into…

Kudankulam nuclear power plant NEW DELHI: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, which is leading construction and operation of reactors at the Kudankulam nuclear plant, as well as Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group, whose arm Reliance Infra was involved with building infrastructure at two units, Wednesday said its core systems were untouched by a “cyber security…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi celebrates after teammate Lautaro Martinez scored their side’s second goal during the World Cup semifinal match between England and Argentina in Atlanta. (AP/PTI) Defending champions Argentina engineered a jaw-dropping, late heist to sink England 2–1 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday night. The victory books Lionel Scaloni’s resilient side a spot in…

File photo: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq urged Pakistan to defuse mounting unrest in PoK through dialogue and consultation, expressing anguish over civilian and police deaths and calling for restraint from both authorities and protesters.“Deeply saddened and pained by reports of loss of life of civilians and police personnel in…

LONDON/CHANDIGARH: A 24-year-old Indian mother has been stabbed to death in what appears to be a random unprovoked attack at her west London home.Kirandeep Kaur, an Indian national who hails from Piddi village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, was found dead at a house in Hayes on Sunday morning. She leaves a new-born baby…

File photo: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: A day after the death of his uncle Dr Mustafa Kamal, J&K CM Omar Abdullah Wednesday said his party will proceed with its planned Delhi protest for the restoration of statehood.“There will be no change in our July 20 programme. We have not received permission…