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Re-examination on June 21 NEW DELHI: A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education on Wednesday recommended that the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Undergraduate courses (NEET-UG) be conducted in multiple phases across different states to reduce the “logistical burden” of holding it on a single day.The panel also suggested granting statutory status to the National Testing Agency…

Defying Pope Leo XIV and risking schism, traditionalists go ahead with Latin Mass consecrations A breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and schism by declaring it was a “sacred duty” to defend the Catholic faith.The Society of Saint…

Over 100 prominent personalities from India and Pakistan have appealed to PM Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to revive bilateral dialogue. NEW DELHI: More than 100 prominent personalities from India and Pakistan, including former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, have jointly appealed to Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif to…

Iran invited Mallikarjun Kharge, Salman Khurshid and Pawan Khera to attend Khamenei’s funeral. NEW DELHI: Iran on Wednesday invited Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leaders Salman Khurshid and Pawan Khera to attend the burial ceremonies of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes in February, reported news agency…

India Pakistan share prisoner exchange lists India and Pakistan exchanged lists of civil prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody on Wednesday, a biannual exercise carried out under the provisions of the Agreement on Consular Access signed between the two countries in 2008.The exchange took place simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad,…

Climate conferences are usually remembered for negotiations between governments, emissions targets and lengthy policy discussions. During the 2021 United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, however, one of the most widely discussed speeches came from someone who was not a politician, scientist or business leader. Instead, it was delivered by a 15-year-old school student from Tamil…

India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, received around 2.70 million barrels of Russian oil per day in June. Russia has begun importing gasoline by sea from India as it seeks to ease fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian attacks on its energy infrastructure, two industry sources told news agency Reuters on Wednesday.The shortages have spread across…

General Seth also paid tribute to soldiers who laid down their lives in service of the nation. Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth on Wednesday outlined his vision for a modern, technology-driven Indian Army, saying the force must be prepared to meet the demands of an evolving security landscape. He also introduced the acronym ‘VIJAY’ to…

The rollout marks the first large-scale implementation of the IBG concept, long discussed within the Army (Picture credit: AI image) The Indian Army on Wednesday undertook one of its most significant structural reforms in recent decades with the creation of five Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) and one dedicated Fire Support Group (FSG).Six major generals assumed…

NEW DELHI: The Kerala state consumer commission has upheld an order against Bata India and held it liable for charging Rs 67 above the MRP on a pair of shoes, and noted that a retailer cannot legally charge more than the printed MRP.What was the issueThe complainant, a student of the Government Law College, Ernakulam,…