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80 lakh women removed from Ladki Bahin scheme as e-KYC deadline ends; govt rules out new enrolments | Pune News
PUNE: Amid mounting speculation over the future of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, state government sources told TOI that while the flagship welfare scheme will continue, there are no plans to extend the e-KYC deadline or admit new beneficiaries at this stage.Following a rigorous verification exercise, the number of beneficiaries has seen a sharp…
National Medical Commission proposes 10-year time limit to complete MBBS | India News
NEW DELHI: Medical students could soon get an additional year to complete their MBBS course, with National Medical Commission (NMC) proposing to extend the maximum duration to finish undergraduate medical education from nine years to ten years.In a draft amendment to Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023, NMC has proposed that no student will be allowed…
Mystery explosion heard in parts of Massachusetts, cause unclear: Report
Image used for representative purposes Residents across parts of Massachusetts reported hearing a loud boom and feeling their homes shake on Saturday afternoon, though the source of the disturbance remains unknown.According to WCVB, Boston’s ABC-affiliated local television station, viewers from multiple communities said they heard what sounded like an explosion shortly after 2 pm (local…
‘27k vehicles enter Kullu’: Manali witnesses long queues, traffic congestion as tourists flock to escape scorching heat | Shimla News
MANALI: A sharp rise in tourist arrivals over the weekend has led to traffic congestion between Palchan and Manali, with long queues of vehicles seen on the route as visitors from different parts of the country flock to the hill station to escape the intense summer heat prevailing in the plains. Tourists from states such…
US says it is ‘more than capable’ of resume war with Iran as talks remain unresolved
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth (file photo) The United States on Saturday warned that it remains prepared to resume military operations against Iran if necessary, as President Donald Trump reiterated that any agreement with Tehran must meet key US conditions, including a permanent end to Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions.According to US officials cited by AFP, a…
Ebola Outbreak: ‘We’re with you’: WHO chief rushes to Congo as Ebola outbreak worsens
File photo: World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Picture credit: AP) World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged stronger international support to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning that delays in response and mistrust within communities are hampering efforts to control the virus.Tedros made the…
Us Tariffs Refunds: US tariff row: Refunds in limbo as Donald Trump administration moves to appeal court order
The Trump administration has said it plans to appeal a federal court order that would allow all importers who paid now-struck-down tariffs to seek refunds, a move that could slow or partially halt a multibillion-dollar repayment process already underway.Businesses across the United States have already begun receiving refunds after the US Supreme Court ruled that…
National para athlete Chirag Tyagi found dead in Ghaziabad; police say hole found in his back | Ghaziabad News
GHAZIABAD: The body of national para athlete Chirag Tyagi was found at Sai Upvan under Kotwali police station limits in Ghaziabad, police said on Saturday.According to news agency ANI, SHO Kotwali Sachin Kumar said that Tyagi had left for his village, Basantpur Sathli in Muradnagar, from his Delhi hostel in the morning.Police said there is…
Agni-6: Pakistani journalist flubs with poser on India’s Agni-6; how US war secretary Peter Hegseth reacted | India News
A Pakistani journalist appeared to stumble on a key factual detail while questioning US secretary of war Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, asking for Washington’s view on India’s alleged “Agni-6 ICBM test”, a missile test that India has not officially conducted.The question came amid a discussion on nuclear deterrence and…
Trump suffers twin court setbacks as judges clap back at Kennedy center renaming and IRS deal
TOI Correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump suffered a pair of legal setbacks on Friday, adding to a growing list of court rulings that have frustrated his efforts to reshape federal institutions and advance his MAGA agenda even as he is stuck in a diplomatic dead-end over Iran.In Washington, US District Judge Christopher Cooper…
