A Melbourne woman’s suggestion that men pay a £78 ($100) deposit for first dates to discourage last-minute cancellations has sparked a heated debate online. Maddy Carty, host of the Mad’s World podcast, said the measure would help recoup time and money women invest in preparing for dates, including beauty treatments and travel costs. Speaking on … Read more
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas seeking cancellation and re-test of the NEET-UG 2024 exam and held that there was no data on record to indicate a systemic leak of question papers and other malpractices. Following is the chronology of events in the case: Chronology of events in NEET-UG 2024 case * Feb 9, … Read more
New Delhi, More than two dozen students, some of them NSUI members, were detained while protesting against irregularities in NEET-UG and cancellation of UGC-NET exams here at Jantar Mantar on Monday. NEET-UG row: Over 2 dozen students detained during march to Parliament The Congress-affiliated National Students’ Union of India had planned a march to the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Moments after the education ministry announced the cancellation of UGC-NET exam, just a day after the test was conducted, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi lashed out at the BJP government calling its “laxity and corruption” as “fatal for the youth”.The UGC-NET June 2024 examination, conducted by National Testing Agency, was cancelled following concerns about … Read more
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: The external affairs ministry has received a request from the Karnataka government to cancel the diplomatic passport of Janata Dal (Secular) MP and alleged sex offender Prajwal Revanna, and the matter is being “processed”, said people familiar with the matter. “The ministry has received a letter from the Karnataka government for cancellation of … Read more
A day after ET report on cancellation of the Foreign Contribution Registration Act (FCRA) licences of five prominent non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the home ministry officials said that the action was taken following “due process of law”. Among the NGOs that lost their FCRA licences were CNI Synodical Board of Social Service, Voluntary Health Association of … Read more
