The June 2026 FMGE has triggered protests after just 12.38 per cent of candidates qualified, prompting calls for relief and a review of the paper. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has signaled that it is willing to consider genuine concerns raised by foreign medical graduates (FMGs) over the June 2026 Foreign…
Sumit Nagal of India. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for BMW) India’s Sumit Nagal’s US Open campaign ended in the qualifying round after he lost in straight sets to France’s Arthur Gea in New York.The top-seeded Frenchman won 6-3, 7-6(4) to move into the second round, while Nagal’s wait for another Grand Slam main-draw appearance…
A cocoa processor in Dong Nai, Vietnam, has turned a long-standing waste problem into part of the solution for one of its biggest production headaches. Trong Duc Cocoa Company, the country’s second-largest cocoa producer, generates around 5,000 tons of empty fruit pods every year after extracting fresh beans. Rather than letting that waste pile up,…
August twenty-seventh, two thousand twenty-six, serves as a crucial reminder for thoughtful decision-making. This Gui You Day encourages everyone to blend intuition with diligent fact-checking. Those identified as Rabbit, Dog, and Rat are warned to handle emotions and communications with care. In contrast, Ox, Snake, and Dragon signs may uncover opportunities for effective planning. Meanwhile,…
New Delhi: With the transmission season for mosquito-borne diseases already underway, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued an advisory to govt and private schools, asking them to intensify measures to prevent and control dengue, malaria and chikungunya on their premises.The advisory said climatic conditions during monsoon and post-monsoon periods are conducive to mosquito breeding…
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Pune and Mumbai Unit, has seized suspected amphetamine and MDMA worth around Rs 3.4 crore from a woman passenger at Pune Railway Junction and arrested her.Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted the Indian passenger in the early hours of Aug 25. She was travelling from Hazrat Nizamuddin…
2 Karnataka govt teachers suspended over participation in RSS Patha Sanchalana (Representative image) YADGIR: Two government school teachers in Karnataka’s Yadgir district have been suspended pending departmental inquiry for participating in RSS Patha Sanchalana (route marches), with the education department holding that their participation prima facie violated provisions of the Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,…
Says social justice in TN was under “quiet attack” Chennai: Former AIADMK minister C Ve Shanmugam on Thursday urged state govt to conduct an independent, statewide caste survey, cautioning in assembly that social justice in the state was under quiet attack.Intervening in the debate on demands for grants for the social justice department, the Mailam…
Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini announced the measures on Thursday after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. GURGAON: The Haryana government plans to install 100 rainwater-recharge structures in Gurgaon before next monsoon to tackle waterlogging, with a target of pushing 25-30 crore litres of rainwater into the ground.Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini announced the measures on…
Kolkata: For the families of 32 Bengal travellers caught in Nepal’s flash-flood disaster, the Ho Chi Minh Sarani office of Cholo Jai Travel Club has become a centre of hope, anxiety and frantic rescue efforts. The Kolkata-based travel agency, which took a group of 30 tourists and two tour managers on a 13-day Kailash-Manasarovar trip,…
