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The panel has asked the authorities concerned to submit the report in writing too.New Delhi: A parliamentary panel on Thursday discussed the functional proficiency of regulatory institutions under the Health Ministry in connection with the conduct of the NEET-UG examination by the National Testing Agency (NTA).Representatives of the NTA and domain experts gave their presentation before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare headed by Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav.Sources said the committee heard the views on the conduct of NEET-UG exam and suggested steps to improve upon the functioning of the NTA.The panel has asked the…

Ryan Hurst injured on set while filming for God of War. Reports suggest that the filming and production for the upcoming live adaptation may be pushed until 2027, however, no confirmation has been shared. (Instagram) The ‘God of War’ franchise live-action adaptation had been going full force ahead. However, according to the latest reports, Ryan Hurst has gotten injured while shooting some of the scenes in the upcoming show.Ryan Hurst injured while filming for ‘God of War’TMZ reported recently that Ryan Hurst, who is going to be playing the leading role of Kratos has injured himself on the sets of…

Both the benchmarks rose 1% as the IT sector and banking stocks rallied. (AI image) Stock market rally today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, rallied strongly in trade on Friday even as a global markets selloff was underway. Both the benchmarks rose 1% as the IT sector and banking stocks rallied.The rally in frontline indices came even as the broader market remained under pressure, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices declining by as much as 0.8%.The sharp rally in Indian equities came even as global markets remained under heavy pressure. Japan’s Nikkei…

Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Sri Lanka’s former police chief, who served between 2020 and 2023, has allegedly ended his life on Friday (July 17, 2026), according to police.Chandana Wickremaratna, the former Inspector General of Police, passed away around 7:30 this morning at Athurugiriya, an eastern suburb of the capital Colombo, police spokesman F. T. Wootler said here on Friday (July 17, 2026).Latest world news updatesWickremaratna, 63, was police chief between 2020 and 2023. From 2019, he had acted as the acting police chief. The reasons for his death have not been made public yet.…

Russian soldiers arriving on the front lines in Ukraine live an average of estimated 20 to 30 minutes before being killed or wounded, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said.Speaking at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit on Wednesday, Ratcliffe said US intelligence backed earlier reports about the mounting Russian losses. “Our intelligence is consistent with some of the open-source reporting you may have seen in Ukraine,” he said.”The average life expectancy of a Russian recruit right now, arriving on the battlefield in Ukraine, is estimated to be between 20 and 30 minutes,” he added.Ratcliffe attributed the staggering casualty rate to the…

Sunetra Pawar (File Photo) MUMBAI: The late-night meeting that senior NCP politicians Praful Patel and Sunil Tatkare had with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday continues to reveal faultlines within the party as it has now emerged that NCP chief and deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar was unaware about the meeting. NCP (SP) politician Jayant Patil was also present at Fadnavis’ official residence Varsha at the time.Amid reports that Sunetra Pawar had asked Tatkare for an explanation on why she had not been informed, Tatkare said he had not felt the need to inform her since the meeting was regarding…

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday appointed 1994-batch IPS officer Anurag Kumar as the new commissioner of Delhi Police, succeeding Satish Golcha.Who is Anurag Kumar?Anurag Kumar, an AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre officer, was serving as special director in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) before being elevated to head the national capital’s police force. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the appointment order, stating that he will assume charge with immediate effect and continue in the post until further orders.Kumar succeeds Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer, who had been serving as the Delhi Police commissioner…

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the election of BJP’s MK Pranesh into the legislative council from the Chikkamagaluru local authorities’ constituency and declared Congress candidate AV Gayathri Shanthegowda the winner, upholding a vote-recount order of the Karnataka High Court.In the Dec 10, 2021 election, Pranesh was declared elected by a margin of six votes. With this win, Congress’ tally in the 75-member council stands at 40, consolidating its majority in the upper house. Pranesh was council deputy chairman since the 2021 election.This is the second victory for Congress after legal battles. In May, Supreme Court ordered Congress…

Courts not forum for settling personal scores: HC Hyderabad: Taking a stern view of litigants using courts to pursue personal vendettas, Telangana high court has ruled that judicial forums cannot be allowed to become platforms for settling individual scores, warning that such petitions waste valuable court time.The court dismissed a petition filed by a retired govt school headmaster and imposed costs of ₹1 lakh on him for suppressing material facts. Justice EV Venugopal made the observations while hearing a petition filed by P Srinivas, a retired govt school headmaster who had served in Bhainsa, Nirmal district.The court directed that the…

Chennai: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday urged chief minister C Joseph Vijay to implement the proposed ‘Nadanthai Vazhi Cauvery’ project, saying it would benefit farmers and improve drinking water supply to several districts in the state.“The CM should focus on implementing the river project instead of “horse-trading of MLAs to safeguard his govt through political manoeuvring,’ he said.Palaniswami blamed the previous DMK govt for shelving AIADMK govt’s flagship `Nadanthai Vazhi’ project despite the state securing environmental clearance and the Union govt’s approval.According to him, the Centre had sanctioned ₹935 crore as the first instalment under the 60:40…