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New Delhi: The apex court on Friday sought a detailed affidavit from the Centre on a plea challenging the decision to lower the qualifying cut-off percentiles for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Post Graduate (NEET-PG) examinations 2025-2026.A bench headed by justice PS Narasimha said the matter involved the question of standards. “This is about standards. The question is whether those standards are being compromised,” it said.The development took place during the resumed hearing of a clutch of petitions challenging the notice dated January 13, issued by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, reducing the qualifying cut-off percentiles.The…
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe directed NBEMS to file an affidavit and posted the matter for hearing after two weeksNew Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday directed the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) to explain its decision to drastically reduce the qualifying cut-off percentiles for NEET-PG 2025-26.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe directed NBEMS to file an affidavit and posted the matter for hearing after two weeks.”On one hand, we have to see that seats should not get wasted. At the same time, there is pressure that candidates…
We are used to seeing these stars looking perfect, but for these roles, perfection was the enemy. To tell the story right, they had to become unrecognisable. Some ate their way to a new size, while others trained until they broke. These weren’t just makeovers; they were physical mutations. Here is a look at the actresses from Bollywood and Hollywood who went to extreme lengths, risking their health and comfort, just to make us believe in a character.Bhumi Pednekar in ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’Bhumi Pednekar shattered the mold of the typical Bollywood debut. While others starved for size zero, she…
Last Updated:January 30, 2026, 10:14 ISTPixel 10 and more users are finding it hard to use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth after installing a new update.The January 2026 Pixel update has been annoying.Google issued a new update in January 2026 for the Pixel users and it seems to have disrupted their Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. A big number of Pixel users have complained about the issues ever since they installed the latest update from the company which also has a major security fix. But while making the devices secure, the regular features have become a problem, with many informing about the annoyance with…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States and India moved closer to a trade pact on Friday (February 6, 2026), releasing an interim framework that would lower tariffs, reshape energy ties and deepen economic cooperation as both countries seek to realign global supply chains.Here are key points of the joint statement:India-U.S. trade deal LIVE updatesWhat was announcedUnited States and India agree on a framework for an interim reciprocal trade agreement Framework linked to broader U.S.-India Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) talks launched on Feb. 13, 2025 Deal aims at…
Science Quiz: On medical disasters 1 / 6 | The drug shown here is created by slightly altering the chemical structure of Y. Name Y, whose use led to a tragedy in the 1950s and 1960s. 2 / 6 | On January 27, 1928, 21 children were inoculated with a diphtheria vaccine in Bundaberg, Australia. By the next day 11 children had died. The vaccine was found to have been contaminated by bacteria. Name the investigator who revealed this cause, and later won a Nobel Prize for predicting acquired immune tolerance. 3 / 6 | In 1987, scavengers in Brazil…
Mumbai: India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav during a training session ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match against USA, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI02_06_2026_000281B) TimesofIndia.com in Mumbai: India lost Harshit Rana on the eve of the tournament opener. There is uncertainty around Washington Sundar’s participation, but even with 13 players from the original T20 World Cup squad, India carries an aura of invincibility. They are the team to beat and it would take an unreal effort to stop Suryakumar Yadav and Co in the multi-nation tournament, which gets underway on February 7.“Nazar (evil eye) is real” is…
The government had cautioned X’s Al application Grok to ensure it does not generate, promote or facilitate sexually explicit content The government on Tuesday gave X (formerly Twitter) additional time till January 7 (Wednesday) evening to submit a detailed action taken report (ATR) after the platform was warned over indecent and sexually-explicit content being generated through misuse of artificial intelligence (AI)-based services like ‘Grok’ and other tools.On January 2, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had cautioned X’s Al application Grok, to ensure it does not generate, promote or facilitate content which contains nudity, sexualisation, sexually explicit or…
Kolkata: In the backdrop of Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal, Samajwadi Party leader and Member of Parliament Akhilesh Yadav will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Baneerjee at state secretariat Nabanna on Tuesday afternoon.Yadav, reaching Kolkata, said, “The BJP will not be successful in Bengal against Didi.”Yadav and Banerjee’s meeting is especially significant, in the backdrop of the ongoing Bengal SIR and upcoming assembly polls in Bengal and SIR in Uttar Pradesh and future of INDIA alliance. Notably, SIR is underway in Uttar Pradesh, where names of around 2 crore people have been deleted while names of 58 lakh…
Thane: The Anti-Narcotics Cell of Thane City Crime Branch arrested a 20-year-old man with four country-made pistols and live ammunition worth over Rs 4 lakh near Bhiwandi, officials said.Acting on a tip-off from police hawaldar Amol Desai, a team intercepted Sohil Beg Shorab Beg Mirza, a resident of Alampur in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, near Dev Chowk on Dombivli Bypass Road on Feb 2. The operation was part of a special drive initiated by the police commissioner against illegal possession of weapons. “This is a significant breakthrough in our ongoing campaign against illegal arms,” said a senior crime branch…