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President gives medical students a 'NEET' relief

President gives medical students a 'NEET' relief

Rediff.com24 May 2016

Pranab Mukherjee signed the ordinance to keep state boards out of the common entrance test for MBBS and dental courses for this year.

Admission to medical, dental courses in limbo

Admission to medical, dental courses in limbo

Rediff.com10 Jul 2003

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed postponement of the second round of counselling for the 15 per cent All India Medical Quota Scheme seats in all states.

Why Travel Insurance Is A Must

Why Travel Insurance Is A Must

Rediff.com16 May 2023

If your flight is cancelled or delayed or you miss one, a travel insurance policy can cover the costs at such times and help you book a new one.

States say defer NEET, Centre agrees to consider students' dilemma

States say defer NEET, Centre agrees to consider students' dilemma

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Which wanted their exams to be the basis for admission for their 85 per cent quota seats for this year too, Union Health Minister J P Nadda.

December 7 is last date to apply for NEET 2019

December 7 is last date to apply for NEET 2019

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) will be conducted on Sunday, May 5, 2019.

GEMs No Longer Shine At MBA Campuses

GEMs No Longer Shine At MBA Campuses

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

Many top B-schools attach more value now to academic record, bachelor's degree marks, work experience, performance in the personal interview, as well as gender and academic diversity -- resulting in a decline of the weighting to the CAT score.

'If the government doesn't help, our dreams will collapse'

'If the government doesn't help, our dreams will collapse'

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

'Our future is in limbo. The government saved us with Operation Ganga; now, they must save our careers.'

OBC quota in medical education is Modi's masterstroke

OBC quota in medical education is Modi's masterstroke

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

This step by the Modi government is in the right direction and will go a long way in safeguarding the interests of socially and economically backward communities, asserts Professor T V Kattimani, Vice-Chancellor, Central Tribal University, Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram.

Pakistan's new prez Arif Alvi is son of Nehru's dentist

Pakistan's new prez Arif Alvi is son of Nehru's dentist

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

Being a son of Nehru's dentist is not the only connection that Alvi has with India. He is yet another president whose family migrated to Pakistan from India after partition. His predecessors Mamnoon Hussain's family came from Agra and Pervez Musharraf's parents migrated from New Delhi.

Bengal govt seeks list of medics for COVID-19 vaccination

Bengal govt seeks list of medics for COVID-19 vaccination

Rediff.com29 Oct 2020

All medical establishments like medical colleges (allopathic, homoeopathic and AYUSH), health centres, private healthcare units and polyclinics have been asked to send the list of workers, the senior official of the Health department told PTI.

Now, loans for all your lifestyle needs

Now, loans for all your lifestyle needs

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

You can get a lumpsum sanctioned, but you may draw only part of it and pay interest on the amount used.

Don't Miss: India's BEST colleges 2019

Don't Miss: India's BEST colleges 2019

Rediff.com21 May 2019

India Today has ranked the top colleges in India across 14 streams.

Scientists developing chewing gum that could reduce Covid spread

Scientists developing chewing gum that could reduce Covid spread

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

The researchers noted that people who are fully vaccinated can still become infected with SARS-CoV-2 and can carry a viral load similar to those who are unvaccinated.

ISIS link: 21 people are missing from Kerala

ISIS link: 21 people are missing from Kerala

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Among them, 17 were from Kasaragod and four from Palakkad.

SC sets aside Madras HC order on EWS quota in medical admissions

SC sets aside Madras HC order on EWS quota in medical admissions

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

The Supreme Court Friday set aside a Madras High Court direction that the Centre must seek the top court's approval before implementing 10 per cent reservation for the economically weaker sections in all-India quota seats of medical colleges.

TN assembly okays bill to exempt state from NEET

TN assembly okays bill to exempt state from NEET

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

The Bills adopted in 2017 for the same purpose during the AIADMK regime did not get the President's assent.

Jamia Milia Islamia among top 10 universities in India

Jamia Milia Islamia among top 10 universities in India

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

It is the first time that the JMI has been placed among the top 10 universities in the (HRD) Ministry's National Institutional Ranking Framework rankings.

The Army Doctor Who Won Hearts In Turkey

The Army Doctor Who Won Hearts In Turkey

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

Major Beena Tiwari was the only woman in the 99-member medical team at the Indian Army's field hospital in earthquake-hit Turkey.

15 Kerala youths go missing, kin fear they may have joined ISIS

15 Kerala youths go missing, kin fear they may have joined ISIS

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

Kerala government on Saturday announced a probe after 15 Keralite youths, who had travelled to Middle East, reportedly went missing and were suspected to have joined the Islamic State, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan saying it was a "very serious issue".

Courting controversy: Facebook's 'confession pages'

Courting controversy: Facebook's 'confession pages'

Rediff.com9 May 2013

It remains to be seen whether this latest trend in social media is a boon or a bane, says Paloma Sharma.

US: Body found in river identified as Sunil Tripathi

US: Body found in river identified as Sunil Tripathi

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

A body discovered in a river in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, has been confirmed to be that of Sunil Tripathi, a 22-year-old Indian American student who went missing on March 16.

Want to upgrade your knowledge? These digital initiatives will come handy

Want to upgrade your knowledge? These digital initiatives will come handy

Rediff.com10 Jul 2017

These initiatives are expected to increase Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education from 24.5 (2015-16) to 30 (2020).

Jayalalithaa's 'ridiculous' letters to PM go in trash: Swamy

Jayalalithaa's 'ridiculous' letters to PM go in trash: Swamy

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Accusing Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa of constantly badgering Prime Minister Narendra Modi with letters on sundry issues, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday alleged that most of her letters went to the trash anyway and her recent one demanding the exemption of the state from National Eligibility cum Entrance Test belongs to the waste bin as well.

Go to school, pursue careers: Mehbooba to child stone pelters

Go to school, pursue careers: Mehbooba to child stone pelters

Rediff.com30 Aug 2016

Children have to go to schools, study and come out as doctors, dental surgeons, engineers, teachers, Muft said.

Studying abroad? Don't forget to buy adequate travel cover

Studying abroad? Don't forget to buy adequate travel cover

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Buying in India is usually cheaper unless you have a pre-existing disease

NRI admissions for BDS course

NRI admissions for BDS course

Rediff.com12 May 2009

Admission notification for five seats reserved for NRI/ NRI Sponsored/ Foreign Students for admission to BDS Course in Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences.

On board the Lifeline Express, world's first hospital train

On board the Lifeline Express, world's first hospital train

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

On July 16, 1991, the world's first hospital on a train chugged out of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on its maiden journey. Twenty-six years later, the Lifeline Express (also called Jeevan Rekha Express) continues to take a multitude of medical services, from major surgeries to dedicated cancer treatment, to the people of India.

Centre clears special order to postpone NEET by a year

Centre clears special order to postpone NEET by a year

Rediff.com20 May 2016

The meeting was convened after several parliamentarians opposed the common medical entrance test, saying NEET had created confusion among the students who have already applied for the state entrance exams.

21 cosplayers reveal their day jobs

21 cosplayers reveal their day jobs

Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Paloma Sharma asked some of the cosplayers of Mumbai Comic Con to tell us what they did when they weren't dressed up in costumes.

Supreme Court refuses to stay President's NEET ordinance

Supreme Court refuses to stay President's NEET ordinance

Rediff.com27 May 2016

SC refuses urgent hearing of plea against NEET Ordinance.

Ragging menace: SC pulls up Centre, states

Ragging menace: SC pulls up Centre, states

Rediff.com10 Dec 2007

A bench comprising Justices Arijit Pasayat and Aftab Alam directed all medical, dental, nursing colleges and polytechnics in the country to insert a clause in their prospectus that if the students found indulging in ragging after having been given an opportunity to explain their stand, shall be expelled.

Karnataka government to scrap CET

Karnataka government to scrap CET

Rediff.com10 Aug 2007

The Karnataka Examination Authority will now take up the responsibility of conducting the entrance examination for professional colleges.

Star Health plans 5 policies

Star Health plans 5 policies

Rediff.com6 Dec 2006

The Chennai-based Star Health and Allied Insurance Co, the country's first stand-alone health insurance company, plans to expand its product basket by launching at least five new products in the next 3-4 months.

NEET 2018: What's new about the medical entrance exam?

NEET 2018: What's new about the medical entrance exam?

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

Now candidates can appear for NEET any number of times.

Don't force states to implement NEET in the future too: Jayalalithaa to PM

Don't force states to implement NEET in the future too: Jayalalithaa to PM

Rediff.com25 May 2016

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa states that NEET is a direct infringement on the state's rights & would cause injustice to the students.

CBSE declares All India Medical results

CBSE declares All India Medical results

Rediff.com27 May 2003

While 1,621 candidates were on the merit list, the board said 1,135 successful candidates were on the waiting list.

If there are 70,000 cases in May...Mumbai is ready

If there are 70,000 cases in May...Mumbai is ready

Rediff.com2 May 2020

'Our preparation is based on ICMR projections, whatever preparations we have to make.' 'If they project around 70,000 is the maximum number of hospital cases by mid-May or May 30, we are preparing accordingly -- how many people will need hospitalisation.'

19-yr-old's suicide for failing to clear NEET sparks political slugfest in TN

19-yr-old's suicide for failing to clear NEET sparks political slugfest in TN

Rediff.com5 Jun 2018

She left behind a note, saying that she dreamt of becoming a doctor but the questions in NEET were too difficult for her to even understand.

NEET 2018 is over. Here's what MBBS, BDS aspirants can do

NEET 2018 is over. Here's what MBBS, BDS aspirants can do

Rediff.com7 May 2018

This roadmap will benefit nearly 13 lakh students who have registered for the medical entrance exam this year.