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Sprinter Hima exonerated by NADA over doping charges

Sprinter Hima exonerated by NADA over doping charges

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

The 24-year-old Hima was last year provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for three whereabout failures in a span of 12 months. She was, however, cleared by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) following a hearing in March.

2 more arrested in Kerala NEET frisking row

2 more arrested in Kerala NEET frisking row

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

With this, the count of those arrested in connection with the incident has gone up to seven.

NEET results: Rajasthan's Nalin Khandelwal tops exam

NEET results: Rajasthan's Nalin Khandelwal tops exam

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

The results of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 were declared Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

Bihar cops obtain reference NEET papers, ED likely to join probe

Bihar cops obtain reference NEET papers, ED likely to join probe

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

The Bihar Police's Economic Offences Unit, which is probing the alleged National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG) paper leak case, on Saturday claimed to have obtained reference question papers of the test conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) and planned to compare these with documents recovered from a flat in Patna during a search operation last month.

Unstoppable Sinner: Back-to-Back Aus Open Champion

Unstoppable Sinner: Back-to-Back Aus Open Champion

Rediff.com26 Jan 2025

Factbox on Italy's Jannik Sinner, who beat Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Australian Open final

Halep slams double standards in tennis doping cases

Halep slams double standards in tennis doping cases

Rediff.com29 Nov 2024

Simona Halep questioned the "big difference" in how doping cases are treated after world number two Iga Swiatek was handed a one-month drugs ban

Four-member govt panel to review grace marks for 1500 NEET students

Four-member govt panel to review grace marks for 1500 NEET students

Rediff.com8 Jun 2024

The NTA denied any irregularities and said the changes made in the NCERT textbooks and grace marks for losing time at the examination centres were some of the reasons behind the students scoring higher marks.

CUET: 'Where can I access mock tests?'

CUET: 'Where can I access mock tests?'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2022

Anurag Tiwari, national academic director, medical, Aakash+BYJU'S, answers queries from students who will appear for the exam the first time this year.

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh is new chief of air staff

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh is new chief of air staff

Rediff.com21 Sep 2024

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh has been appointed as the next Chief of the Air Staff.

ICC action on home soil has Pakistan fans buzzing

ICC action on home soil has Pakistan fans buzzing

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

The national team, captained for the bulk of those years by Misbah Ul Haq, hosted its 'home' games in the United Arab Emirates and remained relatively successful until fixtures trickled back onto Pakistani soil in 2018.

'Blaming India Is Pakistan's Go-To Excuse'

'Blaming India Is Pakistan's Go-To Excuse'

Rediff.com25 Mar 2025

'Neither are Baloch insurgents capable of breaking up Pakistan, nor has Pakistan learned any lessons from the 1971 debacle that led to the country's dismemberment.'

Giving NEET-UG Exam? Get Expert Advice Here

Giving NEET-UG Exam? Get Expert Advice Here

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

rediffGURU Mayank Chandel offers advice to students preparing for IIT-JEE and NEET-UG after class 12.

International news agencies boycott Ind-Eng Test series

International news agencies boycott Ind-Eng Test series

Rediff.com15 Nov 2012

International news agencies decided to boycott the high-profile Test series between India and England which began to protest against the restrictions imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on some photo agencies covering the tour.

Sikar in Rajasthan emerges as major hub for NEET-UG

Sikar in Rajasthan emerges as major hub for NEET-UG

Rediff.com21 Jul 2024

An analysis of data indicated that while the candidates who allegedly benefitted from the paper leak and other irregularities have not done well, some centres have a high concentration of well-performing students.

Centre on alert over HMPV outbreak in China

Centre on alert over HMPV outbreak in China

Rediff.com3 Jan 2025

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) under the Union health ministry is closely monitoring respiratory and seasonal influenza cases in the country, and is in touch with international agencies, according to official sources.

Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia banned for 4 years!

Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia banned for 4 years!

Rediff.com27 Nov 2024

The suspension means that Bajrang Punia will not be able to return to competitive wrestling and apply for a coaching job abroad

Indian sports hit by massive doping scandal

Indian sports hit by massive doping scandal

Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

A chunk of athletes, including Asian Games medallist Kiran and badminton player Krishna Prasad Garaga have been suspended by NADA

US sanctions Pak, calls its missile programme a threat

US sanctions Pak, calls its missile programme a threat

Rediff.com20 Dec 2024

Asserting that Pakistan developing sophisticated missile technology will give it the capability to strike targets well beyond South Asia, including in the United States, a top White House official said on Thursday that the Asian country's actions are an emerging threat to the United States.

T'gana, Maha, Delhi NEET-UG students share top rank

T'gana, Maha, Delhi NEET-UG students share top rank

Rediff.com1 Nov 2021

Telangana's Mrinal Kutteri, Delhi's Tanmay Gupta and Maharashtra's Karthika G Nair shared the top rank, scoring 720 out of 720. Eight transgender candidates have also cleared the examination.

National Anti-Doping Bill gets parliament nod

National Anti-Doping Bill gets parliament nod

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

The Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill which seeks to provide a statutory framework for the functioning of the National Anti-Doping Agency and the National Dope Testing Laboratory.

Romanian banned for doping on eve of Paris Games

Romanian banned for doping on eve of Paris Games

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

The National Anti-Doping Organisation of Romania had sanctioned her with a reprimand and no period of ineligibility on the basis that she was not at fault or was not negligent.

Shubhanshu Shukla Is All Set For Space

Shubhanshu Shukla Is All Set For Space

Rediff.com11 Feb 2025

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Shukla says Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma -- the first Indian to travel to space --has been advising him about the space flight.

CAS cuts former Man United star's doping suspension

CAS cuts former Man United star's doping suspension

Rediff.com5 Oct 2024

'Finally the nightmare is over. Following the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, I can look forward to the day when I can follow my dreams again.'

Every NEET paper accounted for, social media images fake, says NTA

Every NEET paper accounted for, social media images fake, says NTA

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Stressing that every question paper has been "accounted for", the NTA said that purported images of the question paper circulating on social media have no relation with the actual paper.

Coronavirus: Board exams, JEE postponed till Mar 31

Coronavirus: Board exams, JEE postponed till Mar 31

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

The CBSE announcement came following a directive from the Human Resource Development ministry saying exams are important but safety and security of students and teachers is equally important.

NEET-UG Results: What The Future Holds For Aspiring Doctors

NEET-UG Results: What The Future Holds For Aspiring Doctors

Rediff.com28 Jun 2024

As the CBI continues to probe into the NEET-UG paper leak case, career experts help us understand what the future holds for undergraduate medical aspirants.

Kenyan sprinter Otieno tests positive for banned substance

Kenyan sprinter Otieno tests positive for banned substance

Rediff.com1 Aug 2021

"The athlete has challenged the imposition of the provisional suspension and the case has been referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport - Anti-Doping Division," the ITA said.

Time For India To Revisit Western Alliances

Time For India To Revisit Western Alliances

Rediff.com4 Nov 2024

It's time India re-visited its Western alliances for the attitude and approach that the West reserves for the nation when it comes to security cooperation of the kind that they might not have visualised outside of China, India's bug-bear, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.

ISRO To Sign Off 2024 With SpaDex

ISRO To Sign Off 2024 With SpaDex

Rediff.com23 Dec 2024

India is marching towards becoming the fourth country in the world to have space docking technology.

VSSC cancels ISRO test after Kerala police nab 2 from Haryana for cheating

VSSC cancels ISRO test after Kerala police nab 2 from Haryana for cheating

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

As more than 400 candidates from a single state -- Haryana -- had taken the test, there are suspicions over whether coaching centres may be involved.

Timeline of Russian skater Valieva's failed drug test

Timeline of Russian skater Valieva's failed drug test

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Kamila Valieva failed a drug test for a banned substance before the Games.

ISRO's Gaganyaan test vehicle to soar on Oct 21 morning

ISRO's Gaganyaan test vehicle to soar on Oct 21 morning

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

The test vehicle development flight (TV-D1) is aimed at testing the crew module that will carry Indian astronauts during the human spaceflight late next year.

Bill in LS to check paper leak in govt exams proposes Rs 1 cr fine

Bill in LS to check paper leak in govt exams proposes Rs 1 cr fine

Rediff.com5 Feb 2024

At present, there is no specific substantive law to deal with unfair means adopted or offences committed by various entities involved in the conduct of public examinations by the central government and its agencies.

Kerala NEET frisking row: Women, child rights bodies seek action against staff

Kerala NEET frisking row: Women, child rights bodies seek action against staff

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

A case was registered by the police after the teen lodged a formal complaint.

Winter Olympics: Russian teen skater fails drug test

Winter Olympics: Russian teen skater fails drug test

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

Valieva failed the test collected at the Russian national championships on Dec. 25

Dutee Chand suspended after testing positive for 'prohibited substances'

Dutee Chand suspended after testing positive for 'prohibited substances'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2023

India sprinter Dutee Chand has tested positive for prohibited anabolic steroids during an out-of-competition testing and has been provisionally suspended.

Questions About CUET? Ask The Expert

Questions About CUET? Ask The Expert

Rediff.com29 Jun 2022

Anurag Tiwari, National Academic Director, Medical, Aakash+BYJU'S, will address your queries and offer expert advice.

ISRO successfully conducts parachute deployment tests for Gaganyaan mission

ISRO successfully conducts parachute deployment tests for Gaganyaan mission

Rediff.com11 Aug 2023

ISRO's Thiruvananthapuram-based Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre successfully conducted a series of drogue parachute deployment tests at the rail track rocket sled facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory in Chandigarh during August 8-10.

SpaceX Crew-9 to fly with empty seats to bring back Sunita Williams

SpaceX Crew-9 to fly with empty seats to bring back Sunita Williams

Rediff.com1 Sep 2024

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch no earlier than September 24, on the agency's SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station.

ISRO Gears Up For Space Docking Mission

ISRO Gears Up For Space Docking Mission

Rediff.com18 Oct 2024

Docking technology is crucial for sending people and cargo to space stations.