MUMBAI: In an unprecedented move in the state, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has cancelled admissions to 141 seats in private colleges conducted at the institute level.The round for stray vacancies in private colleges was conducted in "clear violation" of a directive issued by the commission in July disallowing institute-level MBBS admissions. The admissions thus granted will be considered...
The recent encounter killing of history-sheeters by the Tamil Nadu police may have passed without much of an uproar, but in the past, such incidents have cast a cloud over the nature of police action.When encounter killings have been reported over the years, the question often asked but seldom answered is, how members of a force meant to catch perpetrators and investigate their crimes turn into...
CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Monday reserved its order on the bail application moved by Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji. The minister was arrested on June 14 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged offence of money laundering under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Concluding the final hearing, Justice G Jayachandran reserved his orders. According to the minister,...
CHENNAI: Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland has bagged an order from Tamil Nadu state transport undertakings for 1,666 buses. This is the single largest BSVI order received from the state transport undertakings. It “will further contribute to strengthening Ashok Leyland's dominant position in the bus industry,” the company said in a statement. These buses will be equipped with the iGen6 BS VI...
CHENNAI: The state selection committee has withheld the round three results of MD/MS courses in Tamil Nadu after the Madras high court directed the committee not to declare the results of one course -- MD (general medicine).On October 5, hearing petitions from three students, Justice Anita Sumanth said results would not be declared in “MD (general medicine) course alone" until further orders of the...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass status quo order on Bihar caste survey, saying that restraining the state government from taking policy decision would be wrong.The Supreme Court told the plea of petitioners that Bihar's caste survey being violative of right to privacy may not right but the important issue was breakdown of data which would be examined by court.The SC issued notice...
NEW DELHI: Former captain of the India women's cricket team Anjum Chopra believes that run-machine Virat Kohli and young batting sensation Shubman Gill are in magnificent form and will play pivotal roles in India's ICC ODI World Cup campaign this time. India will kick off their World Cup journey on October 8 in Chennai with a clash against AustraliaIt has been a decade since India secured an ICC trophy,...
MADURAI: Granting stay on the operation of the order passed by a single bench which had directed the authorities not to prevent a man from selling idols made of plaster of paris in Tirunelveli district, Madras high court in a special sitting on Sunday made it clear that there shall not be any sale or manufacture of idols made of plaster of paris during Vinayaka Chaturthi festival. A division bench of...
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