NEW DELHI: Medical students’ over-reliance on “google mataji” and the diminishing trend of learning by interacting with patients by their bedside while prioritising getting admission to PG courses are major challenges for the country’s medical education system, AIIMS-Delhi Director Dr M Srinivas said. In an exclusive interview with PTI Editors, Dr Srinivas said that reforms […]
NEW DELHI: Underlining that the status of women in any society is an important criterion for its development, President Droupadi Murmu Thursday said it is the responsibility of teachers and parents to educate children in such a way that they always behave in accordance with the dignity of women. The respect of women should not […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for bail and against arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in an alleged corruption case rooted in now scrapped 2021-2022 Delhi liquor policy case. A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan reserved […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme marking the launch of ‘Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative’ at Surat in Gujarat through video conferencing on Friday. In furtherance to the PM’s vision of water security, the initiative seeks to conserve water with strong emphasis on community partnership and ownership and is driven by […]
NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said despite the moderation seen in first quarter gross domestic product growth (GDP), the Indian economy is likely to achieve full year growth of 7.2 per cent as projected. Speaking at the FIBAC banking conference, the Governor said, “Fundamental growth drivers of the Indian economy […]
NEW DELHI: Benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday with Nifty at 25,150 with shares of select heavyweights such as Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel ending up as the top drags. At close, the Sensex was down 151.48 points or 0.18% at 82,201.16, and the Nifty was down 53.60 points or 0.21% at 25,145.10. The mid […]
In 1970, Nasa’s Apollo 13 mission captured the world’s attention as a routine lunar expedition turned into a harrowing struggle for survival. WASHINGTON: Nasa is preparing to rescue astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Willmore from the extended mission to Space Station. The two astronauts, who were on an eight-day mission will have to spend eight […]
KARACHI: Out-of-form Pakistan batter Babar Azam has dropped out of the top 10 of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) ranking for Test batsmen after nearly five years. The former skipper, who has suffered a rare rough patch in the format, is currently number 12 in the ranking. The batter broke into the top 10 in […]
Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday kick-started his party’s election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, assuring people that his party along with the help of INDIA bloc partners will ensure the restoration of statehood to the Union territory. The leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha expressed confidence that his party’s alliance government […]
Srinagar: BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Wednesday accused the National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party of taking support from ex-militants for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, and said the two parties want to take the Union territory back to its “trouble-filled days”. Referring to the Abdullahs and Muftis, Madhav, who […]