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Skyrocketing fees for undergraduate medical education remains a considerable challenge that denies the opportunity to make the MBBS degree accessible and affordable for students from less privileged backgrounds, states the Economic Survey 2024-25. Since financial year 2018-19, the number of medical colleges grew from 499 to 648 in FY 2023 to 780 in FY 2025,…
Kolkata: A woman died after she was chased and allegedly stabbed multiple times outside a popular eatery in full public view in the eastern fringes of Kolkata by three people, including a minor, police said on Friday. The victim, Rofiya Saquil, in her 20s, was reportedly dragged down from a car next to the eatery…
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Arguably the finest wicket-keeper India have had in this generation, Wriddhiman Saha donned the gloves for the national team in the whites for 40 matches. When it came to Tests in India, it wasn’t even possible for the selectors and the team management to look for a name other than Saha because of…
Growth in corporate profits needs to be commensurate with wages to boost the economy, Economic Survey 2024-25 said, noting that sharp disparities between the two pose risk to the economy by curbing demand. The document tabled in Parliament on Friday (January 31, 2025) noted that while the labour share of GVA (gross value added) shows…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday bid an emotional farewell to “multifaceted” Supreme Court judge Justice Hrishikesh Roy, who before adorning the black robes as a lawyer and then as a judge did legal reporting for news agency the Press Trust of India. Justice Roy, who became a Supreme Court judge on September 23,…
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Noida: The president of a high-rise society in sector 99 has asked the owners who have rented flats to bachelors or couples to submit a marriage certificate or a consent letter from their family. The move came after the death of a 23-year-old law student, who fell to death from the 7th floor of the…
A view of a MSME Industrial unit at Ambattur Industrial Estate in Chennai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSMEs) that employ 23.24 crore people in the country continue to face challenges in the regulatory environment, noted the Economic Survey tabled on Friday (January 31, 2025). “Regulatory compliance burden holds back…
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Hardik Pandya‘s role in the Indian team is unlike anybody. The kind of balance that he brings to the side is something that no other player has been able to do in recent times. On Friday, Hardik Pandya’s breathtaking blows and comeback man Shivam Dube‘s belligerence took India to a par-score of 181…
Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran addresses a press conference after the tabling of the Economic Survey in the Parliament, in New Delhi on January 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Pointing towards a decrease in regular jobs and shift towards casual employment, the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday (January 31, 2025) found…
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Bhopal: The Bhopal Police’s ability to carry out their jobs are being hindered by outdated analog wireless communication systems, forcing them to resort to makeshift solutions to keep the devices functional. According to the police, its current wireless communication system has exceeded its lifespan but despite assurances of digital wireless sets over the last three…
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