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EC announces dates for elections to 11 Rajya Sabha seats

Voting will be held on 9 November and counting to be conducted on the same day, the poll panel announced todayUnion minister Hardeep Singh Puri and SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav are among the 10 members from Uttar Pradesh retiring on November 25

1 min read13 Oct 2020
News

Parameshwara appears before I-T department in medical college seats scam

Last week, income tax officials had raided multiple places linked to the former Karnataka Deputy CM and his associatesTwo medical colleges run by Parameshwara in Tumakuru and another run by a former Congress legislator in Kolar have been accused of auctioning off seats for prices as high as ₹50 lakh each

1 min read15 Oct 2019
Education

4,058 new PG seats likely in 72 new govt medical colleges across country

These seats will be part of the 75 new government medical colleges that were announced last monthThe scheme on establishment of new medical colleges would lead to addition of at least 15,700 MBBS seats in the country

1 min read11 Sep 2019
News

15,700 more MBBS seats soon in 75 new colleges: 5 things to know

The new medical colleges would be set up in under-served areasThe establishment of new medical colleges will be done under phase three of the ongoing centrally sponsored scheme

1 min read29 Aug 2019
Politics

Healthcare gets a booster shot

This will lead to the creation of an additional 25,700 MBBS seats in the countryThese colleges will mostly be set up in under-served areas. Preference will be given to aspirational districts and district hospitals having 300 beds

1 min read29 Aug 2019
News

Congress to contest all 7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi: Sheila Dikshit

Sheila Dikshit says party candidates will be a mix of old and new faces as well former MLAsThe process of selecting 'winnable' candidates has started, Sheila Dikshit says

1 min read2 Feb 2019
Opinion

Opinion | Promising the moon, but will they deliver?

Taking a cue from election results, political parties may announce more farm loan waivers but this will do little to fix the persistent distress in rural households

4 min read14 Dec 2018
Companies

IndiGo clarifies on web check-in, says some seats not chargeable

IndiGo said there are some seats that are available for free web check-in at a certain time period before departure and for certain aircraft type. The budget airline said not all passengers will have to compulsorily pay for the seats.

1 min read26 Nov 2018
Companies

IndiGo web check-ins: All seats are chargeable now

IndiGo will charge between ₹100-800 for such selection online, depending upon the position of the seat

1 min read26 Nov 2018
Politics

Why last leg of campaigning is crucial in Indian elections

The final stretch of campaigning and voter outreach is key to get votes as a high proportion of late deciders engage in bandwagon voting, data shows

3 min read26 Nov 2018
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