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New institutional quota rules for medical postgrad admissions upset Maha students

MUMBAI, Oct. 21 -- Around 35% of postgraduate (PG) seats in private and minority medical colleges, which were earlier largely available to students from Maharashtra, will now be open to candidates fro... Read More


No prior sanction needed for false affidavit complaint, says top court

New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that any private person can approach a magistrate with a criminal complaint against an elected representative for allegedly filing a false affidavit i... Read More


Man killed, 6 houses set on fire in Manipur

Imphal, Oct. 21 -- Unidentified assailants killed a 45-year-old Kuki man in ethnic violence-hit Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, even as around six Kuki houses were set ablaze in Ukhrul and a ... Read More


Can your portfolio weather FII sell-off?

Mumbai, Oct. 21 -- The September 2026 gross SIP contribution at Rs.32,490 crore is a record. But even as the retail investor continues to buy, the foreign investor continues to sell. Are we missing so... Read More


Make Manipur a national priority

India, Oct. 21 -- In any part of the world, three years would appear to be a reasonable time frame for a local government to tamp down on internal violence. Not in Manipur. Violence that began in the ... Read More


Balancing political rights with justice

India, Oct. 21 -- The Allahabad High Court's decision to stay the conviction and life sentence of a man convicted of murder, partly to enable him to contest next year's Uttar Pradesh assembly election... Read More


Technology is central to the agri-transformation vision

India, Oct. 21 -- When Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi assumed office in 2014, agriculture and farmer welfare were placed at the heart of India's development agenda. Since 2015, this commitment has ... Read More


Waste water, not funding, should go down the drain

India, Oct. 21 -- The Swachh Bharat Mission turned 12 earlier this month. After constructing household toilets, to close the sanitation loop, the mission's Open-Defecation-Free (ODF)++ protocol of 201... Read More


French protests highlight deep, historical faultlines

India, Oct. 21 -- On Saturday, as mass protests swept France, a youth orchestra struck a defiant note beneath a towering statue of Marianne, the representation of the French Republic. They played theI... Read More


Alberta voters reject separation from Canada

Toronto, Oct. 21 -- Voters in the western Canadian province of Alberta were on track to reject an attempt a separating it from Canada as results of a referendum came in early on Tuesday. The principal... Read More