NEW DELHI: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has cancelled the registration of seven Ethics Committees across India overseeing clinical trials after inspections found serious violations of regulatory norms. The regulator said the committees failed to comply with the New Drugs and Clinical Trials (NDCT) Rules, 2019, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and other…
NEW DELHI: The protests are over. Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned as Union education minister. A slew of reform measures have been announced. Jantar Mantar is now clear of protesters. So, is the fight against NEET-UG paper leak over? Perhaps not. While the CJP led by Abhijeet Dipke has promised to keep a close eye on…
File photo: Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: The opposition is set to intensify its attack on the government in Parliament on Monday by demanding the resignation of Union home minister Amit Shah over the police action against students protesting the NEET paper leak, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas said.Speaking to reporters in…
PM Narendra Modi; Nandan Nilekani NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced a high-powered task force headed by technology entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani to recommend measures for making India’s public examinations leak-proof, transparent and technology-driven, signalling a fresh push to overhaul the country’s testing system after the NEET-UG paper leak.Addressing the nation, Modi said…
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani (File photo) NEW DELHI: Continuing his announcements on exam reforms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the government has constituted a high-powered task force to be led by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani.“HIGH-POWERED TASK FORCE on examination reforms under the leadership of Shri Nandan Nilekani constituted,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said…
NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk is set to be discharged from hospital on Monday, sources said, a day after the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) called off its 36-day-long agitation at Jantar Mantar following the resignation of former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Wangchuk had been admitted to hospital after his health deteriorated during the prolonged…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has constituted a high-powered task force to recommend comprehensive reforms for examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), with a focus on strengthening technology, improving logistics and introducing structural changes to the examination system.The multidisciplinary panel will be headed by technology expert Nandan Nilekani and comprises experts from education, science,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the constitution of a high-powered task force headed by technology expert Nandan Nilekani to recommend reforms aimed at making India’s examination system more reliable, transparent and technology-driven.In a video message addressed to students, the PM Modi said the government had already taken several steps to safeguard…
Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar was found dead in state police headquarters on July 20 NEW DELHI: Tripura Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman on Sunday reiterated the party’s demand for a judicial probe into the death of state DGP Anurag Dhankar, who was found dead at the police headquarters in Agartala on July 20.“From day one,…
Dharmendra Pradhan; Siddaramaiah Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has claimed that former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan had offered to step down on the first day of the protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Former Karnataka chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah has announced that he will not contest the 2028 Karnataka assembly elections, citing his…