The National Medical Commission has been silent about 60 medical colleges including 27 private ones admitting that they are not paying any stipend to interns. The issue of MBBS interns not being paid stipend is being heard by the Supreme Court since 2022. The only action taken by NMC, after much prodding by the court,…
A Russian man, Matvei Rumiantsev, has been jailed for four years in London for assaulting a woman, in a case that drew attention after Barron Trump, the youngest son of US President Donald Trump, alerted police from the US during a video call.Rumiantsev, 23, was convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court of assault occasioning actual bodily…
NEW DELHI: Multiple avalanches struck the Srinagar–Leh national highway on Friday, killing seven people and injuring five others, officials said.The avalanches hit the stretch between Zero Point and Minimarg in the afternoon, trapping several vehicles under snow and debris, they said.Officials said rescue teams were immediately rushed to the spot and a rescue operation was…
A senior official in the US department of defence allegedly told a military leader that US President Donald Trump does not “want to stand next to a Black female officer” at military events, according to a report in The New York Times.The comment is linked to a dispute over promotions within the US Army’s officer…
NEW DELHI: At least seven people were killed and several others were injured after an avalanche struck Zoji La in Ladakh on Friday.The avalanche also blocked the Srinagar-Leh highway, affecting movement in the area.Rescue and relief efforts are underway following the incident.Ladakh’s lieutenant governor in a post on X said, “Heard the unfortunate news of…
A major row has erupted after Brandon Gill shared the purported video of Indians celebrating Chhath Puja in Texas. The Hindu American Foundation responded to the major row over a viral clip of Indians observing Chhath Puja in Texas and questioned whether Congressman Brandon Gill had nothing else to worry about apart from milk being…
CHANDIGARH: Panjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Renu Cheema Vig has been granted a four-month extension, with the Centre issuing a formal notification on March 27, just a day before her tenure was set to end.According to the notification issued by the Secretariat of the Vice-President of India, who is also the Chancellor of Panjab University, the…
An Afghan asylum seeker, Ahmad Mulakhil (23), has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the abduction, rape, and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, news agency Reuters reported. The verdict was delivered at Warwick Crown Court following a trial that found him guilty of multiple serious offences, including child rape,…
New Delhi: A total 1,906 candidates remain in the fray for assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry after the last date for withdrawal of nominations expired on Friday. While 722 candidates are fighting across Assam’s 126 seats, 890 are contesting to represent the 140 seats in Kerala assembly. Puducherry has a total 294 candidates…
Guramrit Sidhu admitted to the court in US that his massive drug trafficking between US and Canada took only around a month 62-year-old Guramrit Sidhu, a Canadian man who was extradited to the US on charges of drug trafficking between the two countries, pleaded guilty to leading a criminal organization that trafficked hundreds of kilograms…