NEW DELHI: Medical students could soon get an additional year to complete their MBBS course, with National Medical Commission (NMC) proposing to extend the maximum duration to finish undergraduate medical education from nine years to ten years.In a draft amendment to Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023, NMC has proposed that no student will be allowed…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi, with a mark by his eye, looks back during the World Cup quarterfinal football match between Argentina and Switzerland in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo) Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said his team’s 3-1 extra-time win over Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal on Sunday showed how comfortable…
Gold hallmark numbers are often overlooked, yet they quietly reveal one of the most important details about jewellery. Most people only notice them after years of wearing a ring or necklace, when curiosity finally kicks in. These tiny stamps, like 375, 585, 750, 916, and 999, are not random. They are a direct measure of…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday condemned the alleged use of force by the police against the protesting students in Jharkhand, saying that violence against a peaceful protest is wrong.During a press conference, Rahul said, “We condemn any violence against peacefully protesting students. It does not matter where it…
Meer Patel stole $1 million lottery ticket in July 2024 Two years ago, an Indian-origin man named Meer Patel found himself at the centre of a huge lottery fraud case in Tennessee after he was accused of trying to claim a $1 million winning scratch card that belonged to someone else.Patel, then 23, was arrested…
For the first time on Independence Day function at Red Fort on Aug 15 this year, Vande Mataram will be sung before the unfurling of Tricolour and the National Anthem, and over 27,000 dignitaries, visitors and students will have to stand during the playing of the national song, defence secretary Rajesh Kumar announced during a…
Photo source: Dainik Jagran It started with a maths test at school. For Ayesha, then a Class 5 student from Bhakhri village in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district, the Mittsure Mathematics Olympiad was initially just another competition. She took the exam, did well and moved on.Then she kept moving.From the school-level round, Ayesha progressed through the district…
Rupee fell almost 5% in 2025, and has continued to weaken since then, even touching a new record low this year. However, the currency is falling not only in terms of comparision against the greenback but also against other currencies.Rupee has dropped to its weakest level in more than a decade, as compared to its…
The US Central Intelligence Agency reportedly deployed Israeli-made Pegasus spyware as part of a deception campaign in Iran during efforts to rescue a downed American airman.The spyware—developed by NSO Group—was used to send fake messages to Iranian leadership and operatives of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), falsely indicating that the missing airman had already…
NEW DELHI: After the recent row over remarks by government officials that a passport is not proof of citizenship, the MEA reiterated Tuesday that it is a document that, per Passports Act, 1967, is issued by Indian government to regulate the departure of citizens from India.“…The issue of passports to Indian citizens or any other…