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Pvt, more than govt, colleges gain from NEET PG cut-off drop

When the cut-off percentile for NEET PG was reduced to zero in 2023, private colleges benefited more than govt colleges. Around 64% of seats filled by students who scored below the initial cut-off were in private colleges. Not only that, 2,677 or about 85% of seats in clinical specialties bagged by those with scores below...

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50 lakh bought FASTag Annual Pass; 50% rise in short trips

NHAI (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Over half a crore highway car users have bought FASTag Annual Pass in past six months since this scheme was launched and there have been 26.5 crore toll payments using the pass @ Rs 15 each at plazas. Data show that there has been a 50% increase in trips of...

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Pahalgam shadow on Omar’s budget: Special hospitals for shelling-prone zones

Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR/JAMMU: J&K CM Omar Abdullah presented on Friday the National Conference (NC) govt’s second budget, peppered with references to challenges arising out of last year’s Pahalgam attack, Operation Sindoor and devastating floods.Presenting the Rs 1.27-lakh crore budget for 2026-27 as he also handles finance, Omar proposed two dedicated emergency hospitals and bullet-proof ambulances...

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‘Deluding itself’: MEA after Pakistan blames India for blast at Shia meeting hall

(Photo credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly rejected Pakistan‘s allegations linking New Delhi to the suicide bomb attack at a Shia mosque in Islamabad. MEA called the claims “baseless and pointless” accusing Pakistan of choosing “to delude itself” by blaming others for its internal problems.At least 31 people were killed and more than...

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Elon Musk on his ‘hiring problem’ at SpaceX: Hard to get engineers with families to …

SpaceX faces a significant hurdle in attracting engineers and technicians to its Starbase facility in South Texas due to limited job prospects for their spouses. Elon Musk highlighted this ‘significant other’ problem, noting the remote location’s scarcity of non-SpaceX employment. This challenge, though less pronounced, also affects Tesla’s recruitment in Texas. Elon Musk has revealed...

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From Balaji Krishnamurthy to Rahul Patil: Top Indian-origin executives in Silicon Valley

Behind Silicon Valley’s wealth and innovation lies a quieter story of migration, struggle, and relentless effort. Many of today’s most powerful Indian-origin executives arrived in the US with little more than strong academic foundations, technical skills, and a willingness to start at the bottom. They navigated cultural barriers, visa constraints, and hyper-competitive workplaces, often spending...

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How Trump’s claims on tariffs are far from reality

US President Donald Trump has, at several occasions, claimed that broad tariffs on different countries has revived the American economy. In his recent opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, Trump claimed that tariffs have created an “American economic miracle.“He also lamented on critics and economists who predicted that tariffs would backfire, raising prices and...

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