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Education Ministry on Wednesday ordered Bihar police's Economic Offences Unit to present a detailed report on the issue of grace marks. «In the matter pertaining to the NEET(UG) Examination-2024, the issue related to grace marks has already been fully addressed. As regards certain irregularities alleged in the conduct of the examination in Patna, a detailed report has been sought from the Economic Offences Unit, Bihar Police. Government will take further action, on receipt of this report. Government is committed to ensure the sanctity of examinations and protect the interest of students. It is reiterated that any individual/organization found to be involved in this matter will face strictest action,» said the Ministry in the statement. The NEET examination was held on May 5 across 4,750 centres and around 24 lakh candidates took it. The results were expected to be declared on June 14 but were announced on June 4, apparently because the evaluation of the answer sheets got completed earlier.

Euro 2024 Group B match on Thursday. Spain won the UEFA tournament thrice, while Italy lifted the coveted trophy twice. Both teams have illustrious history at Euro, as Spain is the only team to become champions on two successive ocassions — 2008 and 2012. If Italy wins the trophy this year, then they will equal Spain to become second team to defend the title.

Launched last year following the row between Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Coutts over the loss of his bank account, which he alleged was due to his political views, the review has examined the treatment of PEPs by financial services. FCA sets out conditions of review into treatment of politically exposed persons The FCA was due to publish its findings ahead end of this month, but has now said it will withhold the outcome of its review until after the General Election. The regulator said it «did not think it was appropriate» to publish the review during the pre-election period....

AAP) on Wednesday staged a protest against the alleged NEET scam, calling it a «national disgrace» and demanded a fresh examination. The protest held at Dadar was part of the party's nationwide agitation against the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, it said. Ruben Mascarenhas, AAP's Mumbai working president, alleged that the NEET «scam» is playing with the future of not just 24 lakh medico aspirants, but all of young India. «We demand that the NEET exam be scrapped and a fresh exam be held. There must be a court-monitored independent investigation and exemplary action must be taken against those involved, especially those who are from the BJP,» said Paul Raphael, AAP Mumbai executive member.

Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, a tight contest unfolded between both Shiv Sena factions. Ravindra Waikar of Eknath Sinde's Shiv Sena narrowly defeated Amol Kirtikar of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) by a margin of only 48 votes.Aaditya Thackeray weighed in on the ongoing row over Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering after the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 results were declared.Later, Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar accused Thackeray of creating confusion and claimed that the Shiv Sena (UBT) is not in a condition to 'face the public' in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, likely to be held later this year.“Aaditya Thackeray is still very young.

Congress in Kerala on Monday tendered an apology to the Christian community a day after one of its social media posts taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his recent meeting with Pope Francis triggered a political row in the state. The party also withdrew the post from its official X handle. In a fresh post on its X handle, the state unit of the grand old party said it tendered an unconditional apology to the Christian faithful if its earlier post had caused any «emotional or psychological distress» to them. In the explanatory post, the party further said the people in the state clearly know that it is not the tradition of the Indian National Congress to insult and disparage any religion, religious priests or idols.

ANI, “While I respect Elon Musk and what he has achieved. I think he is factually incorrect in saying that anything can be hacked.

Eid prayers on Monday at the historic Jama Masjid in old city for the sixth year time in a row, Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid said here. «After Fajr prayers today, police personnel closed the gates of Jama Masjid in Srinagar and informed the Auqaf that Eid prayers scheduled for 9:00 AM would not be permitted at the mosque,» the management body of 14th century mosque said in a statement. It also claimed that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was scheduled to deliver the Eid sermon, was placed under house arrest. The Eid prayers have been barred at Jama Masjid and Eidgah by the authorities since 2019.

Rahul Gandhi said serious concerns about transparency in the country's electoral process are being raised even as the Election Commission rejected the tampering claim.The poll panel said that EVM is a stand-alone device with ‘robust’ administrative safeguards to protect it from manipulation.The row erupted after Mid-Day newspaper published in its report that a relative of Ravindra Waikar, the winning Shiv Sena candidate from Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency was allegedly found using a mobile phone "connected" to an EVM during the counting of votes on June 4. Waikar won the election by 48 votes.The report claimed that Waikar’s brother-in-law Mangesh Pandilkar, had used a mobile phone to “unlock" an EVM when the votes were being counted.

Britain, our destination. Similar gaffes have occurred in the past. In the 15th century, Christopher Columbus landed in what he thought was India, but it was America. This case of mistaken identity caused the Italian navigator to call the local inhabitants 'Indios', Indians, an appellation that would be used for centuries to refer to indigenous Americans. What I was wondering on the long ride from the airport to the city was where the dickens I'd landed. Because London seemed transformed by some wave of a Hogwarts wand into an ersatz America.

Lauderhill amidst a flash flood warning in the region as a confident India aim to make it four wins in a row when they face Canada in their last Group ‘A’ match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground on Saturday. Having secured three consecutive wins, India has already qualified for the Super Eight stage, which will take place entirely in the West Indies, and is poised to top the Group A points table even if their match against Canada is rained out. However, if the weather clears up, India will aim to address any weaknesses before advancing to the Super Eights. Talismanic batter Virat Kohli came into the tournament on the back of being the leading run-getter in IPL 2024, where he amassed 741 runs in 15 matches while opening the batting for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But in the Men’s T20 World Cup, Kohli has amassed scores of 1, 4 and 0, with his pattern of being out to wide deliveries a cause of concern.

NTA) is set to conduct reconduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) [NEET (UG)] – 2024 for 1563 students on 23 June 2024. These students were given compensatory marks because they had experienced time loss during the originally scheduled examination on 05 May 2024. However, a panel decided to cancel the grace marks following allegations of discrepancies, thus necessasiating the re-exam.

Bianca Censori and Kanye West astonished everyone by boarding a regular commercial airplane. Last week, Brandon Doggett, a TikTok user, posted a video of the well-known rapper and fashion designer seated in the first row of a small aircraft, reports 'Page Six'. They were in the front row, but they were not in business class.

Consolidation is gathering pace in the alternative asset management industry as major players assert their dominance and expand. 

USA vs Ireland game in Group A of the T20 World Cup which is scheduled for Friday as it will decide the fate of several teams. However, the flood situation in Florida and forecast for more spells of heavy rain threaten could play a spoilsport, which works in favour of the home team. Out of the three statdiums picked for the tournament, three remaining matches of Group A are all scheduled to be held at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida. The other two venues are in New York and Dallas. The upcoming match on Friday will see USA on the brink of another history-making moment with a chance to progress to the 'Super 8s' stage in their debut appearance in the T20 World Cup, and the inclement weather in Florida can make the equation even simpler.

Nasdaq registered record closing highs for a fourth session in a row on Thursday as technology shares extended their recent rally. The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased last week and another report showed producer prices unexpectedly fell in May, helping to keep alive hopes that an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve may be on the horizon.

New York Life Investments appears to be pulling the plug on the semi-transparent ETF structure, switching its two products that do not disclose holdings daily to a fully transparent model.

Small-cap stock below ₹5: Integra Essentia shares are one of the rare penny stocks owned by India's Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). The penny stock below ₹5 has been on an uptrend for the last few sessions. The small-cap stock has touched the upper circuit for four straight sessions.

Chowna Mein took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday for his second consecutive term. Pema Khandu was sworn-in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh at a ceremony in Itanagar. Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lieutenant General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik (retd.) administered the oath of office to the ministers. A total of 11 MLAs, including the Chief Minister and his deputy, took the oath of office today in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly.

Supreme Court that the decision to give grace marks to 1,563 candidates of NEET-UG 2024 by the National Testing Agency (NTA) has been cancelled. These 1,563 students will also be given an option to apply for a re-test. The top court was hearing petitions concerning the dispute over the NEET-UG, 2024 exam for entrance into MBBS, BDS, and similar programs.