KTR criticises Centre following the postponement of NEET-PG, says the move can shatter students’ career.
Updated On – 24 June 2024, 05:38 PM
Hyderabad: Questioning the logic behind the union government postponing different national level exams at the last minute, BRS working president KT Rama Rao stated that the Centre’s incompetence was proving to be disastrous for students.
“National Disastrous Alliance for a reason,” he said, coining a new name for NDA, in a post on social media. In response to the Centre’s recent decisions to cancel UGC-NET as well as postpone the CSIR-UGC-NET and NEET-PGT, he termed them as unfortunate events for students and called them moves that shattered their academic careers.
Rama Rao said the BJP-led NDA government’s decisions had no rhyme nor reason. He stated that despite having proof that the NEET-UG question paper was leaked in advance, the Modi government was proceeding with the counselling on July 6. “But much to the frustration of students, the NEET-PG exam was postponed just hours before it was set to begin, without giving specific reasons,” he added.
The Sensex surged 470.71 points to 79,159.89, with the Nifty climbing 164.10 points to 24,032.90
Published Date – 27 June 2024, 02:00 PM
Sensex Falls After Record High; Nifty Dips Nearly 50 Points
Mumbai: Today marked a historic day for India’s stock markets as the BSE Sensex surged past the 79,000 mark and the NSE Nifty breached 24,000 for the first time, setting new records in mid-day trading.
The Sensex soared 470.71 points to reach 79,159.89, while the Nifty rose by 164.10 points to stand at 24,032.90.
The day began with a mild setback as the stock market opened flat, initially showing slight declines following a record-high close in the previous trading session.
The Sensex commenced trading 94.13 points lower at 78,580.12, while the Nifty opened at 23,849.55 after a drop of 19.25 points. The early market sentiment was tempered by weaker cues from Asian markets, influencing initial trading patterns.
Throughout the morning session, the market displayed a mixed performance among Nifty-listed companies, with 21 stocks witnessing gains and 29 experiencing declines.
Investors closely monitored sectors ranging from banking and finance to technology and healthcare, contributing to the overall market dynamics.
The surge past significant milestones by both the Sensex and Nifty reflects strong investor confidence amidst favorable domestic economic indicators and global market stability.
Analysts attribute today’s record-breaking performance to renewed optimism over corporate earnings, sustained foreign institutional investments (FIIs), and positive cues from global indices.
Market experts suggest that the ongoing bullish trend underscores India’s resilience in the face of global economic uncertainties, positioning the country as a robust investment destination. As trading progresses, market participants continue to monitor sector-specific developments and policy announcements for further insights into future market trends.
The record-breaking levels achieved by the Sensex and Nifty today mark a significant milestone in India’s financial markets, highlighting their role as key drivers of economic growth and investor sentiment.
Bolivian police have arrested a former general who staged a failed coup, with President Luis Arce asserting his authority over the country’s military and thanking the public for keeping up their support for the government.
The troops of Juan Jose Zuniga, who was fired earlier this week as commander of the Bolivian Army, raided the presidential palace in the capital La Paz on Wednesday afternoon and took up positions in the square outside, where key government buildings are located. Media reports said a tank slammed the palace doors.
However, Zuniga urged the soldiers within hours to withdraw, after leaders from around the world blasted the army’s actions as illegal.
The soldiers’ retreat was followed by the apprehension of Zuniga after the attorney general opened an investigation.
Bolivia’s Government Minister Eduardo del Castillo said that in addition to Zuniga, former navy Vice Adm. Juan Arnez Salvador was also taken into custody.
“What was this group’s goal? The goal was to overturn the democratically elected authority,” del Castillo told journalists while announcing the arrests.
The rebel military leader had claimed he wanted to “restructure democracy” and that while he respected the Bolivian president for now, there would be a change of government.
Arce condemned the coup attempt and called on the public to “organize and mobilize… in favor of democracy.”
“We cannot allow once again coup attempts to take Bolivian lives,” he said in a televised message to the country from inside the presidential palace.
“I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination,” Arce said.
An armored vehicle and military police form outside the government palace at Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, on June 26, 2024. (Photo by AP)
The president hailed the withdrawal as a victory for Bolivia’s democracy and addressed the country’s citizens in the aftermath, some of whom had taken to the streets in protest at the coup attempt, waving Bolivian flags, singing the national anthem and cheering.
“Many thanks to the Bolivian people,” said Arce. “Long live democracy.”
Late Wednesday, Defense Minister Edmundo Novillo said that “everything is now under control.” Surrounded by the new military chiefs appointed by Arce, Novillo said that Bolivia lived a “failed coup.”
Justice Minister Ivan Lima denied Zuniga’s claims of establishing democracy, saying the rebel leader was lying and trying to justify his actions for which he said he would face justice.
Prosecutors will seek the maximum sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison for Zuniga, Lima said via the social media platform X, “for having attacked democracy and the Constitution.”
Former President Evo Morales also denounced the military’s actions, calling for criminal prosecution against Zuniga and his “accomplices.”
“We will not allow the armed forces to violate democracy and intimidate people,” he added.
Bolivia has had a long history of political unrest since it gained independence in 1825.
The incumbent president has led an embattled government since taking office in 2020, fending off pressure from both the left and the right.
Bolivia has seen intensifying protests in recent months over the economy’s precipitous decline from one of the continent’s fastest-growing two decades ago to one of its most crisis-stricken.
The director general of consular affairs of Iran’s foreign ministry Alireza Mahmoudi said in an interview on Thursday that it is the Iranians’ inalienable right to turn out to vote
This is a entirely consular matter, he said, adding that the issue should not be politicized.
Ballot boxes for Iran’s presidential elections will be set up on the border between Canada and the United States following coordination with Iran’s Interest Section in Washington after Canada refused to allow Iranian nationals residing in that country to have ballot boxes in its territory, he said.
Iran’s election for its next president will take place a year early, on June 28, after President Ebrahim Raeisi lost his life in a helicopter crash 40 days ago.
Polling stations will be set up in countries such as Germany, Iraq, the US, and the UK, Mahmoudi said.
Iranian voters can vote in neighboring Iraq, where 24 ballot boxes will be set up, he stated.
The official said that Iran and Saudi Arabia are negotiating to lay the ground for Iranians who are on Hajj pilgrimage in the Arab country.
The diplomatic efforts have not been effective so far, he further pointed out.
Infra Green Foundation is a personal project undertaken by Anahita that aims to promote the use of sustainable infrastructure.
Published Date – 26 June 2024, 11:21 PM
Anahita Patny
Hyderabad: Anahita Patny, grand daughter of Pestonji Chermas Chairman & Managing Director, donated 100 benches to NATCO Government High School, Kukatpally.
Infra Green Foundation is a personal project undertaken by Anahita Patny, student at Oakridge International School Gachibowli, DP 2, and has now grown to so much more. The foundation aims to promote the use of sustainable infrastructure. Using waste plastic materials collected from the environment to make these infrastructural materials helps develop the environment extensively.
In addition to this, sustainable infrastructure is provided to underdeveloped schools and homes to ensure the growth of children and families. These sustainable infrastructural materials include bricks, roofs, furniture and more which are produced from multi-layered plastic collected and compressed from industrial waste.
A 22-year-old woman, kajal, has been arrested for allegedly murdering her mother and brother at their house.
Published Date – 24 June 2024, 06:20 PM
Yamunanagar: A 22-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her mother and brother at their house here, police said on Monday.
According to the police, the bodies of the victims — 45-year-old Meena and her 24-year-old Rahul — were found at their house in a residential locality here on Sunday. Their neighbours alerted the police about the incident.
While Meena was found lying dead on a bed, Rahul’s body lay on the ground, the police said.
They said the accused, Kajal, strangled her mother and brother in connivance with a cousin brother, who remains at large.
During interrogation, Kajal confessed to first strangling her mother Meena when her brother Rahul was away from home, Yamunanagar police station in-charge Jagdish Chandra said.
Upon Rahul’s return, he was struck on the head and fell down, after which Kajal’s cousin strangled him while she held his legs, Chandra said.
Following the murders, Kajal allegedly fabricated a story, claiming she was not at home during the incident and when she returned, she discovered a theft had taken place and that someone had killed her mother and brother, the police officer said.
According to Chandra, the accused woman used to often fight with her mother and brother. Last year, she had even left home after an altercation, but her mother persuaded her to return, he said. Similarly, Kajal’s cousin brother had been embroiled in a property dispute with his own family and was unhappy with them and, therefore, together they committed the murders, the police officer said.
Meanwhile, multiple police teams have been deployed to locate Kajal’s cousin brother, he said.
Frame grab from footage released by Yemen’s Armed Forces on June 26, 2024, shows their deployment of a “hypersonic ballistic missile” against an Israeli ship.
Yemen’s Armed Forces have released footage depicting their deployment of a “hypersonic ballistic missile” against an Israeli ship in the Arabian Sea.
The forces released the video on Wednesday, identifying the missile in question as “Hatem-2” and the vessel against which it was deployed as “MSC SARAH V.”
The statement accompanying the video noted that the footage’s release marked the first time ever when the projectile was being revealed.
“The hit was accurate,” it also said of the operation.
The statement went on to list some of the features of the missile such as its solid-fuel propulsion, intelligent control system, and its maneuverability capability.
It said “Hatem-2” had “several generations with different ranges” and attributed its production to the Yemeni Military Manufacturing Authority.
Since October 7, when the Israeli regime began waging a genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, the Yemeni forces have been staging numerous operations targeting Israeli ships or those heading towards the ports of the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli war has so far claimed the lives of more than 37,700 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured over 86,300 others.
The Yemeni forces have vowed to keep up their strikes as long as the Israeli regime sustained the brutal military onslaught and a simultaneous siege that it has been enforcing against Gaza.
Wednesday’s video did not mark the first time, when the forces were revealing deployment of new projectiles and other military hardware in their October-present anti-Israeli operations.
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Nine train carriages overturned on Wednesday, causing injuries but no fatalities, according to the RIA news agency, citing Russia’s state railroad company.
Updated On – 27 June 2024, 03:10 PM
Moscow: At least 70 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in Russia’s northwestern Komi region, local media reported, citing authorities.
Nine carriages of the train overturned on Wednesday, resulting in injuries, but no deaths were reported in the accident, reported the RIA news agency, citing Russia’s state railroad company.
Emergency services and medical teams have been sent to the location.
Heavy rain was said to be the possible major cause of the accident, Xinhua news agency reported, citing media reports.
The train carrying over 200 passengers was reportedly on its way from Vorkuta, a mining town near the Arctic Circle, to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
Her health deteriorated due to her indefinite fast to demand water for the national capital, says AAP
Published Date – 25 June 2024, 09:19 AM
Officials examine Delhi Minister Atishi during her indefinite hunger strike at Bhogal over the ongoing water crisis in the national capital, in New Delhi. — Photo:PTI
New Delhi: Delhi Water Minister Atishi was hospitalised early Tuesday after her health deteriorated due to her indefinite fast to demand water for the national capital amid its ongoing crisis, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party said here. It said in a post on X that the minister was admitted to the emergency ICU at the Lok Nayak Hospital.
“Water Minister Atishi’s health deteriorates. Her blood sugar level dropped to 43 at midnight and to 36 at 3 am, after which LNJP Hospital doctors advised immediate hospitalisation,” the party said.
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“She has not eaten anything for the last five days and is on an indefinite hunger strike demanding Haryana government to release Delhi’s share of water. She’s been admitted in the emergency ICU at LNJP. We pray for her speedy recovery,” it said.
“At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Wednesday evening, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a number of points in the southern region, our air defense systems intercepted the missiles and shot down a number of them.,” a military source said in a statement to Syrian official news agency SANA.
The source added that “The Israeli aggression resulted in the martyrdom of two civilians and the injury one military personnel and some material losses.”
