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When the ministry was asked to intervene on behalf of patients to allow appeals before NMC, the ministry stated the commission was the apex statutory body constituted under the 2019 Act to regulate medical education and the profession. “All matters relating to framing, amendment, and implementation of medical education regulations fall within the domain of NMC,” it said.

Earlier this year, as the board rolled out on-screen marking (OSM) system— under which examiners grade scanned answer sheets online — Adhikary began probing the publicly accessible parts of the set-up. He says he found serious loopholes: a master password sitting in plain sight in the portal’s code, an OTP check that ran on the user’s own browser and a flaw that let one user retrieve another’s records.

Mexico launched their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a commanding 2-0 victory over South Africa at Estadio Azteca. Goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez secured the win, but three red cards stole the spotlight in a chaotic opener. Mexico dominated possession throughout, while South Africa's discipline collapsed, leaving them with an uphill battle ahead.

In Karnataka, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress nominees Mansoor Ali Khan, educationist and son of former Union minister K Rahman Khan, and party media and publicity department chairperson Pawan Khera, and BJP's M Nagaraja were declared elected unopposed after scrutiny knocked out an independent candidate. Rajasthan’s biennial election also turned into a walkover.

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Ashok Lahiri said, “For ease of doing business, states were asked to identify the trouble spots and address them.” Niti Aayog member Rajiv Gauba said PM’s focus of easier regime should go up to the city-level. Besides, those privy to the discussions told TOI that the PM underlined the need to ensure that reforms go beyond announcements and are actually implemented.

“Superior officers must be held accountable for the conduct and performance of their subordinates as it is their professional and administrative responsibility to ensure effective delivery of public services,” says the High Court

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said two of the three vessels that came under attack were subject to sanctions administered by the US treasury's office of foreign assets control, while the Settebello had been classified as non-compliant. OFAC acts against vessels involved in violating US sanctions on the sale of Iranian and Russian oil.

Party calls the issue a case of ‘seat chori’ by ‘the BJP-EC jugalbandi’; the party plans a nation-wide agitation on inflation, unemployment, NEET paper leak, CBSE OSM row, and other issues; protest campaign likely to begin by the end of June

French diplomatic sources say future defence cooperation with India will be aligned with the ‘Make in India’ initiative and based on an equal partnership. They express optimism about the prospects of enhanced cooperation in the nuclear sector, citing recent legislative reforms in India.

Amit Shah terms MoU signed between Centre, Assam, and Nagaland on mineral oil explorations a “historic moment” and says it removes the last hurdle in Prime Minister Modi’s vision of a developed Northeast.

Congress says rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomintaion was “unconstitutional”, accuses BJP of “seat theft”

“He was the sole earning member of our family,” says Suresh’s wife Bhargavi, a homemaker, who has two children studying in Classes IX and VI and expresses concern about their education and future

Collector-led panel asked to submit a report by June 18; report to detail the progress of works and preventive measures being taken

Supporters of several football giants are preparing for late-night and early-morning kick-offs as the World Cup gets under way

OpenAI has banned hundreds of ChatGPT accounts originating from China, which were used for covert influence campaigns. These operations targeted US tech and policy debates, including one campaign that blamed AI data centers for rising electricity bills and another that criticized US tariffs while favoring Donald Trump over Xi Jinping.

The rejection of the papers of the Congress Rajya Sabha candidate is fraudulent

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