The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET 2021 examination for admission in undergraduate medical courses will be held on August 1. “NEET (UG) – 2021 will be conducted in 11 languages, including Hindi and English through Pen and Paper mode on 01 August (Sunday),” said […]
Punjab Government has extended the time limit for all the vehicle owners of the state till April 15 to get the High Security Registration Plates (HSRPs) affixed on their vehicles. During the last 8 months, around 13 lakh vehicles have been fitted with HSRP. This will be the final opportunity for all the vehicle owners […]
Captain of the India women’s team, Mithali Raj on Friday became first Indian woman cricketer and only the second overall to score 10,000 international runs. Mithali Raj achieved the milestone figure in the third ODI against South Africa at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Playing in her 212th ODI for India, Mithali played a knock of […]
EducationWorld in association with C fore, Delhi, conducted its 14th annual EducationWorld (EW) India School Rankings survey. The survey rates and ranks the country’s top 2,000 schools in six main and twelve sub-categories. This is the most comprehensive, in-depth and extensive league tables of any schools ranking survey worldwide. The schools have been ranked on […]
The world’s oldest person plans carry the Olympic torch for 100 metres in Japan this May as the pandemic-delayed games finally get under way. Kane Tanaka, 118, will be pushed in her wheelchair for most of her stretch of the torch relay, but said she wished to walk the final few steps to the next […]
Does your mind also get curious about the names of the states of our nation and the story behind them? After all, India is a country with rich history and culture, where the process of giving a name to someone or something is an important tradition. So, here is the story behind them all. History, […]
To mark World Kidney Day, the department of nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), today launched a website- www.indiakpd.org -where kidney recipient/donor pairs can register and find a perfect match. As many as 4,238 successful kidney transplants have been carried out at PGI in the last 45 years. Moreover, even during the […]
On the last day of the budget session on Wednesday, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha passed two bills for taxing vehicles and immovable property to generate additional revenue of ₹216.16 crore. Amid discussions, Aam Aadmi party (AAP) members tore copies of the proposed legislations and staged a walkout over the government decision to impose the new […]
Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is spearheading the protests against the three farm laws, has given a call for Bharat Bandh on March 26 to mark the four months of the kisan protest. The kisan leaders addressing media persons, said that the Bandh will be for the whole day and all vehicular traffic and trains […]
In view of the increasing levels of pollution in Chandigarh, UT administration is planning to impose a ‘green tax’ on old vehicles. This tax will be collected during the renewal of fitness certificate for 12-year-old transport vehicles and 15-year-old private vehicles. The Transport Department has prepared a proposal for this and sent it to UT […]