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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid rapid expansion of artificial intelligence in healthcare, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday told graduating students at the 51st convocation of AIIMS that no technology could replace “the moral weight of a doctor’s presence at the patient’s bedside”.Addressing students at Bharat Mandapam, the Vice President said AIIMS Delhi was no…

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday questioned how much had been done to address Delhi’s air pollution problem through the Environment Compensation Cess (ECC) collected from vehicles. He also pointed out that collection of municipal toll and ECC at Delhi’s borders by stopping vehicles on National Highways (NHs) defeats the aim…

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday launched two new services including AI-enabled monsoon advance forecasting system that will provide progress of the seasonal rainfall and “localised weather information” up to four weeks in advance to support farmers across 16 states and more than 3,000 sub-districts.The second product, on the other hand,…

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is facing mounting criticism from allies and political leaders after appointing his astrologer, Ricky Radhan Pandit, as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and political wing secretary in the chief minister’s office. The appointment, made shortly after the TVK government assumed office, has triggered objections…

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[ad_1] Image credit: Santosh Gupta NEW DELHI: Maharashtra MLA from NCP (SP) rode a horse straight into the municipal corporation headquarters as a mark of protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to the people to use less fuel amid the Middle East crisis.MLA Jitendra Awhad along with several leaders and workers of the party…

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3, citing allegations of a question paper leak and other irregularities, throwing the future of nearly 22.79 lakh aspirants into uncertainty. While Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan declined to respond to questions on the controversy, the NTA…

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[ad_1] NEET paper leak; stock market crash and more The NTA cancelled NEET-UG 2026 after a “guess paper” very closely matched with the original question paper. The government ordered a CBI probe, while fresh exam dates and admit card schedules will be announced later. Sensex and Nifty plunged over 1.5% as rising crude oil prices,…

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: When the Tamil Nadu assembly meets at Fort St George on Wednesday for the trust vote of chief minister-designate Vijay, the immediate question will be whether the actor-turned-politician has the numbers to survive his first major constitutional test. But the bigger political story may lie on the other side of the aisle.The…

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[ad_1] Austerity appeal Sharad Pawar urges PM Modi to convene all-party meet (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to adopt austerity measures amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has demanded an all-party meeting, citing the potential economic impact on the country.In a post…

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