Bhubaneswar: While many candidates are anxious about retaking an exam they had considered over after May 3, others see the NEET (UG) re-examination as an opportunity to improve their scores. Experts have advised students to stay calm, avoid pressure and approach the June 21 examination with a relaxed frame of mind.The prospect of preparing again…
Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi Vadodara: By the glow of funeral pyres that never go out, young workers and men at Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat spend their childhood and youth performing one of Hinduism’s most sacred duties. An MSU study has now documented the human cost of this tradition, revealing a community grappling with poverty, illness, stigma…
New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning a framework for regulating coaching institutes that will have guidelines on fee structure, student safety, mental health support, infrastructure standards and staff welfare.A high-level meeting with senior officials from key regulatory and civic agencies was chaired by education and urban development minister Ashish Sood on Thursday.Govt has made the…
Kalaburagi: A young woman who appeared for the NEET examination this year, died by hanging herself at her home in an apartment near Court Circle, Kalaburagi on Sunday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Bhagyashree Rajasekhar, 18, a student who secured 92% in her II PUC examination. She had appeared for the NEET…
T’puram: A 37-year-old woman was found hanging inside her house at Poovachal in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Rosha Alby, a housewife.According to Kattakada police, the woman was found hanging from a cradle clamp inside her room using a shawl. Relatives discovered her body after becoming suspicious when she did…
Bengaluru: A 24-year-old graduate who was undergoing a course for banking and insurance-related exams at a private institute in Amruthahalli allegedly killed himself in his hostel room Monday evening.The deceased has been identified as Chinnu Kumar, a native of Uttar Pradesh. Based on the preliminary investigation, police said that Kumar was studying at the institute…
Chennai: Psychologists and activists have urged Tamil Nadu govt to offer free counselling sessions to NEET UG 2026 aspirants from the state for the next few weeks, in the wake of cancellation of the exam by the National Testing Agency.Urging the state to make use of tele-counselling through existing helplines such as 104 and tele…
