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New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL by a Delhi-based lawyer against the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s decision to reduce to zero the qualifying percentile for admission in Medical and Dental PG courses through NEET PG Counselling 2023.A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra. questioned the locus of the petitioner saying that he is not an aspirant who is actually aggrieved with the decision.At this, the petitioner replied: “My petition is not from an admission perspective. I am only saying what…

New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Genetics may serve as an early indicator to identify the risk of the hard to diagnose ovarian cancer among women, said experts on Monday.September is observed as ovarian cancer awareness month. It is the third most common cancer in women worldwide and nearly 20,000 women are newly diagnosed every year worldwide. With about 12,000 women dying each year due to ovarian cancer worldwide, it is one of the deadliest gynaecological cancers.However, due to common and subtle symptoms, early detection is hard. By the time the diagnosis is made, the cancer reaches an advanced stage.”Ovarian cancer…

Responsible AI is an approach to developing, assessing, and deploying AI systems in a safe, trustworthy, and ethical way.The partnership was announced at the Symposium on Responsible AI for Networks of the Future, held at the IIT Madras campus on Monday.The entities also signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under which, Ericsson Research will support and participate in all research activities at IIT Madras’ Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI).CeRAI is an interdisciplinary research centre that envisions becoming a premier research centre for both fundamental and applied research in Responsible AI with immediate impact in deploying AI systems in the Indian ecosystem.“Networks…

She was reportedly seen at the promotional event of Vivek Agnihotri’s upcoming movie ‘The Vaccine War’.She had stoked a controversy last year in May when during a live news debate she made controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammad. She later unconditionally apologised for her remarks on X (formerly Twitter) last year.Following backlash and threats, she had remained away from the public glare.She was suspended from the BJP for making controversial statement. After her controversial remarks on the live television debate, she had also alleged that she has been facing death and rape threats online.–IANSaks/uk

Lieutenant-General L Nishikanta Singh (Retd), who served in the Indian Army for 40 years in various capacities and headed the Army’s Intelligence Corps for five years, said that in the initial phase the ethnic trouble in Manipur was community-based mob violence.“The nature of violence has degenerated as terrorists have subsequently taken over. They are targeting unarmed civilians, which is unacceptable,” he told the media.He said, “There is a distinction between terrorists, insurgents and militants. Why are the people, those in Jammu and Kashmir or the Al Qaeda called terrorists, whereas people fighting in the northeast are called insurgents? The reason…

On NSE’s plan to extend trading hours for Futures & Options (F&O), James said prima facie an average F&O trader is less likely to warm up to the idea of the evening session as it will eat into one’s personal time and space, which is essential for research and planning or more importantly time off the market for recharge and introspection.“But the possibility that the evening session could attract a different breed of investors should not be underestimated. Also, while large investors who need depth and tight spreads could wait for the regular session, those looking to react early to…

Parineeti exuded understated elegance in a parrot-green suit and pink ‘choora’. She was seen sporting a visible sindoor and a mangalsutra, looking beautiful as a new bride.The video and pictures shows Raghav clasping Parineeti affectionately and obliging the paparazzi who had shown up at the airport.Raghav looked dapper in a mehndi green-coloured kurta, paired with a white pyjama and a floral sleeveless Nehru jacket.After getting married on September 24 at a luxury hotel in Udaipur, Parineeti and Raghav shared photos of their private ceremony on Instagram on Monday.For the wedding, Parineeti wore a pearl white ensemble designed by Manish Malhotra;…

According to airline spokespersons, bookings for the codeshare flights are being opened across points of sale, for travel starting on Monday.The codeshare implementation enables Air India guests to connect seamlessly on Air India Express’ route network to and from over 80 points across Air India’s extensive domestic and international network.The scope of the agreement between the two airlines enables passengers to receive their boarding passes at the first point of departure for all the travel sectors on a single ticket, and have their baggage checked-in through to their final destinations.”Guests connecting from international to domestic flights will, however, need to…

Last week, the airline moved the high court after over 40 pilots abandoned their duties and left without serving their mandatory contractual notice period. This, in turn, forced a disruption of flights between July and September, necessitating last minute cancellations that stranded customers and caused inconvenience to the travelling public.The DGCA said that it can’t interfere in employment contracts or decisions between airline operators and pilots and urged the court to dismiss the airline’s petition with costs.The regulator also apprised the court that it noted that it had not received documents or reasons from Akasa Air regarding 600 flight cancellations…

Toggle this feature if you are a community administrator by opening the community settings screen. The default setting allows only community administrators to add members directly, reports WABetaInfo.However, community administrators may prefer that everyone be able to add members without the use of an invite link. In such cases, they can select the “everyone” option.In the coming weeks, some accounts may receive this feature if they don’t have it yet.The feature to manage who can add members to community group chats is available to iOS users who install WhatsApp from the App Store, the report said.Meanwhile, WhatsApp is reportedly rolling…