- Under Graduate Medical Education Board, National Medical Commission removes the fixed upper age limit for appearing in the NEET-UG examination.
- FORDA President said that upper age limit was 25 yrs & it has now been removed. It’s a welcome step and I thank NMC. There’s already a shortage of doctors in country, with this step more & more people will get an opportunity to pursue MBBS. Our country can then have more doctors.
- Election Commission says, multilayered and comprehensive arrangements put in place to ensure smooth counting of votes tomorrow in UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, Manipur.
- In Assam, BJP and its ally Asom Gana Parishad get majority in Municipal polls.
- In Colombo Security Conclave NSA Doval calls for boosting cooperation to address shared security challenges.
- Parliament to resume normal schedule in second part of Budget Session beginning the 14th of this month.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses webinar for discussing budget related announcements of Department of Investment and Public Asset Management.
- Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), the flagship scheme of Central government has been a catalyst working towards removing unequal gender coverage in healthcare insurance. Currently women comprise up to 49.6% of the total enrolled AB PM-JAY beneficiaries.
- Country’s COVID vaccination coverage exceeds 179 crore 51 lakh mark; Recovery rate improves to 98.69 per cent.
- Cabinet approves establishment of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat.
- Telangana CM announces recruitment to fill 91,142 vacant posts.
- In Jammu and Kashmir suspected terrorists shot at and critically injured Sarpanch in Khonmoh area in the outskirts of Srinagar. The injured Sarpanch was shifted to hospital he killed and 14 others injured in an explosion in Udhampur district.
- Australian Army Chief Lieutenant General Richard Maxwell Burr along with a four member delegation is on a four day visit to India. Lieutenant General Burr laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and received a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the South Block.
- In ICC Women’s World Cup, India to take on hosts New Zealand at Hamilton tomorrow.
- S. Sreesanth announces retirement from Indian domestic (first-class & all formats) cricket.
- Permanent ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball : MCC
- As per the one of the changed new norm, the new batter will be on strike even if the players cross when the catch is taken. And reframed the law around the running out the non-striker while backing up.
