Govt. to formulate new health policy: Harsh Vardhan
The government is in the process of formulating a new health policy, which will also address the issue of high cost of medical devices and equipment used in hospitals that leads to hardship for patients, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. He was responding to the... read more »
NET to be held under CBSE’s watch
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday decided to “outsource” the conduct of the National Eligibility Test (NET) for university-level teaching and junior research fellowships to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Under consideration for over a year now, the decision was... read more »
SC rejects Subrata Roy’s bail plea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to Sahara chief, Subrata Roy, for 40 days to negotiate with prospective buyers for the three hotels his company owns abroad. Mr. Roy has been in Tihar Jail since March 4 and this is the fourth time his bail has been rejected. The court had earlier... read more »
Six entities get permission to start airline operations
The Civil Aviation Ministry has issued No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to six entities whose applications to start airlines in India were pending for long. These six — Air One, Premier Air, Zexus Air (all national), Turbo Megha, Air Carnival and Zav Airways (all regional) — are in addition to... read more »
