Admission panel warns private medical colleges in Karnataka against charging excess fees

Bengaluru: The Admission Overseeing Committee (AOC), headed by Justice (retd) Ramachandra D Huddar, warned private medical colleges in Karnataka against collecting additional and unauthorised fees from students during undergraduate and postgraduate admissions.In a note issued Tuesday, the committee said it received complaints that some medical colleges were demanding university fees directly from students despite Karnataka…

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India rejects claims of human rights violations

NEW DELHI: Faced with questions from Norwegian media about human rights in India, govt strongly rejected allegations of violations, highlighting the country’s constitutional values of justice, liberty and freedom of expression. This was the second time MEA rejected such allegations during PM Modi’s ongoing Europe tour, responding earlier to queries in the Netherlands about Dutch…

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Suriya’s film earns Rs 12.75 crore net; Worldwide gross reaches Rs 161.04 crore

Karuppu, featuring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan, continued its impressive performance in theatres on its fifth day. The film collected an estimated Rs 12.75 crore net in India on Tuesday, according to trade tracker Sacnilk.This represents a 10.8 percent decline from Monday’s Rs 14.30 crore net. India Net nears Rs 100 crore mark for ‘Karuppu’ With…

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Ayushmann Khurrana’s film witnesses steady hold; crosses Rs 33 crore globally

Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet Singh, Sara Ali Khan, and Wamiqa Gabbi‘s ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ opened to decent box office numbers. However, the film couldn’t achieve the benchmark set by its predecessor, ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’, starring Kartik Aaryan. Despite receiving mixed reactions from the audience as well as the critics, the movie has…

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‘Auto demand healthy despite rise in input cost’

NEW DELHI: India’s automotive industry is facing mounting pressure from rising commodity prices and global trade uncertainty, even as long-term demand and the shift towards electric mobility continue to support growth prospects, Assocham president Nirmal Minda said.He told TOI that raw material costs across plastics, aluminium and tungsten had increased sharply, putting pressure on manufacturers…

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