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M.K. Stalin writes to Prime Minister to exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking exemption for Tamil Nadu from medical college admissions based on the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and advocating for the abolition of the exam at the national level. He highlighted the stress caused by the exam and pointed to recent irregularities as further justification for its removal. “I write this letter to once again reiterate our consistent demand to exempt Tamil Nadu from NEET for admissions to medical colleges and also to do away with this system at the national level. It has been our considered view that the selection process for professional courses should only be through the Class XII marks rather than through a separate entrance exam, which is an unwanted additional stress o...
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French parties in final push for votes ahead of crunch poll – Times of India

PARIS: France's political forces were on Friday to make a final bid for votes in crunch legislative elections that could see the far right take control of the government in a historic first.The official campaigning period will end at midnight followed by a day off on Saturday, during which political activity is forbidden ahead of voting Sunday. Another week of campaigning will then lead up to the decisive second round on July 7.The far-right National Rally (RN) is tipped to win the election, potentially giving the party the post of prime minister for the first time in its history in a tense "cohabitation" with centrist President Emmanuel Macron."Of course, I want to avoid the extremes, especially the far right, being able to win" the ballot, Macron's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal told br...
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‘Chandrababu Naidu will properly deal with central govt…’: TDP MP-elect Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP-elect from Ongole in Andhra Pradesh Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy said that party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu will 'deal' with the central government with the party being 'partisan' in the NDA dispensation at the Centre."It is wonderful. We are going to be partisans in this government. Chandrababu Naidu will properly deal with the central government for what he wants for the state," Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy told ANI on Sunday as he arrived in Delhi to attend the Prime Minister's swearing-in ceremony.On the formation of the new government under Narendra Modi's leadership, TDP MP-elect from Nellore Lok Sabha constituency, Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, said, "The way the new MPs are being treated is something different. The services provided now for the n...
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Will INDIA bloc attend PM’s swearing-in event? Congress leader Jairam Ramesh replies | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday said that the INDIA bloc will collectively take a call on attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minter Narendra Modi and his council of ministers which is scheduled for Sunday evening.After a key meeting of extended Congress Working Committee, party's general secretary K C Venugopal said, "The INDIA bloc will collectively take the decision on attending the ceremony."Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a sharp jibe at PM Modi and the Bhartiya Janata Party and added that only international leaders have been invited for the swearing-in-ceremony and the opposition leaders are yet to receive invitations."Only international leaders have been invited for the swearing-in ceremony. Our leaders have not received the invitation yet. ...
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Drumbeaters will look for anything to justify ‘ek-tihaaii’ PM Modi’s pathetic performance: Jairam Ramesh | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed that his Bharatiya Janata Party's performance in the Lok Sabha elections mark 'his moral, political and personal defeat.'Mocking the attempts of drawing parallels between Modi and former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the senior Congress leader posted on X, "Those beating the drum for Narendra Modi are finding a ray of hope even in the mandate that marks his moral, political and personal defeat.How leading a party to 240 seats and becoming an ek-tihaaii Pradhan Mantri is a mandate is not explained."Further, Ramesh remarked that former Nehru remained a staunch democrat, despite having secured a two-thirds majority in Parliament three times."Nehru, on the other hand, got 364 se...
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BJP in talks with allies for govt formation, NDA MPs likely to meet tomorrow: Top developments | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the NDA government at the Centre for a third consecutive term, with Narendra Modi poised to take oath as prime minister once again.The newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are expected to meet on Friday to formally elect Modi as their leader.The swearing-in ceremony is likely to take place on Sunday.It is also expected that all NDA constituents will submit letters of support for Modi as the new prime minister to the President on Friday.Meanwhile, the guest list for the swearing-in ceremony is primarily guided by India's 'Neighbourhood First Policy' and its strategic focus on island nations considered important in the Indian Ocean region. Top leaders from Bangladesh, Sri La...