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Tamil Nadu used to allot seats to its medical and dental colleges based on marks obtained by the aspirants in the 12th exams. But NEET was made mandatory in 2016.
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Why Does Tamil Nadu Want To Scrap NEET And What Will It Mean?

Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed a bill to stop admission in medical colleges on the basis of the NEET.

15 Sep 2021 10:12 AM GMT
How Are Indians Travelling To Canada? With A Stopover In A Country
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How Are Indians Travelling To Canada? With A Stopover In A Country

Fully vaccinated Indians can fly to Canada as long as they stop in a third country to undergo an RT-PCR test.

10 Sep 2021 6:14 AM GMT
How An Anti-CAA Protestor Got Charged For Murder And Terrorism
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How An Anti-CAA Protestor Got Charged For Murder And Terrorism

Shadab Ahmad, who had been arrested for a 'conspiracy case' in the Delhi riots, has been in jail for over 16 months.

4 Sep 2021 12:24 PM GMT
Travelling To India? Here Are The Latest Covid-19 Guidelines
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Travelling To India? Here Are The Latest Covid-19 Guidelines

India expanded the list of countries placed under travel restrictions after reports of new mutations in SARS-CoV-2.

4 Sep 2021 2:15 AM GMT
Traveling To Goa? Here Are The Updated COVID Guidelines
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Traveling To Goa? Here Are The Updated COVID Guidelines

Goa has extended the COVID-19 induced curfew till September 6. Here's a list of Goa's travel rules.

1 Sep 2021 7:23 AM GMT
What The Scrapped Breakfast At School Plan Would Mean For Children
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What The Scrapped Breakfast At School Plan Would Mean For Children

The veto comes months after the National Family Health Survey reported an alarming drop in the nutrition levels of...

30 Aug 2021 6:38 AM GMT
Caste census refers to an age-old demand for enumerating all the castes in the country and their respective populations.
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What Is The Caste Census And Why There Is A Demand For It

The last time a complete caste census was carried out was in 1941, but its data was not published. Why is there a demand ...

23 Aug 2021 7:31 AM GMT
Planning To Travel To the UK? Heres A Checklist For Indian Travellers
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Planning To Travel To the UK? Here's A Checklist For Indian Travellers

If you are planning to travel to the UK from India, you need to plan for a series of tests that you will need to take.

11 Aug 2021 1:31 PM GMT
Why Bihar Floods Every Year And What The Govt Is Doing Wrong
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Why Bihar Floods Every Year And What The Govt Is Doing Wrong

Bihar accounts for 17.2 percent of the flood-prone area in India. Flood intensity flood-prone areas have increased in...

9 Aug 2021 1:42 PM GMT
What Happened After A 9-Year-Old Girl In Delhi Was Forcibly Cremated
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What Happened After A 9-Year-Old Girl In Delhi Was Forcibly Cremated

Her family said she was raped and killed, and forcibly cremated. Locals say there have been rape cases on the same...

7 Aug 2021 7:17 AM GMT
Traveling To Kerala? Everything You Need To Know
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Traveling To Kerala? Everything You Need To Know

Kerala has recorded a surge in Covid-19 cases, leading to tightening of curbs. Can you visit Kerala? Can you eat out?

6 Aug 2021 7:47 AM GMT
Explained: Why Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute Goes Back To 150 Years
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Explained: Why Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute Goes Back To 150 Years

The violence along the Assam-Mizoram borders in which six police personnel were killed has unveiled the 'fragile' border ...

28 July 2021 8:20 AM GMT