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NEW DELHI: Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat on Monday directed the cancellation of the Vanuatu passport issued to fugitive businessman Lalit Modi after recent international media reports.“I have instructed the citizenship commission to immediately begin proceedings to cancel Lalit Modi’s Vanuatu passport,” Napat said. “While all standard background checks, including Interpol screenings, conducted during his…

ICAI ‘Self-Paced Online Module Test’ portal: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has launched the Self-Paced Module Test (SPMT) Portal at spmt.icai.org for students who have completed the prescribed learning hours for their Self-Paced Online Modules (SPOMs). This initiative allows candidates to prepare and qualify at their own pace after registering for the…

NEW DELHI: Several domestic drug companies are set to transform diabetes therapy by launching the blockbuster drug Empagliflozin at a fraction of the innovator’s price.Affordable generics will hit the market within days, following the expiry of Boehringer Ingelheim’s patent on Empagliflozin on March 11, industry sources told TOI.The launch of generic Empagliflozin, used to treat…

TSPSC Group 1 results out: The Telangana Public Service Commission (TSPSC) is set to announce the TSPSC Group 1 recruitment exam results today, March 10, 2025, as per local reports. The results of the Hostel Welfare Officer and Extension Officer exams, along with Group 1, Group 2, and Group 3 exams, have been scheduled for…

Despite the National Medical Commission (NMC) deciding in September last year that not only doctors, but patients too can appeal to the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) against decisions of state medical councils, on February 21 the EMRB rejected the appeal of a patient from Punjab.Incidentally, the EMRB is totally vacant since the tenure…

CUET PG admit cards 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued CUET PG 2025 admit cards for exams scheduled between March 13 and 20. Candidates appearing for exams on these dates can download their hall tickets from exams.nta.ac.in/CUET-PG/.The official statement on the website reads, “Admit Card is LIVE only for exam scheduled on 13th,15th,16th,18th…

GRANT A WISH: (From left) Piramal Foundation’s Shraddha Mishra with MNREGA worker Suman, her daughter Ronak and batchmate Kajal (in school uniform) That cold morning on December 6, there was a quiet buzz at Hameeri Kalan Senior Secondary School in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. For the students, teachers, and parents gathered there, it wasn’t an ordinary day….

CBSE Class 12 Math Paper 2025 review: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the Class 12 Mathematics and Applied Mathematics examination on March 8, 2025. Held in a single shift from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM, the paper drew mixed reactions from students and experts, with a common consensus that it was moderate…

NEW DELHI: Amid US president Donald Trump’s tariff war against Beijing, the call for duty protection against Chinese dumping is getting louder from domestic producers of polysilicon, ingot and wafers — making up the solar industry’s upstream segment that provides the building blocks for solar cells and panels.At a meeting with renewable energy ministry officials…

Daylight savings 2025: The United States is set to “spring forward” today, on March 9, 2025, and former President Donald Trump has weighed in on the ongoing debate over Daylight Saving Time (DST), calling it a “50/50 issue.” While Trump previously voiced opposition to DST, labeling it “costly to the Nation” in a December 2024…