SC verdict on NEET quite unexpected, say medical aspirants

SC verdict on NEET quite unexpected, say medical aspirants

The Supreme Court has ruled that there will be no single entrance exam for PG medical and dental colleges this year. States which didn't conduct their own exams will follow the NEET results, but they are not binding on all states. ...
07:33 PM, May 13, 2013

SC tells medical colleges to declare results; NEET voluntary for now

SC tells medical colleges to declare results; NEET voluntary for now New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed medical colleges to declare all pending Post Graduate results, which were stayed by the December 13, 2012, order. However, this is only an interim arrangement for this year and a final judgement will be delivered by the Supreme Court in the first week of July. The Supreme Court has also left the option of following the NEET result on the colleges. This means...
02:45 PM, May 13, 2013

SC verdict on NEET today, 90,000 medical aspirants wait and watch

SC verdict on NEET today, 90,000 medical aspirants wait and watch New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Monday decide the fate of 90,000 medical aspirants after it takes a decision on National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) or the common entrance test for MBBS, Dental and PG medical courses. This comes more than a month after a CNN-IBN sting operation exposed how PG medical seats were being sold in black in clear violation of a Supreme Court order. Meanwhile, it...
08:53 AM, May 13, 2013

Medical seats for sale: MCI asks CBI to conduct probe

Medical seats for sale: MCI asks CBI to conduct probe New Delhi: The Medical Council of India (MCI) on Friday wrote to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking for a probe into a sting operation conducted by CNN-IBN which exposed the sale of post-graduate medical seats in colleges across three states for crores of rupees. The CNN-IBN sting had caught five colleges taking crores for admissions. The MCI has handed over the sting operation tapes to the CBI. The...
06:09 PM, Apr 26, 2013

No SC verdict on NEET yet as medical students wait anxiously

No SC verdict on NEET yet as medical students wait anxiously New Delhi: After exposing the rot in medical education, CNN-IBN now turns its focus to the plight of medical students who are caught in the stand-off between private colleges and the government. With the Supreme Court decision on the single entrance exam National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) still pending, admissions are yet to happen, leaving the future of 90,000 students hanging. The suspense is leading to anger and frustration...
10:51 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Delhi rape: There was an attempt to strangulate survivor, says doctor

Delhi rape: There was an attempt to strangulate survivor, says doctor

The doctor attending to the Delhi rape survivor has said that there was a bid to kill the girl. "There were strangulation marks on the neck of the victim," Dr RN Bansal said. ...
06:15 PM, Apr 19, 2013

Delhi rape: Sandeep Dikshit heckled outside hospital

Delhi rape: Sandeep Dikshit heckled outside hospital New Delhi: East Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit and Health Minister AK Walia were reportedly heckled by protesters outside the Dayanand Hospital where the minor rape survivor is admitted. The neighbours of the child, along with her family members, were protesting against the slow action of the police, and their reported demand for a bribe of Rs 2000 to suppress the case. Dikshit is the MP of the area where the...
04:19 PM, Apr 19, 2013

Medical seats sale: CD of sting operation sent to MCI

Medical seats sale: CD of sting operation sent to MCI New Delhi: CNN-IBN on Friday submitted a CD containing the sting operation on how medical colleges in three states are selling post-graduate seats for crores of rupees to the Medical Council of India (MCI). India's top doctors have demanded the government steps in and acts immediately to check the shocking contempt of law displayed by administrators of some private medical and dental colleges. Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad had taken...
04:54 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Medical seats on sale: Will the conspiracy of silence ever end?

Medical seats on sale: Will the conspiracy of silence ever end?

A CNN-IBN sting operation exposed how medical seats are being sold in black to the highest bidder by private medical colleges in three states. ...
11:52 PM, Apr 04, 2013

Private medical colleges selling seats for crores

Private medical colleges selling seats for crores New Delhi: In clear violation of the Supreme Court of India's orders and audacious contempt of law, five reputed colleges have been caught in the middle of the rot in the country's medical education system. A CNN-IBN sting operation covering three states has exposed how private medical and dental colleges are illegally selling post graduate seats to the highest bidders. Results for the All India Common Entrance test are still...
09:15 PM, Apr 03, 2013

Medical aspirants desperately await SC verdict on entrance exams

Medical aspirants desperately await SC verdict on entrance exams Even as the Supreme Court's verdict on National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for medical and dental courses is awaited, private colleges have started conducting their own entrance exams. Caught in the middle of the Centre versus state tussle are thousands of students who have no idea what the future holds for them. ...
07:53 AM, Feb 07, 2013

Dental Council of India: The history of controversies

Dental Council of India: The history of controversies In a fresh twist to the Dental Council scam, letters written by the members of Dental Council of India (DCI), accessed exclusively by CNN-IBN, have raised serious questions against the present Chairman of the Council, Dr Dibyendu Majumdar. This is clearly not the first time when the Dental Council of India is making headlines. CNN-IBN had reported on the story three years back. ...
08:38 AM, Feb 02, 2013

India reports 25 rapes in week following Delhi gangrape

India reports 25 rapes in week following Delhi gangrape Gangraped, tortured, harassed by the accused and the police, a 17-year-old girl in Patiala, Punjab, was driven to suicide by an uncaring criminal justice system. She was repeatedly summoned by policemen and asked to describe details of the rape. "They repeatedly insulted us and asked uncomfortable questions," said victim's mother. ...
09:06 AM, Dec 31, 2012
Delhi braveheart death: 'Boycott January 26 celebrations'

Delhi braveheart death: 'Boycott January 26 celebrations'

The 23-year-old Delhi braveheart, who fought for over 12 days for survival after being brutally gangraped and assaulted by six men aboard a moving bus, died on Saturday morning at the Singapore hospital. ...
12:08 PM, Dec 29, 2012
Delhi gangrape: Students, activists protest on streets, demand justice

Delhi gangrape: Students, activists protest on streets, demand justice

New Delhi: Students and activists in Delhi protested on Wednesday on the streets of the national capital, raising their voices against the heinous gangrape of the 23-year old paramedic students, and demanding justice for the victim who is now battling for her life. ...
08:43 PM, Dec 19, 2012