The NEET UG examination was conducted by the National Testing Agency on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities in the country and 14 cities abroad with 23 lakh candidates appearing for the examination.
Five Indian Army personnel died after a tank they were travelling in got struck in the Shyok River in Eastern Ladakh on Friday night due to a sudden increase in the water level, said the army.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed sadness on Saturday over the deaths of five Indian Army soldiers while getting the tank across a river in Ladakh.
Om Birla was elected as the Lok Sabha speaker for the second time in a row after the motion moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was adopted by the House through a voice vote on Wednesday.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate and MP from Kota, Om Birla was re-elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha after the motion for the same was moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh coagulated Om Birla for getting elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday and lauded Birla for his knowledge of "constitutional matters" and "parliamentary procedures".
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate and MP from Kota, Om Birla was elected as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha after the motion for the same was moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seconded by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Making his first speech as Leader of Opposition of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated newly elected Speaker Om Birla and said that opposition also represents the voice of India's people and this time significantly more voice in comparison to the la
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi also extended wishes to Birla and accompanied him to the chair along with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and PM Modi.
At last, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will introduce the ministers and ministers of state who have recently been inducted into the council of ministers.
This will be the first time that elections will be held for the Speaker of the lower house. Since independence, the Lok Sabha Speaker and deputy Speaker have been elected by consensus between the ruling party and the opposition. The elections for the post will be held on June 26.