Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)'s student wing and the medical wing began a state-wide hunger strike demanding the abolition of the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) in Chennai on Sunday.
As many as 11 labourers were killed and two sustained injured in a bomb blast in the Gulmir Kot area in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, ARY News reported on Saturday.
The wreath-laying ceremony at the UN in New York was held to mark World Humanitarian Day, commemorated annually on 19 August. This marks the day in 2003 when a suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives outside the UN headquarters at the Canal Hotel in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday ordered officials to form a committee to provide suggestions to prevent suicide cases among the students and asked them to submit the report within 15 days.
"BJP in Assam has become a den of criminals, repeat offenders and syndicate-linked people. Lurid details about BJP members taking money for jobs is coming to light. Unfortunately a female member committed suicide recently. We need to save our Assamese sisters from BJP," Gaurav Gogoi said.
Expressing concern over increasing cases of suicides by students in Kota, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that a meeting with the managements of coaching institutes has been called this evening at his residence for discussions.
Following the alleged suicides of a father and his son over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) results, Tamil Nadu Minister for Youth Welfare Udhayanidhi Stalin on Friday said, "We stand with students".
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Afghanistan has arrested at least 25 suicide attackers in different provinces in the last two years, according to Khaama Press.
Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday slammed the Central government following the death of a father and son over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) results and said that the state will fight against the exams "legally" adding that NEET victimized children and are now p
"Have confidence, do not have suicidal thoughts. Do not think of losing your life in any situation. Definitely, we can remove NEET which proves to be an obstacle to your goals. The Tamil Nadu government is working vigorously towards that," CM said in a statement.
According to officials, the deceased, S Jegadeeswaran (19) was an aspirant, and hanged self a day earlier after having flunked the NEET examination twice.
"It is a matter of concern that 20 students committed suicide in the last eight months in Kota. I myself wanted to become a doctor in my childhood, used to study till 2-3 in the night, but did not succeed. However, I did not lose courage. I changed my path, became a social worker, entered po