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Amid raging row, NTA announces fresh exam dates, UGC-NET to be held from Aug 21-Sept 4

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had said the question paper was leaked on the darknet and circulated on the Telegram app. The matter is being probed by the CBI.

Cancelled UGC-NET question paper was sold on Telegram for Rs 5,000: Report

Every day, we receive information about leaks and attacks, prompting us to request action from concerned agencies, departments, or ministries: Official

In the eye of storm: Experts question NTA's readiness following NEET, NET fiasco

NTA was established in 2017 to conduct efficient, transparent and standardised exams for higher education institutions. However, it is facing questions from multiple front over its handling of major entrance exams.

UGC reverses decision on mandatory PhD for recruitment of assistant professors, NET to be minimum criteria

The UGC in 2021 extended the date of applicability of PhD as the minimum qualification for recruitment of assistant professors in universities from July 2021 to July 2023.

Blue Dart Express net profit declines 28% in December quarter

The company had posted a standalone PAT of Rs 122.20 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal, the company said in a statement.

Chorus grows for postponing entrance exams amid COVID-19 pandemic

Using the hashtag SATYAGRAHagainstExamInCovid, students took to Twitter to urge the government to heed to their demands.

Policy | Why India's higher education sector fails to deliver

The problem is in how we have modelled our higher education system.

No rule to restrict entry in exam for wearing hijab: Goa govt

Last month, Safina Khan Soudagar, 24, had said she was asked by the supervisor at the examination centre in Panaji to remove her hijab and when she refused to do so, she was not allowed to take the exam.

Aircel launches 3-month on-net unlimited calls for Rs 148

Telecom operator Aircel today launched a scheme offering three-month unlimited on-net calls bundled with limited free data usage and calls to other networks for Rs 148.

One deal away from turning EBITDA positive: Intellect Design

Volatility in global market due to Brexit and US Presidential election worries is creating uncertainty on investments and is the reason for lowering our revenue growth guidance for the year says Arun Jain, Chairman & MD of Intellect Design Arena.

Nifty 50 cos may post 6% profit growth in Q2 of 2016-17

Sales of companies constituting the 50-share well-diversified NSE index are seen to grow 3 percent in the July-September quarter compared with the year-ago period, said the report brought out by leading brokerage Motilal Oswal.

Modasta raises $1.5 mn in angel funding

The funds have been allocated for business growth, technology upgradation, talent acquisition and marketing outreach activities, the company said in a statement here.

Banks' gross NPAs may worsen to 9.3% by March: FSR

"Gross NPAs of banks' sharply increased to 7.6 percent of gross advances from 5.1 percent between September 2015 and March 2016 after asset quality review," according to the Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by RBI.

DLF's net debt falls 5% to Rs 21,411 cr

The country's largest realty firm had yesterday reported 24 percent rise in net profit to Rs 163.95 crore for the October-December quarter on higher sales and one-time gain from GIC deal. Revenue rose by 43 percent to Rs 2,981 crore in third quarter from Rs 2,080 crore a year-ago.

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Idea Cellular Q1 beats street; net at Rs 931 cr, ARPU rises

During the quarter, its average revenue per user (ARPU) was at Rs 182, up 1.7 percent versus Rs 179 (Q-o-Q) while voice revenue per minute declined for four straight quarters (down 11.3 percent in a year). EBITDA was at Rs 3228.4 crore in Q1 against Rs 3064.5 crore Q-o-Q.

Chennai Petroleum Q4 net jumps over seven-fold at Rs 364 cr

The Chennai-based company had reported a net profit of Rs 49.81 crore during the corresponding period of the previous year, CPCL said in a BSE filing.

Oil India surges 6% on Kotak upgrade, target price Rs 615

Kotak is also optimistic that inexpensive valuations and good dividend yield of 5 percent will provide adequate support on the downside. â€œPotential clarity on the subsidy-sharing mechanism, likely by May is likely to ensure higher level of net crude realisations and provide comfort to earning estimates,â€ it says in a report.

Biocon Q1 net up 19% at Rs 93.50 cr

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 78.80 crore in the same quarter last fiscal, Biocon said in a statement. Net is net profit after taxes, minority interest, it added.

OM Logistics Improves App Development Efficiency By 30% With Micro Focus

OM Logistics can now create and deploy enterprise class COBOL applications to new platforms like .NET, Java Virtual Machine, UNIX, Windows, Linux and the cloud.

Custom suffixes like .vegas, .vacation and .like to be available by year end

Hundreds of Internet address suffixes to rival '.com' should be available for people and businesses to use by the end of the year, the head of an Internet oversight agency...

Online shopping all-set for next big leap

Online shopping is set for a big leap this year if the numbers crunched by Google are to be believed. In 2012, this segment grew more than twice over the previous year, prompting researchers to call it an inflection point for online shopping in India.