Tag Archives: JEE

Covid-19: what you need to know today

In Dispatch 156, I wrote about why it didn’t make sense to use rapid antigen tests all the time, or to rely too much on them, as Delhi is still. In short, these tests return too many false negative results (identifying an infected person as not infected) to be reliable. …

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SC rejects new pleas requesting postponement of NEET exam

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to receive a new batch of petitions seeking to postpone the National Entry Eligibility Test (NEET) scheduled for September 13. The three-judge court noted that the state and examination authorities in question will take all necessary precautions for the safety of students amid COVID-19. …

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Congress will finalize its strategy for Parliament today

Congress will formulate its strategy for Parliament’s monsoon session, which begins September 14, in a meeting on Tuesday. The party parliament strategy group meeting will be chaired by Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi and will be attended by Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, …

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