The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET-UG is a entrance examination in India, for students who wish to study any graduate medical course (MBBS), dental course (BDS) or postgraduate course (MD / MS) in government or private medical colleges in India.NEET-UG (Undergraduate), for MBBS and BDS courses, will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). NEET-UG replaced the All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and all individual MBBS exams conducted by states or colleges themselves. However, many colleges and institutes have taken a stay order and conducted private examinations for admission to their MBBS and BDS courses.
Undergraduate courses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, Postgraduate Institute for Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, Jawarharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research JIPMER are outside the NEET’s purview, as these institutes were set up by separate laws.[1]
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Phase One Test
2.1 Syllabus
2.2 NEET Undergraduate
2.3 NEET Postgraduate
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
History
NEET was initially proposed to take place from 2012 onwards.[2] However, for several reasons, the CBSE & Medical Council of India deferred NEET by a year.[3] The test was announced by the Government of India and was held for the first time on 5 May 2013 across India for students seeking admission for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medicine.[4] But on 18 July 2013, SC gave the decision in favour of 115 petitions and cancelled the NEET exam and announced that MCI could not interfere with the admission process done by colleges.
Following the announcement from the Medical Council of India that it would introduce the NEET-UG exam in 2012, several states including Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, West Bengal & Tamil Nadu strongly opposed the change, stating that there was a huge variation in the syllabus proposed by the MCI & their state syllabi.[5] These states' representatives have also expressed their inability to accept the presentation of the NEET-UG in only English and Hindi. Students who wish the Test to be in their vernacular language may have this arranged.[6]
The Supreme Court of India quashed the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions into all medical and dental colleges on 18 July 2013. The apex court ruled that the Medical Council of India cannot conduct a unified examination.[7]
According to a 2013 announcement by CBSE,[8] CBSE planned to conduct AIPMT on 4 May 2014.[9] The final decision on NEET UG was planned to be taken after the verdict of the Supreme Court of India.
The Central Board of Secondary Education announces the results and the All India Merit List for NEET-UG. The merit list and the wait-list are prepared as per the directives of the Supreme Court of India, DGHS, MCI and DCI. The results for 2013 were announced on 5 June.[10]
NEET, was declared illegal and unconstitutional by Supreme Court of India in 2013. However, it was restored on April 11 2016, after a five-judge Constitution bench recalled the earlier verdict and allowed the Central Government and the Medical Council of India (MCI) to implement the common entrance test till the court decides afresh on its validity.
Phase One Test
The All India Pre Medical Test also known as AIPMT, to be held on May 1, 2016, would be considered as first phase of the NEET. Students who have registered for Phase One will be given a chance to appear for the next phase of NEET to be held on July 24, 2016 but with a condition that candidates have to give up their NEET Phase 1 score.[11] The above dates are as per the order of Supreme Court
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Syllabus
The Medical Council of India (MCI) announced the syllabus[13] for the NEET-UG in 2011. The syllabus had been initially published as a draft to invite feedback from other stakeholders. The syllabus for NEET-PG is the same as that of the MBBS course described in the MCI Regulations concerning Graduate Medical Education, 1997. The multiple choice questions (MCQs) will be based on the MBBS syllabus, as will the knowledge that needs to be acquired during the internship period, which is also described in said Regulations. The distribution of questions, model questions and method of tie breaking for ranking have been placed on the website, as well as in the Prospectus.[14]
NEET Undergraduate
The Undergraduate NEET exam was conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, and held for the first time on 5 May 2013.[15][16][17] With regards to the marking, each correct answer achieves four marks, with one mark being deducted for every wrong answer.[18][19]
NEET Postgraduate
The Common Entrance Test (CET), also known as the NEET Postgraduate exam, is for admission to postgraduate medical courses across India. It was held online during 23 November – 6 December 2012.[20] The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) will conduct a separate medical entrance test for MDS courses on 13 January 2013.[21]
See also
Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship
Medical Council of India
The National Council for Human Resource in Health in India
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Medical Council of India Screening Test
Sunday, 21 August 2016
Thursday, 18 August 2016
IBPS Clerk VI 2016 Notification
IBPS CWE Clerk VI 2016 Notification – Apply Online: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published notification to conduct online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in November/ December 2016 & January 2017. Eligible candidates can apply online from 22-08-2016 to 12-09-2016. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below…
IBPS Vacancy Details:
Total No. of Posts: 19243
Name of the Post: Clerical Cadre (CWE Clerks -VI)
Name of the State:
1. Andaman & Nicobar: 25 Posts
2. Andhra Pradesh: 699 Posts
3. Arunachal Pradesh: 13 Posts
4. Assam: 389 Posts
5. Bihar: 770 Posts
6. Chandigarh: 88 Posts
7. Chhattisgarh: 302 Posts
8. Dadra & Nagar haveli: 02
9. Daman & Diu: 01 Post
10. Goa: 96 Posts
11. Gujarat: 769 Posts
12. Haryana: 792 Posts
13. Himachal Pradesh: 314 Posts
14. Jammu & kashmir: 83 Posts
15. Jharkhand: 271 Posts
16. Karnataka: 1467 Posts
17. Kerala: 842 Posts
18.Lakshadweep: 20 Posts
19. Madhya pradesh: 1059 Posts
20. Maharashtra: 1343 Posts
21. Manipur: 22 Posts
22. Meghalaya: 23 Posts
23. Mizoram: 13 Posts
24. Nagaland: 12 Posts
25. New Delhi: 983 Posts
26. Odisha: 591 Posts
27. Puducherry: 09 Posts
28. Punjab: 1335 Posts
29. Rajasthan: 975 Posts
30. Sikkim: 15 Posts
31. Tamil Nadu: 1032 Posts
32. Telangana: 546 Posts
33. Tripura: 50 Posts
34. Uttar Pradesh: 2612 Posts
35. Uttrakhand: 330 Posts
36. West Bengal: 1350 Posts
Age limit: Candidates age limit should be between 20 to 28 years as on 01-08-2016, i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1988 and not later than 01-08-1996 (both dates inclusive). Relaxation of age will be applicable up to 05 years for SC/ ST, 03 years for OBC and 10 years for PWD candidates & other relaxation details refer the notification.
Educational Qualification: Candidate should possess Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government & Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree in Computer Operations/ Language/ should have studied Computer/ Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/ College/ Institute.
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected on the basis of Online Examination (Preliminary and Main).
Application Fee: Candidate should pay Rs.100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD/ EXSM candidates and Rs.600/- for all others through online by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ Master Card/ Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets. Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.
How to Apply: Eligible and interested candidates can apply online through IBPS’s website www.ibps.in from 22-08-2016 to 12-09-2016.
Important dates:
Starting Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee through Online 22-08-2016
Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee through Online 12-09-2016
Download of call letters for Pre Exam Training 25-10-2016 to 07-11-2016
Conduct of Pre Exam Training 07-11-2016 to 12-11-2016
Download of call letters for Online Examination (Preliminary) 18-11-2016 onwards
Date for Online Examination (Preliminary) 26 & 27-11-2016 and 03 & 04-12-2016 (if required)
Result of Online Exam (Preliminary) December 2016
Download of Call letter for Online Exam (Main) December 2016
Online Examination (Main) 31-12-2016 & 01-01-2017
Provisional Allotment April 2017
For more details pay scale, experience and other information click on the link given below
IBPS Vacancy Details:
Total No. of Posts: 19243
Name of the Post: Clerical Cadre (CWE Clerks -VI)
Name of the State:
1. Andaman & Nicobar: 25 Posts
2. Andhra Pradesh: 699 Posts
3. Arunachal Pradesh: 13 Posts
4. Assam: 389 Posts
5. Bihar: 770 Posts
6. Chandigarh: 88 Posts
7. Chhattisgarh: 302 Posts
8. Dadra & Nagar haveli: 02
9. Daman & Diu: 01 Post
10. Goa: 96 Posts
11. Gujarat: 769 Posts
12. Haryana: 792 Posts
13. Himachal Pradesh: 314 Posts
14. Jammu & kashmir: 83 Posts
15. Jharkhand: 271 Posts
16. Karnataka: 1467 Posts
17. Kerala: 842 Posts
18.Lakshadweep: 20 Posts
19. Madhya pradesh: 1059 Posts
20. Maharashtra: 1343 Posts
21. Manipur: 22 Posts
22. Meghalaya: 23 Posts
23. Mizoram: 13 Posts
24. Nagaland: 12 Posts
25. New Delhi: 983 Posts
26. Odisha: 591 Posts
27. Puducherry: 09 Posts
28. Punjab: 1335 Posts
29. Rajasthan: 975 Posts
30. Sikkim: 15 Posts
31. Tamil Nadu: 1032 Posts
32. Telangana: 546 Posts
33. Tripura: 50 Posts
34. Uttar Pradesh: 2612 Posts
35. Uttrakhand: 330 Posts
36. West Bengal: 1350 Posts
Age limit: Candidates age limit should be between 20 to 28 years as on 01-08-2016, i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1988 and not later than 01-08-1996 (both dates inclusive). Relaxation of age will be applicable up to 05 years for SC/ ST, 03 years for OBC and 10 years for PWD candidates & other relaxation details refer the notification.
Educational Qualification: Candidate should possess Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government & Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree in Computer Operations/ Language/ should have studied Computer/ Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/ College/ Institute.
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected on the basis of Online Examination (Preliminary and Main).
Application Fee: Candidate should pay Rs.100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD/ EXSM candidates and Rs.600/- for all others through online by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ Master Card/ Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets. Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.
How to Apply: Eligible and interested candidates can apply online through IBPS’s website www.ibps.in from 22-08-2016 to 12-09-2016.
Important dates:
Starting Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee through Online 22-08-2016
Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee through Online 12-09-2016
Download of call letters for Pre Exam Training 25-10-2016 to 07-11-2016
Conduct of Pre Exam Training 07-11-2016 to 12-11-2016
Download of call letters for Online Examination (Preliminary) 18-11-2016 onwards
Date for Online Examination (Preliminary) 26 & 27-11-2016 and 03 & 04-12-2016 (if required)
Result of Online Exam (Preliminary) December 2016
Download of Call letter for Online Exam (Main) December 2016
Online Examination (Main) 31-12-2016 & 01-01-2017
Provisional Allotment April 2017
For more details pay scale, experience and other information click on the link given below
Friday, 12 August 2016
IBPS CWE Clerk VI 2016 Notification
IBPS CWE Clerk VI 2016 Notification – Apply Online: Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has published notification to conduct online examination for the next Common Recruitment Process (CRP) for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts in the Participating Organisations is tentatively scheduled in November/ December 2016 & January 2017. Eligible candidates can apply online from 22-08-2016 to 12-09-2016. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below…
IBPS Vacancy Details:
Total No. of Posts: 19243
Name of the Post: Clerical Cadre (CWE Clerks -VI)
Name of the State:
1. Andaman & Nicobar: 25 Posts
2. Andhra Pradesh: 699 Posts
3. Arunachal Pradesh: 13 Posts
4. Assam: 389 Posts
5. Bihar: 770 Posts
6. Chandigarh: 88 Posts
7. Chhattisgarh: 302 Posts
8. Dadra & Nagar haveli: 02
9. Daman & Diu: 01 Post
10. Goa: 96 Posts
11. Gujarat: 769 Posts
12. Haryana: 792 Posts
13. Himachal Pradesh: 314 Posts
14. Jammu & kashmir: 83 Posts
15. Jharkhand: 271 Posts
16. Karnataka: 1467 Posts
17. Kerala: 842 Posts
18.Lakshadweep: 20 Posts
19. Madhya pradesh: 1059 Posts
20. Maharashtra: 1343 Posts
21. Manipur: 22 Posts
22. Meghalaya: 23 Posts
23. Mizoram: 13 Posts
24. Nagaland: 12 Posts
25. New Delhi: 983 Posts
26. Odisha: 591 Posts
27. Puducherry: 09 Posts
28. Punjab: 1335 Posts
29. Rajasthan: 975 Posts
30. Sikkim: 15 Posts
31. Tamil Nadu: 1032 Posts
32. Telangana: 546 Posts
33. Tripura: 50 Posts
34. Uttar Pradesh: 2612 Posts
35. Uttrakhand: 330 Posts
36. West Bengal: 1350 Posts
Age limit: Candidates age limit should be between 20 to 28 years as on 01-08-2016, i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-08-1988 and not later than 01-08-1996 (both dates inclusive). Relaxation of age will be applicable up to 05 years for SC/ ST, 03 years for OBC and 10 years for PWD candidates & other relaxation details refer the notification.
Educational Qualification: Candidate should possess Degree (Graduation) in any discipline from a University recognised by the Govt. of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government & Operating and working knowledge in computer systems is mandatory i.e. candidates should have Certificate/ Diploma/ Degree in Computer Operations/ Language/ should have studied Computer/ Information Technology as one of the subjects in the High School/ College/ Institute.
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected on the basis of Online Examination (Preliminary and Main).
Application Fee: Candidate should pay Rs.100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD/ EXSM candidates and Rs.600/- for all others through online by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ Master Card/ Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets. Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.
How to Apply: Eligible and interested candidates can apply online through IBPS’s website www.ibps.in from 22-08-2016 to 12-09-2016.
Important dates:
Starting Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee through Online 22-08-2016
Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee through Online 12-09-2016
Download of call letters for Pre Exam Training 25-10-2016 to 07-11-2016
Conduct of Pre Exam Training 07-11-2016 to 12-11-2016
Download of call letters for Online Examination (Preliminary) 18-11-2016 onwards
Date for Online Examination (Preliminary) 26 & 27-11-2016 and 03 & 04-12-2016 (if required)
Result of Online Exam (Preliminary) December 2016
Download of Call letter for Online Exam (Main) December 2016
Online Examination (Main) 31-12-2016 & 01-01-2017
Provisional Allotment April 2017
IBPS CWE Clerk VI 2016 Notification
CWE Clerks-VI Notification
CWE Clerks-VI Eligibility Details
CWE Clerks-VI Selection Process
CWE Clerks-VI Exam Pattern
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Watch: Katrina, Alia, Parineeti, Aditya and Sidharth's flight of fun!
Stars move around the country and around the globe to shoot their movies and, later on, to promote them. This means a good chunk of time spent in a metal tube with wings aka aeroplanes.
It can get boring if you don't like reading, listening to music, bugging the passenger in the seat next to you talking about the left phalange (Friends fans know what we are talking about) or if you cannot fall asleep.
Katrina Kaif suffered one such issue in her latest journey. But luckily her, she had the dream team accompanying her on the way to Houston, Texas.
Yes, Katrina was travelling on the same flight as Aditya Roy Kapoor, her Fitoor co-star, Alia Bhatt, her gym buddy, Parineeti Chopra, and Sidharth Malhotra, her Baar Baar Dekho co-star.
As they call it, the 'Dream Team' showed what they do to while away the time in a long, arduous journey. It's got someone trying to imitate Prabhu Deva, someone trying to perfect their twerking skills, someone practicing an acceptance speech, and someone just happy being themselves. One thread in common, Kala Chashma. How? Find out below in a video shared by Parineeti Chopra on her Facebook page.
It can get boring if you don't like reading, listening to music, bugging the passenger in the seat next to you talking about the left phalange (Friends fans know what we are talking about) or if you cannot fall asleep.
Katrina Kaif suffered one such issue in her latest journey. But luckily her, she had the dream team accompanying her on the way to Houston, Texas.
Yes, Katrina was travelling on the same flight as Aditya Roy Kapoor, her Fitoor co-star, Alia Bhatt, her gym buddy, Parineeti Chopra, and Sidharth Malhotra, her Baar Baar Dekho co-star.
As they call it, the 'Dream Team' showed what they do to while away the time in a long, arduous journey. It's got someone trying to imitate Prabhu Deva, someone trying to perfect their twerking skills, someone practicing an acceptance speech, and someone just happy being themselves. One thread in common, Kala Chashma. How? Find out below in a video shared by Parineeti Chopra on her Facebook page.
star Indian duo of Sania Mirza
The star Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating Andy Murray and Heather Watson of Britain in straight sets here.
The Indians won their quarter-final match 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and seven minutes at the Olympic Tennis Centre here on Friday.
The fourth seeded Indian duo dominated their British opponents with both Sania and Bopanna coming with some fine work at the net and excellent returns of serve.
Sania and Bopanna are expected to face a tough challenge in their next match as they will take on the US team of Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram for a place in the final.
Venus and Rajeev defeated Italians Roberta Vinci and Fabio Fognini 6-3, 7-5 in two hours and 22 minutes.
Murray was clearly struggling with his fitness after having played a gruelling men’s singles match earlier on Friday and both Sania and Bopanna admitted that containing him was the key to winning the match.
“We saw Andy’s match last night and our game-plan was to try and take him out of the game as much as possible and play to his weakness, if he has a weakness. It was also to take the ball as much as possible to Heather. Andy was serving and volleying and for me that’s a good target,” Sania said after the match.
“The conditions today were favourable. It was not so windy even though Andy Murray was playing amazing tennis. The only way to win the game was to keep Andy away from the ball. And Sania hit the ball very well and helped me move well too. I also served very well today. Luckily we got a clean match in straight sets,” Bopanna said.
“Andy missed a few first serves and we capitalised on it. There was a lot of pressure on Andy since he was covering three-fourths of the court. You can’t say there were weak points with Heather. What we had to do was keep away from the strong man,” he added.
The Indian duo had a shaky start as Murray and Watson broke Sania’s serve in the second game to take a 2-0 lead. But Sania and Bopanna replied in kind in the very next game to force a service break of their own.
Sania then saved a break of serve in the third game before Bopanna held his serve with a powerful ace in the sixth game to level the scores at 3-3.
The Indians broke Watson’s serve in the next game to take a 4-3 lead, thanks to some excellent returns, including superb returns by Sania at the net.
The Indians then brushed aside a strong fight-back by the British duo in the next game as Sania held her serve.
Murray held his serve to reduce Sania-Bopanna’s lead to 5-4, but a couple of brilliant aces by Bopanna in the next game handed the opening set to the Indians.
The second set went with the serve until the Indian pair broke Murray’s serve to take a 3-2 lead.
Up by 4-2, Sania and Bopanna stretched Watson’s serve to 0-30 before the Britons managed to avert another service break.
The Brits tried and staged a desperate fight-back as both teams continued to hold their serve.
But the Britons could not rejoice for long. Serving for the match at 5-4, Bopanna produced a couple of booming aces to clinch the game and send the sizeable Indian contingent among the crowd into celebration mode.
The Indians won their quarter-final match 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and seven minutes at the Olympic Tennis Centre here on Friday.
The fourth seeded Indian duo dominated their British opponents with both Sania and Bopanna coming with some fine work at the net and excellent returns of serve.
Sania and Bopanna are expected to face a tough challenge in their next match as they will take on the US team of Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram for a place in the final.
Venus and Rajeev defeated Italians Roberta Vinci and Fabio Fognini 6-3, 7-5 in two hours and 22 minutes.
Murray was clearly struggling with his fitness after having played a gruelling men’s singles match earlier on Friday and both Sania and Bopanna admitted that containing him was the key to winning the match.
“We saw Andy’s match last night and our game-plan was to try and take him out of the game as much as possible and play to his weakness, if he has a weakness. It was also to take the ball as much as possible to Heather. Andy was serving and volleying and for me that’s a good target,” Sania said after the match.
“The conditions today were favourable. It was not so windy even though Andy Murray was playing amazing tennis. The only way to win the game was to keep Andy away from the ball. And Sania hit the ball very well and helped me move well too. I also served very well today. Luckily we got a clean match in straight sets,” Bopanna said.
“Andy missed a few first serves and we capitalised on it. There was a lot of pressure on Andy since he was covering three-fourths of the court. You can’t say there were weak points with Heather. What we had to do was keep away from the strong man,” he added.
The Indian duo had a shaky start as Murray and Watson broke Sania’s serve in the second game to take a 2-0 lead. But Sania and Bopanna replied in kind in the very next game to force a service break of their own.
Sania then saved a break of serve in the third game before Bopanna held his serve with a powerful ace in the sixth game to level the scores at 3-3.
The Indians broke Watson’s serve in the next game to take a 4-3 lead, thanks to some excellent returns, including superb returns by Sania at the net.
The Indians then brushed aside a strong fight-back by the British duo in the next game as Sania held her serve.
Murray held his serve to reduce Sania-Bopanna’s lead to 5-4, but a couple of brilliant aces by Bopanna in the next game handed the opening set to the Indians.
The second set went with the serve until the Indian pair broke Murray’s serve to take a 3-2 lead.
Up by 4-2, Sania and Bopanna stretched Watson’s serve to 0-30 before the Britons managed to avert another service break.
The Brits tried and staged a desperate fight-back as both teams continued to hold their serve.
But the Britons could not rejoice for long. Serving for the match at 5-4, Bopanna produced a couple of booming aces to clinch the game and send the sizeable Indian contingent among the crowd into celebration mode.
Shah Rukh Khan detained again at US airport. So?
In an apparently earth-shattering move on Friday, US immigration officials (again) detained Shah Rukh Khan at a US airport for questioning. And outraged at the latest instance of ostensibly 'discriminatory' treatment, the Bollywood superstar tweeted his anguish, throwing an entire nation (or its media anyway) into the throes of collective outrage.
Shah Rukh's tweet refers to similar experiences of additional scrutiny, which he underwent while trying to cross America's borders.
In August 2009, the actor was stopped at the Newark airport and was released after two hours at the intervention of the Indian consulate. In 2012, he was again held up at New York airport for over two hours, prompting an angry response from India, which summoned a top American diplomat and also asked Nirupama Rao, its then ambassador in Washington, to take up the issue with the highest authorities. The matter then ended with US expressing 'profound apologies'.
Shah Rukh Khan. AFPShah Rukh Khan. AFP
In this case, though the US State department has not released any information yet on why the actor was detained on Friday at Los Angeles airport, it has been reported earlier how Shah Rukh Khan's name matches that of another individual, who has been blacklisted by the US. During the 2012 controversy, US officials reportedly told NDTV that during immigration checks, what pops up is a name without any other detail to help draw a distinction.
Be that as it may, here's the simple point Mr Khan.
The US, a sovereign nation governed by a set of rules and regulations, is perfectly within its rights to choose its own procedure while letting in visitors. It is for the US to decide on whom to allow, question or block in the interest of its security.
Khan would do well to remember that he always has the option of not flying to the country if he is uneasy or uncomfortable with security checks.
And for those outraging against Shah Rukh Khan's detention, the issue wasn't that an Indian was subjected to additional checks without any seeming justification (that would have been still understandable) but that a Bollywood superstar, no less, was made to undergo such an ordeal.
The point of outrage is not against the strict procedures adopted by the US, but the apparent 'humiliation' of an Indian VIP for whom the US should have rolled out the red carpet because Shah Rukh, by his act of flying into the US, was doing Washington a big favour.
The Twitter storm and outrage generated by what should have been a non-issue is the greatest example of how we Indians actively encourage VIP culture and hammer into celebrities and netas a delusion of self-importance. This results ultimately in them suffering from a deep sense of entitlement which gets reflected in their actions.
The outrage would have been legitimate had the Bollywood actor been holding a diplomatic passport as Meera Shankar did. The former Indian Ambassador to the US was in 2010 pulled from an airport security line and frisked by a security agent in Mississippi — even after her diplomatic status had been revealed. Or if Shah Rukh was a former Indian President like APJ Abdul Kalam, who was frisked at the New York airport in 2011. These were serious protocol breaches and the US has had to express "deep regret" in each case.
Shah Rukh's tweet refers to similar experiences of additional scrutiny, which he underwent while trying to cross America's borders.
In August 2009, the actor was stopped at the Newark airport and was released after two hours at the intervention of the Indian consulate. In 2012, he was again held up at New York airport for over two hours, prompting an angry response from India, which summoned a top American diplomat and also asked Nirupama Rao, its then ambassador in Washington, to take up the issue with the highest authorities. The matter then ended with US expressing 'profound apologies'.
Shah Rukh Khan. AFPShah Rukh Khan. AFP
In this case, though the US State department has not released any information yet on why the actor was detained on Friday at Los Angeles airport, it has been reported earlier how Shah Rukh Khan's name matches that of another individual, who has been blacklisted by the US. During the 2012 controversy, US officials reportedly told NDTV that during immigration checks, what pops up is a name without any other detail to help draw a distinction.
Be that as it may, here's the simple point Mr Khan.
The US, a sovereign nation governed by a set of rules and regulations, is perfectly within its rights to choose its own procedure while letting in visitors. It is for the US to decide on whom to allow, question or block in the interest of its security.
Khan would do well to remember that he always has the option of not flying to the country if he is uneasy or uncomfortable with security checks.
And for those outraging against Shah Rukh Khan's detention, the issue wasn't that an Indian was subjected to additional checks without any seeming justification (that would have been still understandable) but that a Bollywood superstar, no less, was made to undergo such an ordeal.
The point of outrage is not against the strict procedures adopted by the US, but the apparent 'humiliation' of an Indian VIP for whom the US should have rolled out the red carpet because Shah Rukh, by his act of flying into the US, was doing Washington a big favour.
The Twitter storm and outrage generated by what should have been a non-issue is the greatest example of how we Indians actively encourage VIP culture and hammer into celebrities and netas a delusion of self-importance. This results ultimately in them suffering from a deep sense of entitlement which gets reflected in their actions.
The outrage would have been legitimate had the Bollywood actor been holding a diplomatic passport as Meera Shankar did. The former Indian Ambassador to the US was in 2010 pulled from an airport security line and frisked by a security agent in Mississippi — even after her diplomatic status had been revealed. Or if Shah Rukh was a former Indian President like APJ Abdul Kalam, who was frisked at the New York airport in 2011. These were serious protocol breaches and the US has had to express "deep regret" in each case.
Wednesday, 10 August 2016
New satellite will help safeguard interests at sea: China
A newly launched satellite will help China protect its maritime interests, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Thursday amid growing tensions over disputed territory in the South China Sea. The “Gaofen 3” satellite that was launched on Wednesday has a radar system that captures images from space with a resolution down to 1 metre (3 feet) and can operate in all weathers, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence told the newspaper.
“The satellite will play an important role in monitoring the marine environment, islands and reefs, and ships and oil rigs,” the China Daily said, citing project leader Xu Fuxiang.
“Satellites like the Gaofen 3 will be very useful in safeguarding the country’s maritime rights and interests,” he added, according to the newspaper. In July, an international court in The Hague ruled against China’s claims in the resource-rich South China Sea in an action brought by the Philippines, a decision stridently rejected by Beijing.
China claims most of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. Vietnam, China and Taiwan claim all of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, while the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei claim some of the area.
Reuters reported this week that Vietnam had discreetly fortified several of its islands in the South China Sea with new mobile rocket launchers. That followed satellite photos in July that showed China appeared to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on some of the disputed islands.
“The satellite will play an important role in monitoring the marine environment, islands and reefs, and ships and oil rigs,” the China Daily said, citing project leader Xu Fuxiang.
“Satellites like the Gaofen 3 will be very useful in safeguarding the country’s maritime rights and interests,” he added, according to the newspaper. In July, an international court in The Hague ruled against China’s claims in the resource-rich South China Sea in an action brought by the Philippines, a decision stridently rejected by Beijing.
China claims most of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. Vietnam, China and Taiwan claim all of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, while the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei claim some of the area.
Reuters reported this week that Vietnam had discreetly fortified several of its islands in the South China Sea with new mobile rocket launchers. That followed satellite photos in July that showed China appeared to have built reinforced aircraft hangars on some of the disputed islands.
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