Visakhapatnam April 21 PTI A two-day Bizz Buzz Business Conclave being organised by the Hans India in association with the World Trade Centre Visakhapatnam will begin here on FridayThis will be the first in the series of such conclaves planned by the Hans Group in Tier-2 cities according to Hans India Chief Editor V Ramu Sarma On the opening day the Conclave would focus on topics like Vizag- A Port for Emerging Tech and Electronics Andhra Pradesh - Embedding Bharats Code in the Global Circuit and Tourism- A Journey to Remember This conclave will be a platform to share information assess potential and generate ideas from experience besides exploring the vast potential of Andhra Pradesh It will help in fostering entrepreneurial spirit in the state Ramu Sarma noted The Conclave would throw light on key sectors like Information Technology Electronics Start-ups Pharmaceuticals Food Processing Tourism Petrochemicals Shipping and Logistics Ramu Sarma said in a release here Over 600 business delegates are expected to attend the sessions during the two daysSeveral industry bigwigs would address the two-day sessions PTI DBV ROH ROH

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI Indian students pursuing medical studies abroad who could not complete their internship due to compelling situations such as war and the Covid pandemic will now be able to finish their remaining internship in the country the government said on FridayThis will however be subject to the condition that such candidates must have cleared FMGE screening test which is mandatory for Indian students with foreign medical qualification to practice medicine in India Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply in Lok SabhaShe was responding to a question on whether the government proposes to frame a scheme for admission of students who have returned from China and those evacuated from Ukraine to medical colleges in the country and also to allow them to do their internship herePawar in her written reply said section 14 of the NMC Act 2019 prescribes conducting of a uniform entrance examination namely National Eligibility cum Entrance Test NEET to all medical educational institutions at undergraduate and post-graduate level Also Clause 8 iv of Eligibility Requirement for Taking Admission in an Undergraduate Medical Course in a Foreign Medical Institution Regulation 2002 provides for that any Indian citizensOverseas citizen of India intending to obtain primary medical qualification from any medical institution outside India on or after May 2018 shall have to mandatorily qualify the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test NEET for Admission to MBBS courseThe result of the NEET shall deem to be treated as the Eligibility Certificate for such persons and no separate permission required from NMC Pawar saidTherefore data of students going abroad to pursue MBBS is not maintained centrallyThe NMC for the betterment of Indian student pursuing medical studies abroad vide circular dated 04032022 has allowed foreign medical graduates with incomplete internship due to such compelling situation which is beyond their control such as war and COVID-19 pandemic etc to complete their remaining part of internship in India subject to the condition that such candidates must have cleared FMGE Screening Test which is mandatory for Indian students with foreign medical qualification to practice medicine in India she said PTI PLB ZMN

New Delhi Mar 21 PTI The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear on March 25 the plea seeking review of the sentence awarded by it in May 2018 to cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage caseThe matter was listed for hearing before a special bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K KaulAs soon the bench of Justices Khanwilkar and A S Oka assembled for hearing matters in the post-lunch session Justice Khanwilkar said the special bench would hear the review plea on FridayThis bench is going to continue with the remaining work So the special bench matter can be taken up on Friday at 2 PM Justice Khanwilkar saidOn February 25 the apex court had asked Congress leader Sidhu to file response within two weeks on an application which has said that his conviction in the case should not have been merely for the lesser offence of voluntarily causing hurtThough the top court had in May 2018 held Sidhu guilty of the offence of voluntarily causing hurt to a 65-year-old man it spared him of a jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 1000Later in September 2018 the apex court agreed to examine a review petition filed by the family members of the deceased and had issued notice restricted to the quantum of sentenceIn a reply filed to the application seeking enlargement of scope of notice Sidhu has said the apex court after a careful perusal of the contents of the review petitions has restricted its scope to quantum of sentenceIt is well settled that whenever this court issues notice confining to sentence arguments will be heard only to that effect unless some extraordinary circumstancematerial is shown to the Court It is respectfully submitted that the contents of the present applications reiterate only overruled arguments and do not show any extraordinary material calling for interference on all aspects from this court the reply saidIt said the petitioners have moved the applications after a lapse of about three-and-a-half-year from the issuance of limited notice on September 11 2018 and this unaccounted delay without any cogent explanation raises doubts on the bonafides of the applications It is respectfully submitted that the present applications seeking expansion of the limited notice will amount to a second review which is impermissible in law it said adding It is further submitted that the petitioners through the present applications are requesting this court to undertake a rovingfishing enquiry and re-appreciate the entire evidence on record The reply said the apex court had perused the entire evidence on record including medical evidence to conclude that cause of death of Gurnam Singh could not be ascertainedThe impugned judgement has specifically concluded that the prosecution has failed to prove that the injuries inflicted by the accused had resulted in death of the deceased Therefore in this background application of sections 299300 of the Indian Penal Code is not possible as these provisions will only apply when the injury has led to death it saidIt said as there was no evidence whatsoever that the death was caused by the single blow by the answering respondent even assuming the incident did take place this court rightly concluded that the same would fall under section 323 IPC Section 323 punishment for voluntarily causing hurt of the Indian Penal Code entails a maximum jail term of up to one year or with a fine which may extend to Rs 1000 or bothWhile seeking dismissal of the applications the reply said there is no infirmity in the verdict delivered by the apex court and the applications are nothing but a malicious attempt for reopening of a well-reasoned judgmentSenior advocate Siddharth Luthra appearing for one of the petitioners had earlier told the apex court that they have moved an application seeking enlargement of scope of the noticeThe apex court had on May 15 2018 set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court order convicting Sidhu of culpable homicide and awarding him a three-year jail term in the case but had held him guilty of causing hurt to a senior citizenThe top court had also acquitted Sidhus aide Rupinder Singh Sandhu of all charges saying there was no trustworthy evidence regarding his presence along with Sidhu at the time of the offence in December 1988Later in September 2018 the apex court had agreed to examine a review petition filed by the family members of the deceased The apex courts May 2018 verdict had come on the appeal filed by Sidhu and Sandhu challenging the high courts 2006 judgment convicting themAccording to the prosecution Sidhu and Sandhu were in a Gypsy parked in the middle of a road near the Sheranwala Gate Crossing in Patiala on December 27 1988 when the victim and two others were on their way to the bank to withdraw moneyWhen they reached the crossing it was alleged Gurnam Singh driving a Maruti car found the Gypsy in the middle of the road and asked the occupants Sidhu and Sandhu to remove it This led to heated exchangesSidhu was acquitted of murder charges by the trial court in September 1999However the high court had reversed the verdict and held Sidhu and Sandhu guilty under section 304 II culpable homicide not amounting to murder of the IPC in December 2006It had sentenced them to three years in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on them PTI ABA SA

New Delhi Nov 26 PTI India is the only country that is on course to achieve the Paris Agreement goals ahead of time and yet it is being lectured on environmental issues and subjected to numerous pressures by developed nations which still harbour a colonial mentality Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on FridayThis is the first time that the prime minister has spoken on the issue since the United Nations COP26 summit concluded on November 13Addressing a Constitution Day event organised by the Supreme Court Modi said a colonial mindset still exists and these forces are putting obstacles in the path of growth of the developing nationsHe said the latest example of this mentality was seen at the recently concluded international climate conference COP 26 in Glasgow where the issue of environment was being hijacked by the developed nationsWe can see these days that attempts are being made to hijack the issue of environment A few weeks ago at the COP26 summit we saw a live example of this If we talk about the absolute cumulative emissions since 1850 the developed nations have collectively caused 15 times more emissions than IndiaIf we talk about the per capita basis developed nations have caused 15 per cent more emissions than India Absolute cumulative emissions of the United States and the European Union together are 11 times more than that of India Still India is lectured on environmental conservation the prime minister saidHe said India has lived with nature embedded in its tradition where god is seen even in plants where the land is worshipped as the mother adding that these values are not just confined to booksModi also highlighted that the countrys biodiversity is constantly improving with the population of lions tigers and dolphins increasingToday there is a continuous improvement in the biodiversity of India The numbers of lions tigers and dolphins are rising the forest cover is increasing land degradation is reducing he saidThe Constitution is the greatest strength to remove the obstacles being created by the colonial mindset Modi added PTI AG RC