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LIVE! Remove bra, no jeans: Bizarre code shocks students at NEET test

09:11  Remove bra, no jeans: Bizarre code shocks students at NEET test:  

A woman medical aspirant from Kerala appearing for the National Eligibility and Entrance Test at the state’s Kannur centre on Sunday was shocked when she was asked by officials to remove her innerwear before sitting for the exam. Another candidate, who was wearing a pair of jeans, was asked to remove a pocket as well as metal buttons from it. No, it wasn’t an act of perversion, but a “way to ensure no cheating” in the exam.

Angry candidates appearing for the test for admission to undergraduate medical courses in government and private medical colleges in the country reported that they were made to undergo humiliating checks at different centres.

The 18-year-old candidate claims she was told by security personnel to remove her bra after the metal detector beeped. When she refused to do so, she was told she won’t be able to write her exam otherwise. She reluctantly relented.

Similarly, entering the centre in a pair of jeans with metal buttons became a problem for an aspirant who was told they “had to be removed”.

The officials didn’t permit anyone to wear full-sleeved top. Those wearing long sleeves had to cut/remove them, said another shocked parent. The dress code also included no brooch/badge, no high-heeled shoes etc.

08:42  PM Modi ‘looks forward’ to working with Macron:  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Emmanuel Macron on being elected as the President of France and said he looked forward to working closely with him to further strengthen the bilateral relations.

“Congratulations to @EmmanuelMacron fr an emphatic victory in the French Presidential election. #Presidentielle2017,” Modi tweeted.

“I look forward to working closely with President-elect @EmmanuelMacron to further strengthen India-France ties,” he added.

Macron, 39, defeating Marine Le Pen yesterday, created history by becoming the youngest president in the 59-year history of the French Fifth Republic.

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08:25  Rajnath to chair review meeting of Naxal-affected states toda:  

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will today chair a review meeting of ten Left Wing Extremism affected states in New Delhi following recent Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh.

Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana and West Bengal will attend the meeting.

An official release said a holistic review of the situation will be undertaken covering security and development issues, particularly infrastructure building.

The meet will also focus on devising new strategies to ensure rapid development in Left Wing Extremism-affected areas.

A home ministry official said yesterday that the conclave is expected to discuss ways to revamp intelligence gathering mechanism, take a close look at ongoing operations against Naxalites, identify problem areas and devise ways to minimise casualties among the security forces.

District Magistrates and superintendents of police of 35 worst-hit districts, besides heads of paramilitary forces and intelligence agencies will take part in the deliberations.

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07:44  Macron defeats Le Pen to become French president:  

Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has decisively won the French presidential election, defeating far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

Macron won by 66.06 per cent to 33.94 per cent to become, at 39, the country’s youngest president.

Macron will also become the first president from outside the two traditional main parties since the modern republic’s foundation in 1958.

He said that a new page was being turned in French history.

“I want it to be a page of hope and renewed trust,” he said.

He said he would “guarantee the unity of the nation and… defend and protect Europe.”

In his speech to the crowd, he said: “Tonight you won, France won. Everyone told us it was impossible, but they don’t know France.”

But he repeated a number of times that the task facing him and the country was enormous.

He said: “We have the strength, the energy and the will – and we will not give in to fear.”

Source: Rediff