NEET-UG 2024 Ranks change as nta RELEASES final revised RESULTS The National Testing Agency on Friday announced the final revised results of the controversy-ridden medical entrance examination, NEET-UG 2024 44 toppers lose marks after revision chennai l saturday l July 27, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 20 l late city EDITION Final results were released after the Supreme Court dismissed pleas seeking re-test. The earlier scores were revised taking into account SC’s decision on the correct answer to an ambiguous physics question, which NTA said had two answers. As a consequence, 5 marks were cut from those who chose the incorrect option. They include 44 students who had scored full marks earlier 17 candidates share All India Rank 1 There are 17 toppers now, down from 61 earlier 4 are from Rajasthan; 3 from Maharashtra; 2 each from Delhi & UP; 1 each from Chandigarh, Kerala, Punjab, TN, Bengal & Bihar CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Some facts and figures from the Opening Ceremony 85 No. of boats 205 Indian athletes wave their national flags from a boat on the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday | AP Surreal ceremony opens paris games T HE Eiffel Tower stood attentive, as if trying to capture the moment that will forever be embossed in the annals of Olympic history adorned , with a bouquet of adjectives: outrageous, bold, innovative and wild, yet beautiful and sublime. The Trocadero stood on the other side where the dignitaries sat in TNIE @ olympics the immersive setIndraneel Das tings of the Opening Paris Ceremony. It all began sharp at 7.30 pm Paris time, with football legend Zinedine Zidane starting off things with a humorous skit. On a wet evening, Paris did not need an invocation of the spirits or intervention from divinity For once, . the city that had been an inspiration for many poets, artists, writers and composers was its own muse. From the depths of its heart, it sang melo- dious tunes and ushered in a new-age world of sport — an apt reflection of the central theme of unity and brotherhood the ceremony tried to showcase. The gigantic screens on the course of the river captured every movement of the 85 boats ferrying about 6,800 athletes over 6 km cheered by over 3,00,000 spectators congregating on the banks on various stages to watch their favourite athletes float by. The Games are an opportunity to celebrate Paris in its essence. ‘Us’ is the underlying theme and the Ceremony was an amalgamation of history and innovation, heritage and creativity . From Saturday, though, the festivities will be replaced by the world’s best athletes going against each other for global glory. Let the games begin. P15, 16 Delegations 6,800 Attending athletes 6KM Distance between Pont d’Austerlitz (starting point) and the Pont d’lena (end) 3.2L Spectators in 124 ground stands 170 Cameras 200 Rehearsal days 2,000 Artists Modi calls out pak for Terror on Kargil anniv Says Agnipath was launched at the behest of forces for reforms I salute the brave sons of the country who made the supreme sacrifice to protect the motherland. India will overcome all challenges that come in the way of development M AYA N K S I N G H @ Dras Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called out Pakistan for using proxy war to stay relevant, in his address to mark the 25th anniversary of India’s victory in the Kargil war. “I am speaking at a place from where the masters of terror can hear my voice directly . I want to tell these patrons of terrorism that their nefarious intentions will never succeed,” Modi said at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras, Ladakh. Referring to Pakistan’s deceit when India was making all efforts to maintain peace, he said, “Falsehood and terror were brought down to their knees by truth...We not only won the war, we presented an incredible example of truth, restraint and strength.” Modi asserted that the nefarious intentions of terrorists will never be fulfilled. “Our bravehearts will trample Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Prime Minister Modi pays tribute at the Kargil war martyrs, in Dras on Friday | PTI all the terror attempts.” Modi paid homage to the bravehearts, who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty, on the occasion of 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas. He also witnessed the first blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel Project in Ladakh, virtually. The project consists of a 4.1 km long twin-tube tunnel to be constructed at an altitude of around 15,800 ft on the NimuPadum-Darcha Road to provide all-weather connectivity to Leh. Once completed, it will be the highest tunnel in the world. The Shinkun La tunnel will not only ensure swift and efficient movement of the Army and equipment but also foster economic and social development in Ladakh. Lauding the defence forces for the reforms in the defence sector, Modi dwelt at length on the Agnipath scheme. “The pur pose of the Agnipath scheme is to keep forces young and continuously battle-ready ,” Modi asserted, while criticising its politicisation. Mining case: ED attaches assets of Ponmudi’s kin e x press ne w s ser v i c e @ Chennai The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said that it has provisionally attached immovable and movable properties worth `14.21 crore in the illegal mining case involving the family members and associates of Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi and his son Dr P Gautham Sigamani, a former MP . The central agency has attached immovable properties held in the name of K S Raja Mahendran (Sigamani’s brother-in-law) and his entities worth `5.47 crore, and movable properties held in the name of Confluence — a company belonging to Sigamani’s wife — as fixed deposits and bank balances valued at `8.74 crore. This action comes as part of ED’s probe into the money laundering and foreign exchange violation case against Ponmudi, Gautham Sigamani and others. The Villupuram crime branch police have booked an FIR for the predicate offence in this case. P7 Paradigm shift as PSU sale put on ice D I PA K M O N D A L @ New Delhi IN a marked departure from its aggressive privatisation pitch in the past, the Narendra Modiled government seems to have quietly put the disinvestment drive on the back burner. Confirming this paradigm shift, top government sources told this newspaper that privatisation of public sector companies is no longer a priority The . new line of thinking is that there is great value in some of the State-owned entities on the block, and that it makes sense in holding on to them such enand making them profitable than selling them. “There has been a change of emphasis and a change of orientation, more towards a balanced view of the benefits of holding versus the benefits selling off. Disinvestment will continue, but will not be the sole priority said a source. ,” The Budget has estimated `50,000 collection from disin- vestment in FY25. Last year, disinvestment proceeds stood at `16,500 crore against revised estimates of `30,000 crore. Despite its best efforts, the government could privatise only two PSUs – Air India and Neelanchal Ispat Nigam – so far. Also, the stake sale in IDBI Bank is ongoing.
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