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Over 50 foreign medical graduates meet Delhi health minister over internship delays, stipend disparity

Over 50 foreign medical graduates meet Delhi health minister over internship delays, stipend disparity

More than 50 Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) from Delhi on Wednesday met the Delhi Health Minister to raise concerns over delays in internship allotment and disparities in stipend payments, according to a delegation jointly led by the Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA). Delhi health minister Dr. Pankaj Kumar Singh. (Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) The delegation said FMGs have been facing prolonged uncertainty despite clearing the mandatory qualifying examinations required to begin their internships. Representatives told the minister that the delay in allotment has caused financial difficulties, career setbacks and mental stress among young doctors waiting to start their training. “For months, FMGs have been facing immense uncertainty and hardship. Despite successfully clearing the mandatory examinations, many graduates are still awaiting internship allotment, resulting in loss of valuable time, financial strain, career delays, and mental stress,” Dr Samar Kumar, National FMG Incharge, FAIMA said in a statement. The representatives also raised concerns about differences in stipend payments across institutions. They said several hospitals and medical institutions were either paying inadequate stipends or not providing …

Toxic release date announced: Yash’s film to now hit the screens in August after multiple delays

Toxic release date announced: Yash’s film to now hit the screens in August after multiple delays

Kannada star Yash‘s upcoming movie, Toxic A Fairytale for Grown-Ups, is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The film was earlier supposed to be released in March but was postponed to June. However, the film was again pushed back. Now, after multiple delays, the film has finally fixed a new release date. Yash as Raya in Toxic. Yash announces Toxic release date On Sunday, Yash took to Instagram and shared a poster of the film. The actor wrote, “Honour Thy Father…#Toxic In Cinemas Worldwide from 26-08-2026.” After multiple delays citing the Middle East conflict, makers have finally decided to release the film in August this year. Toxic’s multiple delays Toxic was originally supposed to release on March 19, when it would have clashed with Dhurandhar 2. However, weeks before the release, it was pushed back to June. In March, when the film was postponed, Yash shared a statement from Toxic’s makers announcing a new release date for the film, June 4. The statement read, “Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups is a …

Bird hit delays IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Mumbai for over an hour

Bird hit delays IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Mumbai for over an hour

An IndiGo 6E 6283 flight operating from Bengaluru to Mumbai was delayed after it suffered a bird hit, sources said on Saturday. The pilot immediately returned the aircraft to the bay for precautionary checks after the accidental hit on Friday. Engineers conducted the inspection and cleared the aircraft for the operations. The flight resumed its journey after a delay of more than an hour, and no injuries were reported, sources said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey breaks the internet as AMC, Fandango face major delays

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey breaks the internet as AMC, Fandango face major delays

Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated epic The Odyssey has not even hit theaters yet but it is already breaking the internet. Fans rushing to grab IMAX and premium large format seats overwhelmed ticketing platforms on Thursday. Fans overwhelmed ticketing platforms as The Odyssey IMAX tickets went on sale. (X/ @odysseymovie) AMC app Crashes AMC’s ticketing app paused briefly after demand for IMAX and other premium large format screenings of The Odyssey surged following tickets going on sale Thursday. Sales eventually resumed but wait times stretched up to an hour. Outage tracking site Downdetector recorded 872 reports of AMC not working as of 12:13pm EST. Fandango was not spared either, with users reporting long wait times on its website as well, per Variety. As there were 289 reports of website not working as of 12:04pm EST, per Downdetector. On social media, frustrated moviegoers complained about the difficulty of securing seats in their preferred format. It is not the first time AMC’s systems have buckled under pressure, similar crashes occurred during the release of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour …

Congress leadership delays decision on Kerala Chief Minister

Congress leadership delays decision on Kerala Chief Minister

Uncertainty continues within the Congress party over the selection of Keralam’s next Chief Minister, even two days after party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi held discussions with the three contenders for the top post. Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, AICC general secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal and Leader of the Opposition VD Satheesan are the three leaders lobbying for the CM post Chief Ministership of the state.  The high command met the three leaders on Saturday in New Delhi. Party leaders here indicated on Monday that a decision is expected after Kharge meets senior leader Sonia Gandhi regarding the leadership issue. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For …

Air India delays staff salary hikes over rising fuel prices, airspace curbs

Air India delays staff salary hikes over rising fuel prices, airspace curbs

Air India will defer employee annual increments by at least one quarter as part of broader cost-rationalising measures driven by an uncertain economic environment, its senior executives told employees at a townhall on Friday. Air India will defer employee annual increments by at least one quarter as part of broader cost-rationalising measures driven by an uncertain economic environment The airline does not anticipate layoffs, chief human resources officer Ravindra Kumar GP said. The announcement was made at a meeting addressed by Air India chief executive officer Campbell Wilson, alongside Kumar and chief finance officer Sanjay Sharma. “We will continue to pay the performance-related variable pay for last year, that’s decided — the increment for this year we will defer. We will consider as the environment evolves over the course of the year if and when we can pay it. We have budgeted to pay it when the environment gets better, but we are going to withhold it for now…We do not anticipate any need for retrenchments,” Wilson said. Wilson highlighted external challenges affecting the aviation …

Peddi new release date announced after 2 delays: Ram Charan, Janhvi Kapoor film to hit screens in June amid rumours

Peddi new release date announced after 2 delays: Ram Charan, Janhvi Kapoor film to hit screens in June amid rumours

Buchi Babu Sana’s sophomore film Peddi finally has a new release date. After being delayed twice, the filmmakers finally announced that the sports drama starring Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor will hit screens in June. Shooting for the film has also finally been wrapped up. Ram Charan plays the lead in Buchi Babu Sana’s sports drama Peddi. New release date for Peddi announced On Friday, the official social media account of Peddi announced that the film will be released on June 4. The film’s team wrote: “Grit is his story. Determination is his weapon. #PEDDI WORLDWIDE RELEASE ON 4th JUNE, 2026.” Buchi also posted the announcement on his social media with the same caption, while Ram wrote, “Meet #PEDDI on June 4th. See you in Cinemas.” This comes amid rumours that the film’s shoot has not been completed, as Ram wanted a well-known name for a special number, and speculation that the film might hit screens towards the end of June and clash with Akhil Akkineni’s Lenin. For the unversed, Peddi was initially slated for …

Passengers raise slogans against SpiceJet amid flight delays and cancellations

Passengers raise slogans against SpiceJet amid flight delays and cancellations

Passengers at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Terminal 1 were left frustrated late on Wednesday night and staged a protest against SpiceJet after multiple flight delays led to cancellations. Exhausted travellers chanted “SpiceJet chor hai” through the departure area, expressing their anger over the disruptions.  In an official statement, a SpiceJet spokesperson said, “Three SpiceJet departures from Mumbai, SG 631 (Mumbai-Delhi), SG 553 (Mumbai-Gorakhpur) and SG 669 (Mumbai-Bengaluru), were cancelled on April 29 due to operational reasons, including the grounding of an aircraft and adverse weather at the previous station (Bagdogra) of the operating aircraft, which led to FDTL limitations for the crew. The airline is operating additional flights today to accommodate the affected passengers. Additionally, two Mumbai-Ahmedabad flights were delayed due to adverse weather at the previous stations – Varanasi and Bagdogra – of the operating aircraft and have since departed with a delay. We regret the inconvenience caused to our passengers and appreciate their understanding.” Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights …

Dhruv Sarja’s KD: The Devil out only in Kannada; 5-language release fails amid CBFC delays | Regional News

Dhruv Sarja’s KD: The Devil out only in Kannada; 5-language release fails amid CBFC delays | Regional News

4 min readHyderabadApr 30, 2026 03:33 PM IST Marketed as a pan-India film that was supposed to release in five languages, KD: The Devil opened in cinemas today, April 30, in only Kannada. KVN Productions’ controversy-hit film could not come out in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi dubbed versions as the film’s censor certification came in late, making it impossible to hit the deadline. Sunil Narang, a distributor and producer in the Telugu film industry, told SCREEN that the dubbing for the Telugu version is yet to be completed. He said the team is currently targeting May 7 as a possible release date, though no official confirmation has come from the producers yet. The production house has acknowledged the problem. Mohan Suprith, Head of Business and Operations at KVN Productions, told SCREEN, “We had a setback with the censor board, which resulted in a delayed certification for the original Kannada version of the film. Since the dubbed versions cannot be sent to the censor board without the original language certificate in place, we were left …

RTI reveals missing evidence, delays in 88 tiger death cases; NTCA move to close files sparks concern

RTI reveals missing evidence, delays in 88 tiger death cases; NTCA move to close files sparks concern

Documents accessed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act have flagged serious lapses within the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), with 88 tiger mortality cases from 2020-21 still marked “pending” or “under scrutiny.” The development has raised concerns among conservationists as the authority moves to “force-close” these cases, a step critics say may undermine accountability for wildlife. Pending cases The NTCA’s response to an RTI filed by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Ajay Dubey points to a wide geographic spread of unresolved deaths across key tiger habitats. Dubey said Chhattisgarh remains a blind spot, with cases in Bastar, Bhanupratappur, and Kawardha, including unresolved seizure cases. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link