Karnataka Govt notifies draft rules on quotas for OCI candidates in medical admissions
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has notified draft rules outlining reservation norms for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) candidates in medical education, in line with directions from the Supreme Court.
According to the draft notification, OCI individuals born on or before March 4, 2021, or those who held an OCI card before that date, will not be entitled to any reservation benefits applicable to Indian citizens, as reported by Deccan Herald.
However, OCI candidates born on or after March 5, 2021, or those who obtained OCI cards after that date, will be eligible for admission only under Non-Resident Indian (NRI) seats or supernumerary seats. The state government has invited objections and suggestions to the draft rules within 15 days.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
