Hanging fire for over a year Stalin urges Murmu to give assent to anti bill Tamil Nadu chief minister on Friday handed over are presentation to president Droupadi Murmu in Chennai reiterating the state's request to give assent to the Bill that seeks to dispense with the requirement for candidates to clear the national eligibility cum entrance Test for admission to undergraduate medical courses in the state. Mr. Stalin handed over the letter to the president just before she boarded her aircraft at the end of her visit to the city. Governor in his letter the chief minister said the Tamil Nadu admission to undergraduate medical degree courses bill 2021 has been awaiting the president's nod for over a year. Considering the fact that the NEET based medical selection process is against the student of poor and disadvantaged background Tamil Nadu has grounds opted for the process through the makers. This process had served our State's interests well in the past but had to be discontinued due to the Union government's introduction of NEET and subsequent changes in the Union legislation read the letter. Recalling that the Bill was adopted by the Assembly in September 2021 and sent to the Governor the representation said the Bill was returned by the he further said the clarifications sought by the based on the comments and family welfare on june 2022 the Department of higher education under the ministry of education on august and may and the ministry of Ayush on were provided expeditiously. Since there had been no progress after our replies in my latter dated lighted the various adverse impacts from this delay like the lost opportunities for the underprivileged students and many students suicides and urged you to grants the assent without any further delay, like lost opportunities for the underprivileged students and many students suicides, and urged you to grant the assent without any further delay. The outset of Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26 is a blow against political stability in the nascent democracy and efforts to counter fast spreading Islamist in surgency in the Sahel region. Mr. Bazoum, who became President in 2021 in the west African country's first peaceful democratic transition since to got independence from the French in 1960, was a symbol of democratic order in an otherwise tumultuous coup ridden region. He had built strong security partnership with the which have troops based in Niger. But pressure was also building on Mr. Bazoum as his rule was struggling to meet people's expectations. Sections of the military were frustrated with the spread of insurgency in the south and unhappy with his over reliance of France. The president had also taken steps to curtail the military's influence he forced some generals into retirement, sent others abroad and cut back on the perks given to the Presidential Guard exploited this public resentment when it moved in to oust the president citing the deteriorating security situation and bad social and economic governance. The largest country in as a bulwark against Islamic state and several other jihadists groups operate in the Sahel region, with Niger build closer security ties with notorious military company. In Niger, supporters of the coup staged demonstrations in the capital Niamey, holding Russian flags and demanding the ouster of troops the long French presence and the lack of results in the west fight against terrorism seem to have added to the resentment among the militaries and people in the affected countries, which power hunger generals with a disregard for democratic practices have exploited to seize power. France and the economic community of regional grouping have issued an ultimatum to the putschists to restore president Bazoum. But a military intervention would further destabilize the country, helping the insurgents exploit the chaos. Instead, a still have influence in should push for talks between the general and the presidency, seeking an amicable settlement of the disputes and the restoration of democracy.