New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has named 89 higher education institutions, including several premier institutes, in a list of defaulters for failing to adhere to mandatory anti-ragging regulations. A show-cause notice has been issued to each institution, urging immediate corrective action. Top institutions among defaulters The defaulter list includes 17 Institutes of national…
Shimla: The Buddhist Development Plan is on the anvil for the rejuvenation of Buddhist “math” (religious sites) and old monasteries, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday. According to a statement issued here, while winding up his four-day visit to Himachal Pradesh, Rijiju told a public meeting in Keylong in Lahaul and Spiti that adequate…
Mumbai: Facing mounting opposition to the introduction of Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government orders) on the implementation of the three-language policy. Immediately after the announcement, the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) said…
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday (June 29) issued a show-cause notice to senior party leader and Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra for his controversial remarks regarding the alleged gangrape of a student from South Calcutta Law College. On Saturday (June 28), Mitra made a public statement implying that the incident could have been avoided…
New Delhi: The Government of India has announced that the first phase of the 2026 Census, involving Houselisting Operations (HLO), will commence from April 1, 2026. This marks the formal launch of the 16th decennial Census and the eighth since Independence. In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretaries of all States and Union Territories,…
Kolkata: A security guard of a law college here was arrested on Saturday in connection with the alleged gang rape of a first-year student of the institute earlier this week, even as the Kolkata Police formed a SIT to probe the case, amidst intensifying public protests over the incident. The total number of arrests has…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has reaffirmed its decision to introduce ‘Zumba’ dance in state-run schools as part of an ongoing anti-drug initiative, dismissing opposition to the move as more venomous than narcotic substances. The state’s General Education Minister V Sivankutty made it clear that the government would not roll back the programme despite criticism from…
Ahmedabad: Amid visible strains within the Congress party, Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor on Saturday (June 28) addressed growing speculation about his differences with the party leadership, affirming that any internal issues would be addressed through private discussions rather than public confrontation. Speaking at an event organised by the Ahmedabad Management Association, Tharoor declined…
New Delhi: The ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogan reverberated on the International Space Station as Prime Minister Narendra Modi told astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla that his space travel marked the beginning of a new era and was the first step towards Mission Gaganyaan, India’s own human spaceflight project. “Shubhanshu, today you are the farthest from the…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday claimed that banks were not cooperating with the Central government’s schemes aimed at supporting entrepreneurs, particularly those offering loans without guarantees or collateral. Speaking at the inauguration of the Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association’s (KASSIA) Centre of Excellence and Innovation in Bengaluru, Shivakumar underlined the…
