New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in New Delhi, holding wide-ranging discussions on defence, trade, and critical minerals as both sides look to build momentum in the India-US partnership ahead of Jaishankar’s visit to the United States next week. The meeting comes at a time…
Baramati: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was keen on the merger of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and it was about to materialise soon, a close associate of the deceased leader claimed on Thursday. Kiran Gujar, who has been associated with Ajit Pawar since before he entered politics in the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday heaped praise on the artists and performers of the Beating Retreat ceremony, which marks the end of Republic Day celebrations. The 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’ was the overriding theme of the ceremonial event held at the Vijay Chowk and presided over by President Droupadi Murmu. In…
The Supreme Court’s decision to stay the University Grants Commission’s newly notified Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Regulations, 2026 has triggered a familiar, and often polarised, debate in India’s academic and political circles, besides Prime Time debates in some so-called national English channels. On one side stand those who view the UGC’s move as…
The 82nd meeting of the Board of Governors of NIPER Mohali, held on October 6, 2023, offered a telling snapshot of the Institute’s current state of governance. Of the full Board, only seven members were present, including the Chairman and Mr. Mohanbir Singh Sidhu, a representative of the Secretary, Technical Education, Government of Punjab. The…
As India gears up for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, 2026—the first ever to be presented on a Sunday—expectations are anchored in one central question: can New Delhi sustain high growth while the global economy stumbles through uncertainty? With GDP projections in the 7–7.5% range, the budget is widely…
When the divine and gracious Savitri beheld her husband rise again from the noose of life’s departing breath, she perceived in him a strange and sacred change. With a gentle voice, she spoke: “O Satyavan, treasury of noble qualities, darkness already thickens around us. Our hermitage lies far from this place, and thy weariness has…
Chandi Mata Temple is located at Ghunchapali village, near Bagbahara town in Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. The temple sits atop a small forest-covered hill. The exact age of the temple is not clearly documented, but local traditions suggest the site has been sacred for several centuries. The self-manifested idol of Maa Chandi was worshipped privately for…
Mumbai: Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday sought the Maharashtra government’s cooperation for expeditious conduct of the probe into the plane crash which killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others at the Baramati airport in Pune district. In a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, a day after the tragedy,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a recent University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation after various pleas were filed contending that the Commission adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination and excluded certain categories from institutional protection. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre and…
