Jaishankar begins 3-day visit to US

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a three-day visit to the US on Monday to participate in a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad grouping that will focus on new proposals to advance a common vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Jaishankar will visit the United States from June…

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89 educational institutions, including IITs and IIMs, pulled up for anti-ragging non-compliance

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…

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Buddhist Development Plan on anvil for rejuvenation of old monasteries: Union minister Kiren Rijiju

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…

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Fadnavis govt blinks, scraps orders on three-language policy in schools

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…

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