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Anti-caste rules for universities spark 'general category' protest against UGC: Fears and 'assumptions', explained

India, Jan. 27 -- The University Grants Commission's (UGC) newly notified Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, intended to strengthen safeguards against caste-based ... Read More


More snow in J&K, Himachal, Uttarakhand: Flight ops hit, key roads blocked, thousands stranded | Details here

India, Jan. 27 -- With a fresh Western Disturbance weather phenomenon hitting North India starting Monday, the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir received snowfall, blocking roa... Read More


Nationwide bank strike today: Which banks are affected? Check details

India, Jan. 27 -- Although private-sector banks might not get affected, public sector banking operations are likely to be disrupted on Tuesday, January 27, after bank employee unions called for a nati... Read More


Nationwide bank strike news today: Which banks are affected? Check details

India, Jan. 27 -- Although private-sector banks might not get affected, public sector banking operations are likely to be disrupted on Tuesday, January 27, after bank employee unions called for a nati... Read More


'I now respond': Indian envoy shreds Pakistan at UN over 'false' Operation Sindoor account

India, Jan. 27 -- Parvathaneni Harish, Representative of India at the United Nations, lambasted Pakistan for its "false and self-serving account" of Operation Sindoor, saying that Islamabad pleaded th... Read More


'They pleaded': Indian envoy shreds Pakistan at UN over 'false account' of Operation Sindoor

India, Jan. 27 -- Parvathaneni Harish, Representative of India at the United Nations, lambasted Pakistan for its "false and self-serving account" of Operation Sindoor, saying that Islamabad pleaded th... Read More


Mira-Bhayandar's viral 'narrow' flyover gets Mumbai authority response, then a Thackeray dig: 'Masterpiece'

India, Jan. 27 -- A flyover in Mumbai has sparked a traffic jam of political and civic commentary over its lanes allegedly narrowing "suddenly" from four to two - a charge that the government denied, ... Read More


'Who's shouting DK, DK?': Siddaramaiah loses cool over slogans for Shivakumar at Bengaluru Congress rally

India, Jan. 27 -- The ongoing feud within the Congress over the chief minister's chair in Karnataka showed up directly in Bengaluru on Tuesday, as CM Siddaramaiah lost his cool when some young wing me... Read More


PM Modi flags 'turmoil', plays up India-EU role in 'stability to world order' after mega deal in Trump tariff season

India, Jan. 27 -- After India and the European Union sealed the mega-sized Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in New Delhi on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the role of India and the EU in ... Read More


Student groups protest at UGC office against anti-casteism rules: What are the 'equity regulations', why the row

India, Jan. 27 -- A group of students from colleges across Delhi protested outside the University Grants Commission (UGC) headquarters on Tuesday, alleging that the commission's newly notified "equity... Read More