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The contest over merit: Reimagining public universities - Khoo Ying Hooi

Kuala Lampur, Sept. 14 -- The role of the public university has long been a subject of contestation across the world. Since their emergence in medieval Europe, universities have been torn between com... Read More


'Can India afford a Prime Minister who treats tragedy as theatre?'

Kolkata, Sept. 14 -- "Can India afford a Prime Minister who treats tragedy as theatre?" asked Bengal Education minister and senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bratya Basu while attacking the Prime... Read More


JU student death: Police question peers

Kolkata, Sept. 14 -- Police on Sunday questioned several Jadavpur University (JU) students and members of the drama club that had organised Thursday's programme, in connection with the unnatural death... Read More


Billions lost, thousands jobless as Nepal counts cost of Gen Z uprising

Kathmandu, Sept. 14 -- It is autumn, the time of year when Nepal's economy is usually vibrant. Hordes of tourists flock to the country, while Nepalis abroad return home to celebrate the long festive h... Read More


City malls record soaring festive sales before Puja

Kolkata, Sept. 14 -- With Durga Puja barely two weeks away, malls across the city are witnessing record-breaking sales and footfall, setting the stage for what is expected to be their best festive sea... Read More


India-Pakistan boycott campaign gains steam: A look back at major past IND-PAK controversies

India, Sept. 14 -- Just a few hours later, Suryakumar Yadav's India and Salman Ali Agha's Pakistan will take the field in a Group A clash of the Men's Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium on Su... Read More


Falakata-Alipurduar traffic comes to halt as river diversions collapse

Alipurduar, Sept. 14 -- Heavy overnight rainfall washed away two key river diversions on the Falakata-Alipurduar route, bringing all vehicular movement to a halt from Sunday morning. The Sanjoy River... Read More


'Notices Bulge, OwO What's This?': Meaning behind the meme engraved on Tyler Robinson's bullet casing

India, Sept. 14 -- The bullets used in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk carried strange engravings. Investigators found both fired and unfired rounds with markings on them. Utah Gov.... Read More


Americas covert economy: CIA links to heroin, cartels, and crypto finance

Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- For decades Washington has proclaimed a global crusade — against terror, against narco-trafficking, against money laundering. Yet a growing body of evidence and longstand... Read More


BEYOND ALL LIMITS

Goa, Sept. 14 -- The ongoing orgy of illegalities in Goa now extends to shockingly egregious tower blocks on the Miramar-Caranzalem waterfront, including 12 and 15-level eyesores planted right next to... Read More