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Akhilesh, Mayawati term apex court stay on UGC new rules appropriate

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday reacted to the Supreme Court's decision to stay the University Grants Commiss... Read More


Unease among few BJP leaders after protests over new UGC rules

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- Even as the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, saying they raise several im... Read More


Budget 2026: It is time for fiscal discipline again

India, Jan. 30 -- The Union Budget for the coming fiscal year is being presented at a moment of unprecedented global turbulence. The global economy is being shaped by tariffs, trade wars, and politica... Read More


tHAROOR MEETS KHARGE, RAHUL, SAYS 'all is good'

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor, who was at odds with the party's official line on a number of issues in the recent past, met party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of the Op... Read More


U.P. moves HC against order to book cops in Sambhal violence case

MEERUT, Jan. 30 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has moved the Allahabad high court against a judicial order from earlier this month that directed lodging of an FIR against 22 police officers, includin... Read More


SC extends UP Bar Council poll deadline

LUCKNOW, Jan. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the deadline for the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council election to February 2 from January 31 following reports of chaos and mismanagement during the... Read More


in Rajya Sabha, BJP MP seeks AIIMS status for SRN Hospital

PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 30 -- BJP Rajya Sabha MP Amar Pal Maurya has urged the Union government to grant All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) status to Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital, Prayagraj,... Read More


Slugfest continues over CBI probe in Pauri murder case

Dehradun, Jan. 30 -- The political slugfest continued in the hill state on Thursday over the CBI inquiry into the Pauri receptionist murder case, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the C... Read More


'UGC rules may divide society', SC orders stay

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of the University Grants Commission's (UGC) 2026 equity regulations, observing that the new framework was capable of dividing s... Read More


915 police stns in Raj have CCTVs: Govt to top court

Jaipur, Jan. 30 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday reviewed Rajasthan's efforts to install functional CCTV cameras in police stations, as mandated by its landmark 2021 Paramvir Singh Saini judgment, and... Read More