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UGC regulations against caste bigotry need tweaks

India, Jan. 29 -- Recognising the sad evidence on caste discrimination that had led to suicide by SC/ST students - at AIIMS in 2008 and, later, at other higher education institutions - the ministry of... Read More


Leader with stronggrassroots connect

India, Jan. 29 -- The death of Ajit Anantrao Pawar, 66, Maharashtra's deputy chief minister, in an aircrash on Wednesday is likely to have an impact on his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the NCP... Read More


Making music, the Arijit Singh way

India, Jan. 29 -- Arijit Singh's rise as a singer has many twists and turns that can make for a Bollywood blockbuster. Growing up in Murshidabad, West Bengal, Singh was trained in classical music - an... Read More


Xi purges to conquer in party vs PLA clash

India, Jan. 29 -- By removing General Zhang Youxia, vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), and General Liu Zhenli, chief of the CMC Joint Staff Department and member of the CMC - ... Read More


Why industry loves the India-EU free trade deal

India, Jan. 29 -- The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is more than the culmination of a long and complex negotiation. It signals a conscious shift in how India is positioning itself in... Read More


Manpreet stares at uncertain future despite top show in HIL

NEW DELHI, Jan. 29 -- Manpreet Singh was grinning ear-to-ear as he collected his runners-up medal from Hockey India (HI) secretary general Bhola Nath Singh at the Kalinga Stadium. Despite losing the H... Read More


India amplified voice of global south: President

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Amid global challenges, India has emerged as a bridge and has amplified the voice of the global south, President Droupadi Murmu said on Wednesday as she hailed the country's prog... Read More


'Casteist mindset' behind opposition to UGC equity rules: Maya

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Wednesday backed the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new regulations mandating equity committees in higher educational institut... Read More


chemical factory raided, huge stock of hazardous acids seized

Meerut, Jan. 29 -- A joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, the Groundwater Department, and the police carried out a late-night raid on Tirupati Chemical Factory in the Sikandrabad i... Read More


UP, Japan explore tourism investments

Lucknow, Jan. 29 -- Japan's willingness to invest in wellness and cultural tourism aligned strongly with Uttar Pradesh's vision of becoming a global tourism hub, said Uttar Pradesh tourism and culture... Read More