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The architect of India's academics and institutional excellence

India, Feb. 1 -- When India became independent, it inherited an education system which was rooted in a colonial mindset and was designed to serve the British Empire. A handful of elite institutions ex... Read More


UGC: The new regulations will increase the fault lines

India, Feb. 1 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) notified the Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026 to strengthen fairness, inclusion and equal treatment across... Read More


Resistance to progressive reforms is neither novel nor accidental

India, Feb. 1 -- The UGC's 2026 Equity Regulations, notified on January 13, have sparked controversy over their definition of caste-based discrimination as applying only to SC/ST/OBC communities, excl... Read More


Shah rallies Assam against Congress

India, Jan. 31 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused the Congress of changing the demography of Assam by supporting infiltrators. He further claimed that the BJP-led Government under Prim... Read More


Sunetra Pawar likely to fill late husband's Dy CM role

India, Jan. 31 -- Rajya Sabha MP Sunetra Pawar is likely to be sworn-in as Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister on Saturday, replacing her late husband Ajit Pawar in the cabinet, said NCP Sources on Frid... Read More


Encounters not justice: HC slams UP Police

India, Jan. 31 -- The Allahabad High Court has slammed Uttar Pradesh Police the growing practice of shooting accused in their legs and claiming it as encounters. The State DGP and the Home Secretary h... Read More


Delhi police bust fake shoes racket

India, Jan. 31 -- The Delhi Police has busted a manufacturing unit producing counterfeit shoes of major international brands, including Nike, Adidas, New Balance and Skechers. The police have arrested... Read More


New chamber to promote SMEs, tech transfer between India, Arab nations

India, Jan. 31 -- Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Tuesday said that in a rapidly changing global order marked by rising tariff barriers and unilateral economic deci... Read More


Is it RTI's turn to get murdered? asks Mallikarjun Kharge

India, Jan. 31 -- A day after the Economic Survey called for re-examining the RTI law, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday asked whether it was RTI's turn to get murdered after MGNREGA's "... Read More


TMC Govt pro-infiltrator, risking national security: BJP

India, Jan. 31 -- The BJP on Friday alleged that the TMC Government's "pro-infiltrator" policies in West Bengal have put national security at risk and asserted that it will take necessary measures to ... Read More