Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha, opposition MPs see it as 'attack on federalism and autonomy' and attempt 'to impose Hindi' through the name.
Modi govt is set to introduce bill that proposes umbrella body for higher education, councils for regulation, accreditation. It will be headed by a chairperson appointed by the President.
Higher Education Commission of India Bill will establish a sole authority for coordinating & determining standards in higher education, research, and scientific & technical institutions.
Move aims to ease logistics for PwBD candidates by guaranteed seats even at popular centres like Delhi, Patna and Lucknow; commission to increase capacity at centres.
A section of Auroville residents had protested the MoU signing 100 acres of Auroville to IIT-Madras saying it would displace Annapurna Farm, the community’s central granary.
High borrowing may reflect rising education costs, says panel, suggesting better outreach to schools, using regional languages, & ensuring every institution has loan facilitation centres.
Computer-based tests, if used, should be conducted only in government-controlled centres, a Digvijay Singh-led Standing Committee has said in Parliament.
Angry job aspirants are protesting after only 151 cleared the subject knowledge test for English assistant professor posts in Haryana colleges, when 613 vacancies were up for grabs.
Team led by higher education secretary Vineet Joshi arrived at campus Saturday but was greeted with protests. Students & teachers insist on V-C Shambhu Nath Singh’s removal.
Contract for construction of four MILGEM-class ships was signed in 2018. PNS Bedir is to be delivered by June 2026, while PNS Tariq is due for delivery in first quarter of 2027.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
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