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Education ministry seeks inquiry against DU V-C, sends request to President Kovind

DU V-C Yogesh Tyagi had appointed a registrar and pro-Vice Chancellor earlier this week despite being on medical leave.

DU has ‘2 pro-VCs and 2 registrars’ — what’s at the heart of this leadership crisis

DU V-C Yogesh Tyagi is on leave but appointed a registrar on the day the EC picked one too. Tyagi then appointed his own pro-VC before govt intervened.

JEE Main will be held in more regional languages from next year, says education minister

Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said it will help students comprehend questions better and score higher.

Education ministry draws up 60-point agenda to implement NEP

The ministry's agenda includes introducing a common entrance exam for undergraduate colleges in non-technical courses and reforming the schooling system.

UGC directs central, state universities to fill up vacant SC, ST & OBC staff posts

UGC directs all universities to submit a follow-up update following reports that a large number of posts reserved for SCs, STs and OBCs among teaching and non-teaching staff were vacant.

DU cut-off drops marginally in second list, many courses closed

Almost 50 per cent of Delhi University's total 70,000 undergraduate seats have been filled under the first list. Admissions under second list begin tomorrow.

India’s still waiting for a defence university that was proposed in 1967, while Pakistan has 2

The Indian Defence University was first proposed in 1967, and while a foundation stone was laid in Gurugram in 2013, nothing has materialised yet.

7-year-old game developers? Why coding is India’s latest education fad

Young children in the country have taken to ‘coding’ lessons in the last few months. Online platforms that offer such lessons say the trend is here to stay.

‘Was confident of scoring well’ — says Odisha’s Soyeb Aftab on his perfect 720 NEET score

Delhi’s Akanksha Singh has also scored a perfect 720, but was declared the second rank holder as she is younger to Aftab. She now wishes to join AIIMS.

Odisha’s Soyeb Aftab gets perfect score in NEET as 7.71 lakh candidates qualify

The highest number of qualifying candidates are from Tripura (88,889) followed by Maharashtra (79,974).

On Camera

Pushback against globalisation shouldn’t make us withdraw from it

As geopolitical tensions prompt serious calls for 'de-globalisation' and reduced import dependence, a more measured path may lie in regional globalisation.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.