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‘Know where you want to study & why’ — US Embassy’s tips on how to seal your visa interview

Vandana Menon -
A record 62,000 US student visas were issued to Indians in 2021 — this year, the country plans on opening up at least 20-25 per cent more slots for aspiring students.
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All about the Delhi College of Art affiliation tug-of-war between DU & Ambedkar University

Soniya Agrawal -
Delhi govt announced a merger of College of Art with Ambedkar University last year. Funded by Delhi government, college had been affiliated with DU since its inception in 1942.
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‘Admissions will be void,’ DU warns as St Stephen’s doesn’t want common test as lone yardstick

Soniya Agrawal -
DU and St Stephen’s have been at odds over admission process since April, when the premier college released its prospectus for the 2022-23 session.
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In a 1st in 7 years, 3 women top UPSC exam. Among them, student of ‘controversial’ Jamia academy

Madhuparna Das -
Although there have been several instances of women topping UPSC exams in previous years, the 2021 result is the first time since 2014 where the top three scorers are women.
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Haryana, Karnataka, Gujarat — BJP states make school textbook changes & reignite old debate

+TFP Kritika Sharma -
Political players defend decisions to tweak textbooks as a response to rivals' attempts to manipulate the narrative. But historians and academic experts say it's a dangerous trend.
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Which state’s topped Modi govt’s education survey? Clue: It was below national avg last time

Soniya Agrawal -
National Assessment Survey, released by Ministry of Education earlier this week, shows Punjab scored above the national average in all categories.
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JNU, BHU & 30 other varsities to admit PG students through CUET. DU, Jamia to skip it this year

Kritika Sharma -
UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar is expecting more universities to join the list in coming months. The entrance test for postgraduate courses will be conducted in last week of July.
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Mamata govt aims to replace governor with CM as chancellor of state universities, will bring law

Sreyashi Dey -
Central govt decries move, says looking into University Grants Commission guidelines before initiating any action against the West Bengal cabinet's decision. 
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Uttarakhand ultimatum to madrasas getting govt aid — get affiliated to state board or else

Prithviraj Singh -
Affiliation drive, says Uttarakhand minister, is being pursued 'mainly to improve the quality of education in these institutions… should not be seen from political lens.
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Delhi Class 3 & 5 students fare below national average in 3 subjects, says central govt survey

Kritika Sharma -
According to central government’s National Achievement Survey 2021, Delhi’s Class 8 and Class 10 students were found to perform better than the national average.
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India has interests on both sides of US-China divide. Cold War holds clues for path ahead

Lt General Prakash Menon -
India’s strategic balance is weighted towards the West and its economic balance is towards China. But it needs more to build a multipolar world order.
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What India—Hindus and Muslims—missed in Supreme Court’s ‘lecture’ on Nupur Sharma

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‘To live is to kill’ — a Malabar pit viper and gliding frog affirm nature’s basic law

Economy

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Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet

Sayantan Bera -
The world is worried that India might restrict exports of rice after wheat, pushing prices higher and worsening global food security.

Defence

ThePrint team | Rafale M jet (left) and Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet (right)

Indian Navy to go for govt-to-govt deal with US or France for fighter planes

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Navy is in the process of expediting a trial report into operational demonstration by Rafale M of French firm Dassault Aviation and F/A 18 Super Hornet of American company Boeing.

National Interest

Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest

Shekhar Gupta -
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.

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