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Muslims’ enrolment in higher education rises by 37%, gender parity also improves

Since 2013-14, there has been a steady increase in the number of Muslims in higher education, proportionate to the overall figure.

CM Fadnavis offers special assembly session on quotas to make peace with angry Marathas

Fadnavis insists government was only ensuring quota law passed legal test, appeals to protesters to not indulge in violence Mumbai: The Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government...

Despite HC order, MP government allows 3 former BJP CMs to retain official bungalows

Chouhan government says ex-CMs paying rent at market rates, insists they made a case to stay.  New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh government’s decision to allow three...

Varanasi flyover collapse: 7 engineers, contractor arrested

The incident in May had left 15 people dead; cops say arrests after "technical proof" from Roorkee institute. 

Why restricting social media is not a solution to dangerous behaviour in India

Social media restrictions are not just ineffective solutions, they may also undermine India’s democracy. Evidence shows that such restrictions are being used to suppress voices.

More than 7,000 Indians held in jails abroad, most in Gulf prisons

UAE has the most number of captives at 1,690 out of a total of 7,737 Indian prisoners, V.K. Singh tells Lok Sabha.

JNU asked by court to admit M.Phil & Ph.D. students who have disability

The National Federation of the Blind had challenged JNU's admission policy of 2018-19 saying it was 'unfair'.

Modi govt tells Parliament: ‘Haven’t received any information on crisis from judiciary’

In response to a question from two MPs, minister of state for law P.P. Chaudhary says judiciary is capable of handling its internal matters. 

Nearly 57% of India’s teaching faculty belong to general category, STs least represented

Annual HRD report shows that OBCs outdo their quota; Muslims and other minorities better represented than STs.

Data protection report ready but still no agreement on including Aadhaar

Some members of Justice Srikrishna panel are also strongly opposed to making it mandatory to host data collected from Indian citizens in India.

On Camera

Balding men should know this—there’s an ideal time for a hair transplant

Men have a societal and personal stake in keeping their hair intact and are ready to go to any lengths to keep it. But a hair transplant can’t fix thinning hair. 

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.