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Indian universities prefer politicians over scientists & engineers when it comes to chairs

Most universities have only instituted chairs under the names of political leaders, mostly in keeping with the ideology of the party in power at the Centre.

CBI officer probing Nirav Modi & ICICI-Videocon cases moved back to home cadre Tripura

Rajiv Singh is one of 3 Tripura cadre IPS officers prematurely repatriated as new CM Biplab Deb requested their return to help improve law enforcement.

Punjab sugar mill ‘responsible’ for Beas river pollution disaster fined Rs 5 crore

PPCB rejects the mill’s claim that it was forced to store molasses in an unsecure underground tank due to government pressure.

I quit cricket administration after Lodha age limit. Let’s see what Vinod Rai does: Pawar

Vinod Rai turned 70 Wednesday and many are wondering if the head of Indian cricket, in charge of implementing Lodha reforms, will toe the line and quit. 

Aadhaar card must for Modicare, but with a small exemption

For availing benefits under the Modicare scheme, Aadhaar card will be mandatory from the second visit onwards. Other IDs to work for the first such visit.

Section 66A out, police bring in anti-porn law to rein in critics on social media

In the three years since the Supreme Court scrapped the draconian Section 66A of the IT Act, Section 67, pertaining to the ‘publication or transmission of obscene material’, has emerged as an alternative.

Colleges and universities asked to get India to stop spitting everywhere

Calling it a ‘social problem’, the higher education regulator said there is a need to raise voice against the practice of spitting in public places.

Superboss of Indian cricket Vinod Rai turns 70. Shouldn’t he play by rule and resign?

Vinod Rai as head of CoA is in charge of implementing Lodha reforms, one of which capped age of cricket administrators at 70.

Uttar Pradesh Dalit families left homeless by ‘mysterious fire’ start hunger strike

The families are struggling for food and water and have laid siege to the block development office seeking rehabilitation. They have also rejected the...

Punjab’s worst ecological crisis in years cannot be cleaned up anytime soon

A massive spillage of an estimated 10,000 litres of molasses from a sugar mill in Gurdaspur district into the river Beas Wednesday might have been government doing.  Chandigarh: The...

On Camera

Modi’s speech rightly questions politics of appeasement. Wrongly targets all Muslims

The PM did make a valid point when he criticised the Congress for categorising the entire Muslim community in Karnataka under the Other Backward Classes. It is pure appeasement of Ashraaf Muslims and discriminates against Pasmandas.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.