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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicFund crunch

Topic: fund crunch

DU pensioners & ad-hocs face non-payment, delays — ‘no strength to go knocking on doors’

Affected colleges include Ramanujan College & Rajdhani College. According to DU Registrar Vikas Gupta, these funds are directly released by UGC and university has no say in matter.

Army chief’s proposal an attempt to cut expenses or diversion from real issues?

Experts weigh in on 23 directives by Army Chief Bipin Rawat addressing issues like social behaviour, promotions, corruption, use of social media, and budgetary constraints.

Chomping pakodas to bootlicking – the list of things the Army chief wants to prohibit

The directives address social behaviour, promotions, use of social media, financial and budgetary constraints and others.

Congress is so short of funds that it is asking Gujarat candidates to spend from own pockets

The Congress has not yet hired any agency to run social media campaign either.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?