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UGC releases list of 23 unrecognised universities, most of them in UP & Delhi

The UGC said these institutes were 'self-styled', and warned students against seeking admissions here.

How Indians are using WhatsApp to lose weight and mint money

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

What is ‘lota’ doing in PhDs? Why UGC is worried about Indian research

The enrolment in PhDs jumped 50% between 2011 and 2017, leading UGC to invite proposals for a six-month study to assess the quality of theses in the past decade.

UGC says neither Hindi nor any other subject is compulsory, up to universities to decide

The UGC's comments follow allegations by the student body that JNU was trying to impose Hindi in undergraduate courses, an accusation the varsity has denied.

50% jump in PhDs since 2011, govt wants study on how good many of them actually are

UGC invites proposals for 6-month study to assess the quality of PhD theses done in the last 10 years, across both private and public institutions.

MPs, MLAs who are lecturers, teachers can continue teaching, will be paid salary: UGC

The UGC has also decided that when the MPs or MLAs attend legislative sessions, they will be marked present at their educational institutions as well.

Govt plans higher education revamp — study at one university, get your degree from another

UGC is working on a credit-based system that will allow students to switch colleges during a course.

The Modi govt’s education reforms that could have been

BJP govt made several promises on reforming education, but with the last Parliament session coming to an end, they are set to fizzle out.

Private institutions to come under reservation ambit, govt prepares to bring in bill

Private Universities Bill is set to be tabled in budget session of Parliament. It will bring in caste-based reservation as well as the new 10% EWS quota.

This premier university has always been in the grip of civil servants

Forest Research Institute Deemed University in Dehradun has never been headed by an academic. All its V-Cs are officers from the Indian Forest Services.

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Will Mumbai start looking for its Mamdani now? The city is as unaffordable as New York

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will face hurdles. And Democrats cannot mistake one city’s victory for a national mandate.

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.