Supreme Court has appointed search-and-selection committees to choose vice-chancellors nominated by both chief minister and governor for state-run universities.
A bench of Justices GR Swaminathan & V Lakshmi Narayanan granted the stay amid staunch opposition of the state government against taking up the case in haste.
At second national convention to oppose draft UGC regulations, Kerala’s ruling LDF and Congress-led opposition came together to voice disapproval of Centre’s move.
The JD(U) called for the draft legislation to be amended to protect state power. The new rules give greater power to chancellor—usually Centre-appointed state governor—in the process.
New UGC guidelines will also make those with PG degree in ME or MTech, with at least 55% marks, eligible for post of assistant professor without having to clear NET.
In its petition in SC, Tamil Nadu has sought direction to governor to dispose of all pending bills & also asked court to fix time limit for governor to consider bills.
Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has pointed to UGC rules being flouted in the selection process of the V-Cs, but CM Pinarayi Vijayan has accused him of acting as ‘a tool of the RSS’.
Rashtrapati Bhavan advises HRD ministry to start selection process well in advance, and include candidates who may not have applied for particular posts.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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