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Supreme Court Stays New UGC Equity Rules, Flags 'Vague' Provisions and Social Risks

India, Jan. 29 -- In a significant intervention, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday stayed the University Grants Commission's 2026 regulations on preventing caste-based discrimination in higher ed... Read More


Ayodhya sexual assault case: SP leader Moid Khan acquitted; employee convicted

LUCKNOW, Jan. 29 -- After more than a year of the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old girl in Ayodhya district--an incident that had triggered much outrage in the state, Samajwadi Party leader Moid Kha... Read More


'Total eye wash': Supreme Court pulls up states over inaction on stray dogs

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over what it described as inadequate and poorly implemented measures by several states to deal with the growing menace of str... Read More


Why Gagan Thapa matters for Congress

Nepal, Jan. 29 -- The Gen Z movement marked a decisive rupture in Nepal's political life. It was not merely another episode of unrest; it triggered a dramatic regime change and fundamentally altered t... Read More


West Bengal's net state domestic product grows 9.86% in 2024-25

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- West Bengal's net state domestic product (NSDP) at current prices grew by 9.86 per cent to Rs 16.32 lakh crore in the 2024-25 financial year, showing an improvement from the 8.94 p... Read More


Anandapur fire death toll rises; Sec 163 imposed

Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The devastating fire at Anandapur's Nazirabad area has claimed at least 16 lives, with some vernacular reports putting the toll at around 19, while 27 people remain missing, raisin... Read More


Jaishankar meets US envoy ahead of high-profile visit to Washington

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Ahead of his scheduled trip to Washington next week, External Affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held talks with US Ambassador Sergio Gor, focussing on key dimensions of b... Read More


Supreme Court to hear petitions against UGC's equity regulations today

India, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear three petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Instituti... Read More


MCD's rRs.r16,697 crore budget focuses on infrastructure, AQI and dog shelters

India, Jan. 29 -- Focusing on infrastructure expansion and pollution control, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's standing committee on Wednesday proposed a Rs.16,697.56-crore budget for fiscal 2026-... Read More


The Campus Question

New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The new Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, notified by the University Grants Commission, have reopened a sensitive but unavoidable national c... Read More