When the University Grants Commission (UGC), the statutory body under the Union education ministry that regulates universities and colleges, notified its Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, it introduced a new set of rules that will apply across campuses nationwide.The regulations govern how colleges and universities must prevent, identify, and respond to…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant (File photo) NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday described high courts as “primary sentinels” (guards) to ensure that the rule of law is not a “distant concept” for the common man.CJI Kant made the remark at a felicitation programme of the Bombay high court…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday clarified that he has never violated the party line in Parliament, asserting that his only public disagreement in principle was over Operation Sindoor, when he led India’s delegation to countries in the Americas to present New Delhi’s position on counterterrorism…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed over 61,000 appointment letters to newly recruited youth at the 18th Rozgar Mela, held in New Delhi.Addressing the programme virtually, the Prime Minister said the appointment letters were an “invitation to nation building” and reminded the youth of their duty towards the Constitution.“The commencement of the…
Air India on Saturday announced the cancellation of all its flights to and from New York and Newark on January 25 and 26, citing forecasts of a severe winter storm with heavy snowfall.In a travel advisory, the airline said a major winter storm is expected to affect New York, New Jersey and adjoining areas along…
Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina says in an interview with Alpyu Singh that free and fair elections in her country are impossible under Muhammad Yunus’ interim govt and that India deserves a reliable neighbour. Excerpts:Tarique Rahman has assumed office as Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman recently. How do you look at his return?The people of Bangladesh…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Governor R N Ravi in the state assembly, accusing him of undermining constitutional conventions and insulting the office he holds by refusing to read the customary address at the start of the session.“By not reading speech prepared by this…
NEW DELHI: SC Friday sought a response from Centre, Tamil Nadu govt and others on a plea seeking directions to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to take control of Thirupparankundram Lord Murugan Subramaniya Swamy Temple and light the lamp on the top of the Deepathoon (stone pillar) permanently for 24 hours daily.A bench of Justices…
VARANASI: A 24-year-old from UP’s Jaunpur allegedly chopped off a part of his left foot in an apparent bid to claim disability benefits for NEET medical admission. He initially lied to police, claiming he had been attacked. Cops discovered the shocking act of desperation through his diary and from his girlfriend’s statement.Suraj Bhaskar, a resident…
Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: The south district police have arrested an alleged narcotics kingpin and uncovered a “chemical kitchen” of sorts that was operating as a factory for manufacturing high-end psychotropic substances like MDMA and heroin. The action to bust synthetic drug distribution in the city led to the arrest of Emmanuel (36), a…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday said his govt was following Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s vision of a strong India as a weak nation could not achieve its goals. He added that the country now knew how to build, manage and use power.In a video address to a programme in Andaman and Nicobar Islands…
NEW DELHI: India today faces a fundamentally different set of security challenges, driven by rapid technological disruption that is reshaping the nature of warfare, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said Friday as he linked complex threats to the rise of AI, cyber capabilities, big data and private technology companies. “Technology today is defining…
NEW DELHI: The IAF’s Sarang helicopter display team will participate in the Singapore Airshow 2026 early next month and join several renowned military aerobatic teams, including the Chinese PLA Air Force’s Bayi aerobatic team.The airshow will be held at Changi Exhibition Centre on the East Coast of Singapore from Feb 3 to 9. It will…
NEW DELHI: In a move to address the menace of loose items, such as soil, construction materials and municipal waste, often falling from both uncovered or tarpaulin-covered trucks, the govt will soon make it mandatory for these vehicles to have “mechanised covering” — automated or machine-assisted methods for covering.This will be part of the updated…
New Delhi: From Bactrian camels to Zanskar ponies, a rare contingent of “animal soldiers” will for the first time be seen marching down Kartavya Path joining the 6,050 military personnel during the 90-minute Republic Day parade on Monday.They will be under the command of Captain Harshita Yadav, daughter of a retired IAF officer, and from…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Friday expressed concern over public money being siphoned off by corporate houses and said it was very shocking.The court should not be lenient towards them, observed a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi while hearing a plea of Bank of India against Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal on…
NEW DELHI: Over 40 election management bodies (EMBs) of the world on Friday unanimously adopted ‘Delhi Declaration 2026’, resolving to work together on five pillars – pure electoral rolls; conduct of free, fair and transparent elections; research and publications on working of different electoral systems; use of technology to facilitate election stakeholders and counter misinformation;…
Representative file image NEW DELHI: A pair of abandoned slippers and a gap in a broken stone wall leading into a forested ridge helped police crack the case of a 10-year-old girl’s sexual assault in central Delhi’s Prasad Nagar. The child was allegedly abducted, raped and left unconscious in the secluded area by an e-rickshaw…
NEW DELHI: Arguing that US tariffs are hurting the job-intensive textile sector and calling Indian economy as “dead”, Congress’ Rahul Gandhi Friday urged PM Modi to show “accountability” and secure a favourable trade deal with US.Posting on X a video of his visit to a textile factory in Haryana, Rahul said, “50% US tariffs are…
NEW DELHI: With the Centre supporting a plea filed against alleged financial fraud and siphoning of funds by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), SC Friday directed CBI and ED to share with it the findings of their probe conducted so far against the group.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued…
