A view of the University Grants Commission (UGC), in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The story so far: The University Grants Commission (UGC) decided to discontinue the UGC Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (UGC-CARE) list, which is a list of quality academic journals, first introduced in 2018. The UGC-CARE list will … Read more
Seilen Haokip of the Kuki National Organisation. Photo: Special Arrangement Seilen Haokip, spokesperson of the Kuki National Organisation (KNO), was removed from a panel at the Delhi University Literature Festival (DULF) that he had been invited to on Sunday, the third day of the festival, which is being held at SRCC in New Delhi. He … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addresses at the Kashi Tamil Sangamam, in Varanasi, Sunday, February 23, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and 45 ambassadors from different countries on Sunday (February 23, 3035) interacted with Tamil delegates who are on a visit for the third edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam. … Read more
Participants at the XR Creator Hackathon. Photo: Special Arrangement Born with a clubfoot, S. Bala Subramaniyam, 27, a postgraduate from Chennai, was no stranger to mobility challenges and societal biases. Despite holding two Extended Reality (XR) patents, he struggled to find opportunities in the industry. However, the XR Creator Hackathon, organised under the Information and … Read more
Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: The Hindu Twelve Indians, deported to Panama by the U.S., returned to India from the Latin American nation on Sunday (February 23, 2025), officials said. The deportees arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, marking the first batch of Indians returning from Panama following … Read more
American Airlines Flight AA292 took off from New York at 8.20 p.m. local time on Saturday for a 14-hour journey. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: AP An American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi was forced to divert to Rome on Sunday (February 23, 2025) evening. The Italian Air Force scrambled fighter jets … Read more
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat. File. | Photo Credit: RSS via PTI Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday (February 23, 2025) appealed to all the volunteers of the organisation to enhance friendship among different groups, irrespective of their caste, creed, region, and language. While attending a “bouddhik” (intellectual) programme here, … Read more
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inspects the Makhana-producing crops during his visit, in Darbhanga on February 23, 2025. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary also seen. | Photo Credit: ANI Days after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the formation of the Makhana Board in Bihar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh … Read more
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge (centre). File. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap A session of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) will be held in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad on April 8 and 9 to deliberate on the challenges posed by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “anti-people” policies, alleged … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of Bageshwar Dham Medical and Science Research Institute, in Chhatarpur on February 23, 2025. Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai C. Patel, State Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri and Sadhvi Rithambara also seen. | Photo Credit: ANI “There is a section of leaders … Read more