From UGC to HECI: Another Quiet Burial of Nehru’s Vision for Higher Education
The Union government is set to introduce the Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act) Bill in the Winter Session of Parliament. If passed, the 68-year-old University Grants Commission will cease to exist, replaced by a new, unitary regulator—the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). On paper, the move promises “less […]
BJP LOCKS HORNS, SECURES BIHAR ASSEMBLY SPEAKER FOR PREM KUMAR
NEW DELHI: In a decisive political manoeuvre, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to take full control of the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly, with long-time MLA Prem Kumar emerging as the new Speaker. On Monday, Prem Kumar filed his nomination for the post, and with no opposition candidate in the fray, his election as […]
SECOND POWER BREAKFAST IN KARNATAKA TODAY
NEW DELHI: The Siddaramaiah-DK Shivakumar tug-of-war over the Karnataka Chief Minister’s post – a squabble that has rumbled on since the Congress won the 2023 election – seemed to lurch to an end Monday evening, after party boss Mallikarjun Kharge (finally) put his foot down. Congress sources said Kharge demanded the warring leaders – to […]
SIR AND DELHI POLLUTION NO DRAMA, SAYS PRIYANKA
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying raising critical issues such as Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and air pollution in Delhi in Parliament was not a drama. Ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, PM Modi took a dig at the […]
SC REFUSES TO EXTEND DEC 6 DEADLINE FOR WAQF PROPERTY DETAILS; SAYS TRIBUNALS ARE THE REMEDY
In a significant boost to the Centre’s efforts to streamline the management of Waqf assets across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to extend the December 6 deadline for updating details of registered Waqf properties on the Umeed portal. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Augustine George Masih dismissed petitions that […]
EC EXTENDS SIR DEADLINE FROM DEC 4 TO DEC 11
NEW DELHI: Amid widespread reports of booth-level officers (BLO) facing severe stress, with some of them allegedly found dead, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the schedule of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States, including Rajasthan, and the Union Territories by a week. It says a BLO […]
CHAOS IN PARLIAMENT ON OPENING DAY
NEW DELHI: Parliament’s winter session began on Monday (Dec 1) as expected – with the government and opposition exchanging jibes and the consequent chaos forcing an early adjournment. The BJP and arch-rivals Congress squabbled outside too — over senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi being charged with criminal conspiracy in the National Herald money […]
