KARNATAKA CM TUG-OF-WAR INTENSIFIES: SIDDARAMA REJECTS POWER SHARING CLAIM
NEW DELHI: Siddaramaiah has underlined his intention to remain Chief Minister of Karnataka despite steadily increasing pressure from his deputy, DK Shivakumar, who has pinned hopes of a mid-term leadership change on an unspoken 2023 deal – that the two will ‘share’ the state’s top job, each holding it for 2.5 years. Karnataka Chief Minister […]
SHANTI’ BILL’ IS A RADIOACTIVE GAMBLE WITH INDIA’S FUTURE, SAYS THAROOR
NEW DELHI: The ‘Shanti Bill’ passed by Parliament this week shields foreign suppliers from being sued, says Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, stressing that it looks like a law written by the nuclear lobby, for the nuclear lobby. “In the halls of Parliament, we are used to debating laws that are dry, technical, and frankly, often […]
FOG PREVENTS PM’S RALLY IN WEST BENGAL
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally virtually in West Bengal’s Nadia after failing to reach the rally site due to dense fog. His helicopter had to return to Kolkata airport after failing to land at the Taherpur helipad due to low visibility Saturday afternoon. It hovered over the helipad for some time […]
THE QUIET ARCHITECT OF INDIAN TELEVISION & LITERARY REVOLUTION
Manohar Shyam Joshi Manohar Shyam Joshi (1933–2006) occupies a rare and enduring place in India’s cultural history. A gifted Hindi writer, journalist, editor, and scriptwriter, he is best remembered as the creator of Hum Log (1984), India’s first television soap opera, and later classics such as Buniyaad, Kakaji Kahin—a sharp political satire—and Kyaap, the novel […]
Centralising Control, Offloading Costs: Why the New Higher Education Regulator Imperils Universities and States Alike
A Central Regulator With Shrinking Accountability The new higher education regulator Bill promises rationalisation but in practice concentrates unprecedented power in a single umbrella body while eroding mechanisms that once tied regulation to public funding and academic judgment. By abolishing the UGC, AICTE and NCTE and replacing them with the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan and […]
