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Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): The Tibetan government in exile has strongly condemned remarks by the China-appointed Panchen Lama on the Dalai Lama's reincarnation, reaffirming that authority over the process rests solely with the Dalai Lama. Speaking to ANI, Tibetan government-in-exile spokesperson Tenzin Lekshay said, "Tibetans and all the followers of Buddhism believe that the ultimate choice or ultimate authority lies with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Now it's up ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Amid criticism that the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, centralises power by vesting final authority with the government, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said that sovereign authority under all laws has always rested with the government. His remarks came in response to criticism of Section 15(3)(g) of the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which provides that the proposed higher education commission "sha ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday defended the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, stating that there was a need to establish a "uniform pattern" in regulation, standard-setting, and university accreditation, aligning it with the National Education Policy (NEP). Pradhan introduced the Bill in Parliament on Monday, and it was later referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee amid opposition. Also Read | Hyderabad Shocker: Mentally Un ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Amid criticism that the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, centralises power by vesting final authority with the government, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday said that sovereign authority under all laws has always rested with the government. His remarks came in response to criticism of Section 15(3)(g) of the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which provides that the proposed higher education commission "sha ...Read More >
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticized the BJP-led Centre's VB-G RAM G Bill, calling it an "assault on the spirit" of the rural employment program. He objected to removing Mahatma Gandhi's name and questioned the financial restructuring, warning it could make the scheme unviable and violate fiscal federalism. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor took a sharp dig at the BJP-led Centre on Tuesday while opposing the VB-G RAM G Bill in the Lok Sabha, recalling the 1971 hit Bollywood number -- "Dekho o deewano ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday introduced the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, titled "Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha", in the Lok Sabha, aiming to strengthen policyholder protection, deepen insurance penetration and accelerate the growth of the insurance sector in the country. The Bill seeks to amend key legislations, including the Insurance Act, 1938, the Life Insurance Corporation Act, 1956, and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Aut ...Read More >
Marking a major shift, the Centre will also ensure that the new regulator is divested of all funding/grant mechanisms, which will instead be handled by the Union education ministry. New Delhi: The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, set to be introduced in the Parliament this week, will do away with existing regulators AICTE and UGC (allowing a transitional role) and instead bring in a new 12-member regulatory council (Viksit Bharat Shiksha Viniyam Parishad). It will be backed by an ac ...Read More >
KOLKATA, Dec 15 : There will be no immediate change in the post of Chancellor of state-aided universities in West Bengal after President Droupadi Murmu withheld assent to two amendment bills proposed by the state government. As a result, the proposal to replace the Governor with the Chief Minister as Chancellor has not come into effect, and Governor C V Ananda Bose will continue to hold the post. According to an official communication from Lok Bhawan, formerly Raj Bhawan, Kolkata, the Governor ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government on Monday failed to introduce a Bill that sought to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and replace it with a proposed law -- The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB G RAM G) Bill, 2025 -- after facing stiff opposition. The VB G RAM G Bill was listed in the Lok Sabha in the supplementary list of business issued on Monday. It was to be introduced by rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The Congress on Monday said the Opposition wants three bills, including the one that seeks to open the atomic energy sector to private players, to be sent to the standing committees for deeper study. In a post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh termed the three bills far-reaching and in want of scrutiny. "The entire Opposition is demanding that the following three far-reaching Bills be referred to the Standing Committees concerned. We are hopeful that in keeping with t ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will introduce the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 in the winter session of Parliament to set up a commission to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutions "to become independent self-governing institutions and to promote excellence through a robust and transparent system of accreditation and autonomy." The bill, reviewed by HT, says the Commission will have three wings -- the Regulatory Council, Accreditation Council an ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 1 (PTI) Electric vehicle maker Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) on Monday said it is aiming to deploy 1,500 units of both cargo and passenger variants of its autonomous electric three-wheeler Swayamgati in the next 24 months as it seeks to expand its leadership position in this nascent segment. The company also announced the commercial launch of the cargo version of the vehicle, priced at Rs 4.15 lakh and said that the bookings are open from Monday, while the deliveries will commence from ...Read More >
This is the second letter that Banerjee has written to Modi on this issue. She had sent the first letter on October 18. "I once again look forward to your intervention and request you to revoke this unconstitutional and arbitrary order," she wrote on Monday. In October this year, the Centre appointed Pankaj Kumar Singh, a retired IPS officer, as an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas in Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars regions of West Bengal. "It is a matter o ...Read More >
AAP, Tej Pratap Yadav's JJP and BSP could not beat NOTA in over half of their contests The Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) may have outperformed the CPI(ML)(L) in overall vote share in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, but its performance reveals a deeper weakness: the party struggled to defeat NOTA in nearly a third of the constituencies it contested, a Moneycontrol analysis shows. Jan Suraaj secured 3.44 percent of the total vote, ahead of the CPI(ML)(L)'s 3.05 percent, placing it seventh in statewi ...Read More >
Meanwhile, confusion prevailed on the Panjab University campus on Wednesday, with the release of the notification by the Ministry of Education, stating that the Centre "withdraws its decision to scrap the Panjab University Senate". Accusing the Centre of making a mockery of the issue as "no notification has been cancelled and the government has merely tried to create confusion," the Students Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU) on Wednesday reiterated that the call for a massive protest on ...Read More >
New Delhi: Mercedes-Benz India and Zoho have partnered to launch a decentralised dealer management system to enhance customer experience and digitise the luxury automobile brand's nationwide dealership network. The Dealer Management System (DMS) -- 'SKYLine', will digitise the complete service lifecycle -- from booking and digital check-in to skill-based technician assignment and final delivery -- through real-time data integration, streamlined workflows, and unified backend operations. Each M ...Read More >
The government on Thursday initiated the process to appoint the next chief justice of India as incumbent B R Gavai demits office on November 23, In an era where almost all aspects of governance and decision-making involves the usage of technology, in varying degrees, Justice Surya Kant, poised to assume the office of Chief Justice of India (CJI) next month, has been a strong proponent of profound human enterprise in the domain of dispensing justice. In his recent address, Justice Surya Kant, ...Read More >
BAHAWALPUR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Oct, 2025) Speakers at a seminar strongly condemned the Indian armed forces for committing atrocities and violence against innocent people in Indian Held Kashmir. According to an official press release, the seminar was organized by the Department of Pakistan Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), to denounce India's ongoing oppression in the region. The event included a detailed discussion on India's illegal and oppressive occupa ...Read More >
The Assam government will present the T.D. Tiwari Commission report on the 1983 Nellie Massacre. This significant historical document will be tabled in the state assembly next month. The report, submitted in 1984, has remained undisclosed by successive governments. Its public release aims to shed light on a crucial period of Assam's history. Assam government has decided to table the T.D. Tiwari Commission report on Nellie Massacre of 1983 in state assembly in the assembly session next month. A ...Read More >
Lucknow: A significant revision in the financial powers of PWD engineers was approved on Friday, 30 years after they were last determined. In a meeting chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, the CM cleared a two to five times increase in the financial powers of chief, superintendent, executive and junior engineers under civil, mechanical and electrical departments.The CM said that the revision was essential to improve administrative efficiency, ensure timely project execution, and uphold fin ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): In 2025, Southeast Asia sits at the crossroads of global commerce and great-power competition. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- ten member states plus Timor-Leste awaiting full admission -- anchors a market of ≈ 680 million people and a US$3.7 trillion GDP. For over a decade, ASEAN's success has depended on balancing its two dominant partners: Yet the bloc's 2025 chair, Malaysia, has deliberately adopted the theme "Inclusivity and Sustainability", si ...Read More >
This is the first such revision in 30 years, which was proposed citing rising construction costs. In a major step towards administrative reform, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Friday approved a "five-fold" increase in financial powers of Public Works Department (PWD) officers -- the first such revision in 30 years. Now, the Chief Engineer would be able to approve works up to Rs 10 crore and the Superintending Engineer up to Rs 5 crore. Similarly, the Executive Engineer's financia ...Read More >
Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) is facing internal strife as the Communist Party of India (CPI), a key ally, launched a vocal protest on Friday against the lead partner Communist Party of India (Marxist) over the decision to join the PM SHRI Schools scheme. Binoy Viswam, the CPI state secretary, expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of communication regarding the agreement, describing it as a breach of coalition discipline. Viswam questioned the necessity and urgency behind the st ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday reaffirmed its decision to move ahead with the Central Government's PM SHRI scheme, even as its Left ally, the CPI, raised strong objections over the signing of the agreement. CPI-M State Secretary M.V. Govindan said there was no change in the party's position and that the issues raised by allies could be amicably resolved through discussions. "Kerala is entitled to receive Rs 8,000 crore under the PM ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: CJI B R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant, the next CJI, on Thursday stoutly defended the much-criticised collegium system for selecting constitutional court judges and said it has helped the judiciary preserve its autonomy and independence in administration of justice.CJI Gavai was speaking at Royal Institute of Management in Thimphu, Bhutan, while Justice Kant was addressing Sri Lankan Supreme Court in Colombo. The CJI cited SC's 2015 judgment striking down the National Judicial Appointm ...Read More >
In an inspiring announcement, India's defence production has soared to an impressive Rs 1.5 lakh crore, with an important Rs 33,000 crore coming from the private sector. At a recent book launch, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh celebrated this advancement while stressing the significance of civil-military integration for our national security and the quest for technological independence. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that domestic defence production has increased to Rs 1.5 lakh ...Read More >
Srinagar: The dialogue process between the Centre and representatives of Ladakh have resumed, with the next sub-committee meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on October 22. Three members each from Apex Body Leh and Kargil Democratic Alliance, along with the Lok Sabha member from Ladakh and a lawyer, will participate in the meeting. Relations between the Centre and representatives of Ladakh witnessed a thaw following the Ministry of Home Affairs' announcement of a judicial probe, led by a ...Read More >
Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal has alleged that not only the PM SHRI scheme but every new incident in Kerala is part of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Communist Party of India (Marxist) secret understanding. Speaking at a press conference here, Venugopal accused the left government of cooperating with the BJP on multiple fronts while pretending to oppose it publicly. Venugopal clarified that the Congress was not implementing the PM SHRI scheme. "It's wrong to say Congress is implementing ...Read More >
Ukhrul: NSCN (IM) general secretary and chief negotiator of the Indo-Naga peace process, Thuingaleng Muivah, Wednesday vowed to defend the "sovereign national decision of Nagalim to the last," underscoring the group's unwavering stance as a political solution remains elusive, despite 28 years of dialogue with the government of India.The Indo-Naga peace talks have reached a critical impasse, with the NSCN (IM) steadfastly holding its ground, a separate Naga national flag and constitution. Speakin ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) In the first sign of a thaw, leaders of Ladakh, where four people died in police firing during the recent pro-statehood protests, met with Home Ministry representatives here on Wednesday for sub-committee level talks. During the meeting, the Ladakh representatives demanded an immediate release of all arrested leaders, including climate activist Sonam Wangchuck, the widely recognised face of the agitation. The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) ...Read More >
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