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Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday released the inaugural edition of Rajahams, the quarterly publication of the state Raj Bhavan, and underlined that his administration need not share all the views expressed in the magazine. Vijayan visited the Raj Bhavan for the event, along with governor Rajendra Arlekar and Congress member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor, who received the inaugural copy, amid the standoff with the governor's office over several issues including the usage of t ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday released the inaugural edition of 'Rajahams', the official quarterly magazine of Raj Bhavan, in an event that assumed political significance given the ongoing tensions between the state govt and governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, on a range of issues. Speaking at the launch, Vijayan clarified that the state govt does not share the views expressed in the magazine on the governor's powers under Article 200, noting that the opinions a ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: A curtain raiser of the KIIT Centre for International Arbitration and Mediation (KCIAM) was held here on Saturday, in which eminent judges, jurists and legal experts took part. Justice Sandeep Mehta of Supreme Court said it has the potential to act as a catalyst for change by offering world-class facilities, fostering collaboration, training future arbitrators and promoting research in best practices. "KCIAM will not only serve this region, but also contribute meaningfully to the ...Read More >
The Tezpur University Teachers' Association slams Shambhu Nath Singh for disrespectful remarks on Assam's cultural icon, Zubeen Garg The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of a Central university in Assam has come under fire almost a year after a rebellion against his counterpart in Shillong's North Eastern Hill University. On September 27, 2025, members of the Tezpur University Teachers' Association (TUTA) accused the university's VC, Shambhu Nath Singh, of committing "serious financial and administrative ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Teachers' Association of Tezpur University in Assam has demanded the immediate removal of Vice Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh, accusing him of serious financial irregularities and administrative misconduct. In an official statement, the association said it submitted a detailed memorandum outlining their concerns to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, the university's chancellor, and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. The teachers' group raised serious questions about Singh's ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam: Andhra University students called off their protest over the death of a colleague on Friday after authorities announced a committee to look into their demands. Cooperative Society officer Triveni visited the university as the representative of the District Collector and announced that a committee comprising the superintendent of King George Hospital (KGH), principal of Andhra Medical College and another medical expert would be constituted. Students placed their 10 demands before ...Read More >
"This recurring conflict is clear - under Islamic law, a minor girl attaining puberty may lawfully marry, but under Indian criminal law, such a marriage renders the husband an offender under the BNS and/or POCSO or both," Justice Monga observed. In a significant observation on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Delhi High Court has stressed the urgent need for legislative clarity to prevent personal or customary laws from overriding national legislation. "Is it not the time to move towards a Un ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant observation on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), the Delhi High Court has stressed the urgent need for legislative clarity to prevent personal or customary laws from overriding national legislation. "Is it not the time to move towards a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), ensuring a single framework where personal or customary law does not override national legislation? [T]he Legislature must decide whether to continue criminalising entire communities or to ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sept 25: Vice Chancellor, Cluster University of Srinagar, Professor Mohammad Mobin has been listed in the top 2% of the most cited scientists across the world for the sixth consecutive time in the prestigious database released by Stanford University and Elsevier. According o a statement issued here, the list, compiled by a leading global academic platform, highlights the most influential researchers worldwide based on their citation impact and research output. He has consistently feat ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: EC on Thursday revised the rules relating to counting of postal ballots, making it mandatory for all postal ballot papers to be counted before the penultimate round of EVM/VVPATs counting is taken up.The new practice will be first implemented in Bihar where assembly polls are due in Nov.This restores the arrangement prior to May 2019, when EC had changed the guidelines to allow EVM counting to proceed regardless of postal ballot counting stage. The 2019 change did not rule out chances ...Read More >
Jammu, Sep 25: Three faculty members from the University of Jammu have been named in the prestigious Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List 2025, highlighting their global impact in nanotechnology and environmental sciences, the university said Thursday. As per a statement issued by the university, compiled by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier, this database is regarded as one of the most comprehensive global assessments of scientific excellence and influence. It evaluates r ...Read More >
The LG said Ladakh's transformation reflects its focus on renewable energy adoption, paperless governance, and modern administrative reforms, making it a model for other states and Union territories. |Representative Image: Wikimedia Commons The Union Territory of Ladakh is witnessing unprecedented growth with focus on modern governance, renewable energy and people-centric development, Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta said on Sunday. Addressing the Lead Impact Conclave here, he said education ...Read More >
Acharya Devvrat was sworn in as the governor of Maharashtra on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu appointed him after C P Radhakrishnan's resignation. Shree Chandrashekhar, Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, administered the oath at Raj Bhavan. Devvrat took the oath in Sanskrit. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, ministers, bureaucrats, and police officers attended the ceremony. Acharya Devvrat on Monday took oath as the governor of Maharashtra. President Droupadi Murmu last week appointed Gujar ...Read More >
Kolkata: One year after the RG Kar rape incident, the body of a third-year student of Jadavpur University (JU) in Kolkata, was found in mysterious conditions from a pond inside the campus on Thursday night, once again raising questions about student safety and security inside the campuses in West Bengal. The third-year student's body has been sent for a post-mortem to ascertain the cause of death, the police said. The exact circumstances leading to her death remain unclear, sources said. A purp ...Read More >
PM Modi's Bihar Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar on September 15, today and inaugurate the National Makhana Board along with the launch of the new terminal building at the Purnea Airport. He will also lay the foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 36,000 crore. The Board, announced in the Union Budget 2025, will have the primary objective of improving production, processing, value addition, marketing, and export promotion of makhana. Constitution: According ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), celebrated Hindi Diwas with a literary programme on Sunday. Organised under the joint aegis of Devagya Club and the School of Comparative Culture and Language Studies, the event was held at the Malviya Mission Teachers Training Centre auditorium, UTD campus. The programme, presided over by the vice-chancellor, witnessed spirited participation from university faculty and students, who presented their self-composed hymns, poems, ghazals ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Prominent classical vocalist Padma Vibhushan Pandit Chhannulal Mishra, who had not been keeping well for the last seven months, was shifted to the ICU of Sir Sunder Lal Hospital of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi, following a sharp deterioration in his health condition late on Saturday night. A medical bulletin issued by SSL Hospital on the health condition of the veteran vocalist on Sunday evening stated, "Mishra, 89, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Education Ministry's National Institutional Ranking Framework has come a long way since its inception a decade ago and is offering a credible alternative to rankings by foreign private agencies, said BITS Pilani Group Vice Chancellor V Ramgopal Rao. He, however, believes the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking system still faces some challenges that need to be addressed. BITS Pilani Group Vice Chancellor V Ramgopal Rao's Statement "The big win is that NIRF i ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Sep 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat will be sworn in as the Governor of Maharashtra on Monday. The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Darbar Hall in Raj Bhavan, Mumbai. The development follows Devvrat being assigned the additional charge of Maharashtra after former Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan stepped down on September 11 upon being elected Vice President of India. On Sunday morning, Devvrat, accompanied by his wife Darshana Devi, travelled from ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 13 (PTI) Jadavpur University on Saturday imposed several curbs on movement of students, researchers, faculty, staff and visitors on the campus after dusk in the wake of the unnatural death of a third-year undergraduate student on the night of September 11. In a circular, the university registrar prohibited "trespassing, morning and evening walks, use of drugs and alcohol inside the campus and regulate entry at night hours without valid identity cards." "It is notified for informati ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) It is advisable to forgive the wrongdoer but not to forget the wrongdoing, the Supreme Court has said while directing that its verdict with details of alleged sexual harassment by a vice-chancellor of a university be made part of his resume so that it "haunts" him forever, after the complaint against him was time-barred. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale passed the order on Friday on a plea by a faculty member of a West Bengal-based university who h ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The India Meteorological Department has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ashoka University to strengthen research and data sharing in climate science and weather forecasting. The MoU was formalised during the second annual workshop on "AI/ML Methods in Weather and Climate Modelling" hosted by Ashoka University's Safexpress Centre for Data, Learning and Decision Sciences. The collaboration will focus on developing advanced models for predicting extreme weather e ...Read More >
The court passed the judgment on Friday. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a sexual harassment case against West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti but directed that the judgment, which carries details of his alleged misconduct, be recorded in his resume. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varal dismissed a petition filed by a faculty member against Mr Chakrabarti but said such actions "may be forgiven but allowed t ...Read More >
The centre has already started studies in four disaster-sensitive districts in Himachal Pradesh - Shimla, Dharamshala, Mandi, and Kullu. "The initiative aims to mitigate the impact of climate change and global warming by integrating advanced scientific research, community wisdom and policy-level outreach," said Dr Mahesh Sharma, deputy director of Himalayan Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (HIM-DR³) HPU vice-chancellor professor Mahavir Singh, said, "The main objective of this ...Read More >
Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday underscored the urgent need for coordination between academic research and government action to protect the Hangul, Markhor, and other threatened Himalayan species. Speaking at the valedictory session of the Second International Conference on Hangul Protection and Other Threatened Ungulates Conservation (2IHUC-25) at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), he pledged swift implementation of the confer ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi University is set to open a physical mop-up round of admissions to fill over 7,000 vacant undergraduate seats. Admissions in this round will be made on the basis of Class XII marks. The decision was taken at the Executive Council (EC) meeting on Friday. Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh suggested that admissions be provided directly by colleges through spot admissions, a proposal that was approved by the EC. Singh said the mop-up round will ensure colleges do not carry forward large ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 13 (ANI): The Trinamool Chhatra Parishad on Friday held a protest in Kolkata after the body of a student was found near the lake of Jadavpur University Campus. Trinamool Congress MLA Debabrata Majumdar on Friday said that a student of Jadavpur University died in a suspicious manner on Thursday. Majumdar noted that his party has protested against the environment at Jadavpur University and requested the installation of CCTV cameras in the college premises. ...Read More >
Kolkata: A third-year English honours student at Jadavpur University, who was rescued from a campus pond in an unconscious state around 10.15 pm on Thursday, was declared dead when taken to a hospital near the university.Anamika Mondal, 22, a resident of Nimta, was seen chatting with classmates earlier in the evening. Later, she was spotted in the waterbody near gate no. 4 next to the union room. She had come to the campus to attend 'Ruhaniyat' organised by Jadavpur University Drama Club. The ev ...Read More >
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today pledged that his government will act promptly on the recommendations of the Second International Conference on 'Hangul Protection and Other Threatened Ungulates Conservation' (2IHUC-25), so that measurable progress is achieved in the population of Hangul and Markhor before the next such conference is held. The Chief Minister, who is also Pro-Chancellor of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), was spe ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi University is set to open a physical mop-up round of admissions to fill over 7,000 vacant undergraduate seats. Admissions in this round will be made on the basis of Class XII marks. The decision was taken at the Executive Council (EC) meeting on Friday. Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh suggested that admissions be provided directly by colleges through spot admissions, a proposal that was approved by the EC. Singh said the mop-up round will ensure colleges do not carry forward large ...Read More >
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