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NEW DELHI, July 18: Bangladesh has apprehended 34 Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in its territorial waters and India has been pressing Dhaka to ensure their safe and early return, official sources said on Friday. The fishermen along with their two fishing trawlers were apprehended on the intervening night of July 14 and 15, they said. Immediately after information about the incident was received, the Indian high commission in Bangladesh took up the matter with Bangladeshi authorities a ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Following days of protest, Balasore and Odisha bandhs and suspended classes since July 12 due to self-immolation of a student over alleged sexual harassment by a senior faculty member, the college in Balasore resumed academic activities on Friday, with a low turnout of students. Atmosphere on the campus was gloomy with students discussing the incident in the corridors, library and classrooms. "Her face comes to my mind whenever I enter the college. We lost a flamboyant and ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Peace returned to the Kerala University campus following a reported meeting between Vice Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal and Higher Education Minister R Bindu on Friday, which resolved the issues that had led to protests on the university campus by Left-affiliated student and youth outfits. Bindu, after the meeting, told reporters that a mutual decision was arrived at and that steps need to be taken to resolve the issue related to Registrar K S Anil Kumar's suspension. She sai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said money cannot be recovered by filing an FIR and seeking help of police as it quashed a cheating case against the producer of Bollywood movie "Tanu Weds Manu". A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan expressed displeasure over the approach of the Allahabad High Court in dealing with the petition of producer Shailesh R Singh for quashing of the FIR against him by complainant Kunal Jain. "Money cannot be recovered, more particularly, in ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 18 (PTI) Peace returned to the Kerala University campus following a reported meeting between Vice Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal and Higher Education Minister R Bindu on Friday, which resolved the issues that had led to protests on the university campus by Left-affiliated student and youth outfits. Bindu, after the meeting, told reporters that a mutual decision was arrived at and that steps need to be taken to resolve the issue related to Registrar K S Anil Kumar's suspens ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 18 (PTI) Peace returned to the Kerala University campus following a reported meeting between Vice Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal and Higher Education Minister R Bindu on Friday, which resolved the issues that had led to protests on the university campus by Left-affiliated student and youth outfits. Bindu, after the meeting, told reporters that a mutual decision was arrived at and that steps need to be taken to resolve the issue related to Registrar K S Anil Kumar's suspens ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jul 18 (PTI) An Odisha government-run university in Sambalpur on Friday issued an advisory to all its teaching staff a day after the arrest of an assistant professor for "sexual exploitation" of a female student. An assistant professor of GM University was arrested on Thursday for allegedly sexually exploiting a 20-year-old student of the varsity, police said. Following his arrest, the university suspended the assistant professor. Susant Kumar Das, in-charge Vice Chancellor (VC) o ...Read More >
Itanagar, Jul 18 (PTI) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 4,613 crore for 485 infrastructure projects across Arunachal Pradesh. These projects, supported under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), have significantly contributed to enhancing rural connectivity, irrigation systems, and livelihood generation, NABARD General Manager Damodar Mishra said here on Friday. Also Read | UP's First Conviction in Digital Arrest Scam: Lucknow Cour ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
Bhopal: MBBS study in Hindi, introduced in Madhya Pradesh three years ago with much fanfare, seems to have hardly enthused the students in the government medical colleges in the state with few found to have opted the language to write their semester exams. A senior officer in the Medical Science University (MSU), Jabalpur, on Thursday indicated to this newspaper that 'almost all' students in these medical colleges have been found to have written their semester examinations in English and hardly ...Read More >
Sambalpur: Close on the heels of tragic suicide case of a girl student from Balasore's FM College over alleged harassment by a faculty member, another such incident has surfaced from Sambalpur's Gangadhar Meher University, where the authorities have suspended Gopikanta Suna, an Assistant Professor in the School of Education, following his arrest in connection with a criminal case lodged at Mahila Police Station in Sambalpur. As per an official order issued by the varsity, the action was taken u ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 16 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan on Wednesday urged the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to immediately intervene to resolve the crisis in the higher education sector in the state. In a letter to the Chief Minister, Satheesan said the absence of permanent vice-chancellors in several universities and principals in various colleges had adversely affected the higher education sector. He also cited the tug-of-war between the Governor and the ...Read More >
The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to specify its plans for conducting students' body elections across colleges and universities. This follows a petition highlighting the decade-long delay. The court seeks a notification timeline from the state amidst unresolved issues with permanent vice chancellor appointments. The Calcutta High Court has instructed the West Bengal government to outline its strategy for holding upcoming students' body elections in colleges and uni ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) on Tuesday launched two online courses on sand art through the SWAYAM platform. The initiative is a collaboration with Padma Shri awardee and internationally-acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik.The two courses, titled 'Introduction to Sand Art' and 'Principles and Formats of Sand Art', were designed and delivered by Pattnaik himself, bringing his decades of experience and global acclaim in sand sculpting into a structured online ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Res ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: A court in Sambalpur on Thursday sent a university teacher to judicial custody for allegedly entering into a physical relationship with a female student under the false pretext of marriage. The incident comes days after a 20-year-old Balasore student set herself ablaze over alleged inaction by college authorities on her sexual harassment complaint against a faculty member. On Wednesday, police received a complaint from the 20-year-old girl, a second-year student of integra ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Balram Marathi, Director of Research at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), has earned a rare distinction in agricultural science by securing patents for his hybrid rice seed innovation in India, the United States, and the Philippines. Balram's work aims to transform rice cultivation by improving crop resilience and productivity. During his fellowship at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), he conducted the research that led to the dev ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16: Melbourne has once again been recognised as one of the world's best cities for students, ranking fifth globally in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Best Student Cities 2026 rankings. This marks the fourth consecutive year that the city of Melbourne has been ranked in the top five student cities globally, reflecting the city's top class educational system, rich cultural scene, and vibrant multicultural student population. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today, July 16 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Balasore suicide victim's father demanded that all those responsible for her death should be booked for conspiracy and murder. "Everyone in the college conspired and compelled my daughter to kill herself. Isn't that murder? It was a conspiracy because she used to raise her voice in college, and the authorities there didn't like it," said her father, who is a clerk in a local college.He alleged that a 'conspiracy' was hatched in the principal's room on Saturday, the day she immolated ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A 20-year-old student, who set herself on fire protesting alleged inaction on her sexual harassment complaint against her department head in Balasore, tragically succumbed to her injuries late Monday night after a 60-hour battle for life, triggering massive protests from political parties.The Odisha govt had earlier arrested and suspended the teacher concerned. The principal was also arrested for trying to persuade the girl to withdraw her complaint. Despite the govt saying that the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: SCR general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava and senior officials inspected development work at the Hyderabad station which has been taken up under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. He also reviewed passenger amenities and facilities and inspected the booking counter, waiting room, station master's office and circulating area of the station. Earlier, GM Srivastava conducted a detailed inspection of Charlapalli station, interacted with staff and inquired about the duty hours, working en ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Jul 15 (PTI) Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Tuesday issued a legal notice to state Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka for his alleged comments holding the former responsible for the 2016 suicide of Rohith Vemula, a PhD scholar in University of Hyderabad. In the legal notice, Ramchander Rao demanded an unconditional apology from Vikramarka within three days from the date of receipt of the notice for making false accusations. The notice said appropriate crimina ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up a four-member fact-finding panel to look into the incident of self-immolation by a girl student on college campus in Odisha's Balasore, officials said on Tuesday. The 20-year-old second-year BEd student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore had accused the Head of Education Department, Samira Kumar Sahu, of sexually harassing her. The student set herself on fire on Saturday on the college campus over alleged inac ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on Wednesday during which they will interact with party functionaries of the state. State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi said the district, block and mandal presidents of the party will be able to present their views before its top leadership during Kharge and Gandhi's visit. Also Read | Did Lucknow Court Judge Take Selfie With Rahul Gandhi During Hearing of Indian Army ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has set up a four-member fact-finding panel to look into the incident of self-immolation by a girl student on college campus in Odisha's Balasore, officials said on Tuesday. The 20-year-old second-year BEd student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College, Balasore had accused the Head of Education Department, Samira Kumar Sahu, of sexually harassing her. The student set herself on fire on Saturday on the college campus over alleged inac ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in collaboration with internationally acclaimed sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik, has launched two pioneering SWAYAM online courses on Sand Art, marking a historic step in integrating India's rich cultural heritage into digital learning. According to an official release, these two courses - titled 'Introduction to Sand Art' and 'Principles and Formats of Sand Art' have been specially curate ...Read More >
The protestors broke down barriers and forcibly entered the main building to present their demands. In response, university authorities said they will look into demands of protestors according to what is legally possible. Congress youth wing National Students Union of India (NSUI) held a protest at Savitribai Phule Pune University on Monday demanding a re-examination for engineering students facing repeating a year due because they failed in one or two subjects. The protestors broke down barri ...Read More >
BITS Pilani has announced a major expansion, including a new AI+ campus in Amaravati and a ₹1,219 crore investment to upgrade facilities across its existing campuses. The institute also formally launched BITS Pilani Digital, its online education platform, to extend its academic offerings to a wider audience. BITS Pilani on Sunday announced an expansion of its academic and digital infrastructure, unveiling plans for a new AI+ campus in Amaravati, a ₹1,219 crore investment to upgrade facilitie ...Read More >
Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) [India], July 15 (ANI): Eight people were killed after a vehicle carrying 13 passengers met with an accident near the Suni bridge in Muwani town of Uttarakhand Pithoragarh district, a police officer said on Tuesday. Pithoragarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Rekha Yadav confirmed the incident and stated that a rescue operation is currently underway. Eight people died after a vehicle carrying 13 people crashed near the Suni bridge in Muwani town. The police officials ha ...Read More >
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