India
January 30, 2025
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Activist demands withdrawal of UGC draft regulations

The State Platform for Common School System – Tamil Nadu (SPCSS-TN) has demanded that the University Grants Commission withdraw its draft regulations 2024 and 2025 terming it unconstitutional.   The draft UGC regulations are a blatant attempt to usurp the State government’s powers and deny universities of autonomy, said P.B. Prince Gajendra Babu, general secretary […]

India
January 30, 2025
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Senior police officer Vijay Kumar shifted from Kashmir to Delhi

Vijay Kumar, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who became the public face of the police in volatile Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, was transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Delhi on Thursday. Mr. Kumar is among four IPS officers who received transfer orders. He will take up a new assignment […]

India
January 30, 2025
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Janmam lands: T.N. govt. decides to move Supreme Court

The Tamil Nadu government has decided to move an interlocutory application in the Supreme Court seeking to vacate the interim stay preventing creation of basic amenities in janmam lands in Gudalur in the Nilgiris district. The State government has also decided to seek permission from the apex court to hear cases involving the Tamil Nadu […]

India
January 30, 2025
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Walking into a death trap

Jaick, five months old, smiles innocently on his mother Joicy’s lap. He’s unaware of the devastating storm swirling around his young life. Joicy clutches him tightly, her tears flowing uncontrollably. Her husband, Binil Babu, 32, from Kuttanellur, Thrissur, was killed on the Russia-Ukraine war front three weeks ago. The news of her husband’s death came […]

India
January 30, 2025
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Tekion and Praana Animal Foundation launch cat rehabilitation and adoption centre in Bengaluru

Tekion, innovator of the first cloud-native platform serving the automotive retail ecosystem, has partnered with Praana Animal Foundation to open a dedicated cat rehabilitation and adoption centre in Bengaluru. This initiative is part of Tekion’s ongoing global commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The centre, located off Kanakapura Road, will provide comprehensive care for feral, […]

India
January 30, 2025
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Telangana CM to lay foundation stone for new Osmania General Hospital on Friday

Hyderabad is set to witness a major boost in public healthcare infrastructure as Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will lay the foundation stone for the new Osmania General Hospital (OGH) on Friday, January 31.  The new hospital, to be constructed at Goshamahal, will feature a built-up area of 32 lakh square feet and will […]

India
January 30, 2025
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States-led panels to draft comprehensive social security plan for workers

The two-day Chintan Shivir of the Labour Ministers and Secretaries of Union and State governments, which concluded on Thursday (January 30, 2025), has decided to form three committees comprising five States each to develop a sustainable model for comprehensive social security coverage for workers. The committees will submit their reports in March. The meeting also […]

India
January 30, 2025
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Remand report claims KSU activists to blame for D-Zone festival clash

Kerala Students Union (KSU) activists intended to cause grievous injuries to Students Federation of India (SFI) activists at the D-Zone cultural festival of Calicut University during a clash that erupted between the two groups, according to the remand report. It was highlighted in the remand report that questions raised about the conduct of the festival […]

India
January 30, 2025
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Gangavaram, Krishnapatnam ports make significant progress

The Gangavaram port, owned by Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), launched container terminal operations with the inaugural EXIM vessel call of MV Synergy Keelung in FY 2024-25. This was disclosed by APSEZ in its results for the quarter and nine months ending December 31, 2024. Apart from this, the Krishnapatnam port, which […]