Key NDA ally Janata Dal (United) expressed reservations over the new University Grants Commission (UGC) draft regulations that give a bigger role to the chancellors, who in most cases are State Governors, in appointing Vice-Chancellors of State universities, arguing that it will impact the State’s own road map for higher education. Janata Dal (United) national spokesperson […]
A Delhi court on Monday (January 21, 2025) ordered the seizure of paintings of Hindu deities made by Padma awardee M.F. Husain, displayed in the Delhi Art Gallery. The paintings showed Hindu gods Hanuman and Ganesha holding nude female characters in hands and on the lap. The orders came on the complaint filed by Delhi […]
Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR-Crop Sciences) Deputy Director General T.R. Sharma said on Tuesday, January 21, that gene mapping of various plant species is crucial to tackling climate change in the future. Union Minister of State for Steel Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma and Mr. Sharma inaugurated the Genome Editing Laboratory at the Crop Improvement […]
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away last month, was embroiled in a controversy in his early years as a politician. A former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, he was appointed as the Chairman of the University Grants Commission in 1991. However, within a few months, Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao inducted […]
Hotel Maris, which stands on Cathedral Road, turned 50 last week. I had helped in putting together a video commemorating this, and I must say it enabled me to secure some more stories to add to the extraordinary tapestry that is Chennai. In a brilliant talk that S .Muthiah delivered in 2003 at the Tag […]
The seventh edition of the India Boat and Marine Show will begin at Bolgatty Palace Event Centre on Wednesday (January 22). As many as 55 exhibitors will display their products and services at the expo, and around 4,000 business visitors are expected to attend it, according to the organisers. The expo will have an industry […]
Enterprise AI software platform provider o9 on Tuesday announced opening of an office in Hyderabad, the company’s third in India, and with it, plans to launch a certification programme in collaboration with the Young India Skills University (YISU). The Hyderabad office will support the company’s growing global workforce and client base and focus on research […]
Minister for Excise M.B. Rajesh has made a scathing remark about the Opposition saying that it withdrew from its corruption allegation against the government in connection with the sanctioning of a brewery in Elappully panchayat as it lacked courage. “The Opposition’s allegations of water exploitation too will fizzle out soon,” the Minister said, throwing down […]
The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB), in collaboration with the Education Department and local police authorities, has launched targeted awareness campaigns in schools across the State. A highlight of this initiative is the formation of four specialised teams dedicated to conducting awareness programmes in educational institutions. Each of these teams is composed of two Deputy Superintendents […]
General Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Tuesday released the logo of Sreenarayanaguru Open University’s (SGOU) first athletic meet being held on January 31 and February 1. In the event held at the Minister’s chamber, Vice-Chancellor V.P. Jagathy Raj was also present. The logo was designed by Kollam resident U.M. Binny. The meet is being organised […]
