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5-year plan: Central funds to be tied to education results | India News

NEW DELHI: The Centre is preparing a five-year plan for higher education with five main goals: raise enrolment (GER), improve employment and apprenticeships, build international links, upgrade quality and strengthen digital systems. The plan relies on “big-ticket” projects, state-wise targets and performance-linked funding. The quality measures include clearer accreditation bands, so that students can compare […]

‘Politicising such sensitive issue is insensitive’: CM Fadnavis vows strict action in Satara suicide case; probe underway | India News

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief ministerDevendra Fadnavis on Saturday assured strict action against those found guilty in the suicide of a woman doctor in Satara.Fadnavis also warned against politicising the issue.Speaking to reporters, he said, “This is a very serious issue. A young doctor wrote her suicide note on her hand […]

Kurnool bus tragedy: Viral video shows biker riding recklessly moments before deadly crash – watch | India News

NEW DELHI: Hours after 20 people died in a bus fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool following a collision with a bike, CCTV footage circulating on social media allegedly shows the biker, suspected of causing the accident, was drunk.The Bengaluru-bound private bus caught fire in the early hours of Friday after hitting a two-wheeler. The blaze […]

Two cops sounded alarm, but MP failed to take action on carbide guns | India News

Bhopal/Gwalior: Could Madhya Pradesh’s carbide gun-triggered tragedy have been avoided if early action of two alert cops in Gwalior and Bhopal were taken seriously and replicated across the state? On Oct 18 – days before Diwali – a cop in Gwalior, alarmed by the open sale of carbide guns, had on his own lodged an […]

Kathua SSP suspends 8 cops after attack on Kerala preachers | India News

Jammu and Kashmir Police (PTI/Used only for representation) JAMMU: Kathua SSP Mohita Sharma suspended eight cops — including a sub-inspector and seven special police officers — for negligence after a video of an alleged attack on a vehicle carrying religious preachers from Kerala went viral on social media. The clip apparently showed that police were […]

Collegium preserves judiciary’s autonomy, say CJI B R Gavai, Justice Kant | India News

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 […]

Over 6,000 voters deleted for Rs 80 each in Aland: Karnataka SIT | India News

BENGALURU: Karnataka police’s special investigation team probing the alleged voter deletion scam in Aland constituency during the 2023 assembly polls has reportedly uncovered evidence of attempts to remove names from the electoral rolls, and identified six suspects.Sleuths said deletions were carried out at a cyber centre in Aland, where operators were allegedly paid Rs 80 […]

Yadavs, Muslims & Bhumihars: How parties are solving Bihar’s caste equations – candidate lists decoded | India News

NEW DELHI: As Bihar gears up for the assembly elections, the ruling National Democratic Alliance and the opposition Mahagathbandhan have cornered each other over issues such as development, migration, and unemployment. However, it all appears to have boiled down to the perennial theme of caste-based politics, with every party fine-tuning its manifesto and candidate list […]

Child can cancel property deals by parents at 18: SC says no formal lawsuit needed; free to sell, transfer | India News

Supreme Court (L); AI image (R) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ruled that minors can challenge any property sale or transfer done by their parents or guardians without a lawsuit, after turning 18. The court said adults can cancel such transfers by taking clear actions, like selling or transferring the property themselves.“It can safely be […]

‘Joint PC? But only one picture’: BJP mocks ‘Mahagathbandhan’ presser; poster shows only Tejashwi Yadav | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday mocked the Mahagathbandhan, claiming Rahul Gandhi and Congress were robbed of credit after a press conference poster featured only RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. BJP spokesperson Shehzaad Poonawala posted on X said, “Joint PC? But only one picture…. Rahul Gandhi & Congress ka ‘samman chori’ ….. Showed Congress […]