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Amid a spat between the IIT-Khargpur (KGP) administration and its teachers’ union (IITTA), the institute has extended the deadline to December 13 for the IITTA to provide documents supporting its allegations against the institute’s administration. IITTA wrote to the Union Education Ministry in September, accusing the institute of “nepotism”, “arbitrary” recruitment and other irregularities. It … Read more

Dec 5, 2024 04:55 IST First published: 5 December 2024 at 04:55 IST Share it A presidential pardon in America — and in democracies — is an opportunity to seize the moral high ground. Joe Biden’s “Full and unconditional” forgiveness to his sonThe hunter, does not represent only a retreat and abandonment. It also smacks … Read more

Ensuring that protocol is duly followed and representatives are treated respectfully during their district visits has been a major concern for the Uttar Pradesh government, which has issued more than 12 orders and reminders in the past two years. “With the People’s Representative. These instructions include providing them with seating arrangements decorated “according to their … Read more

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed senior officials to identify those creating unrest in Sambhal, put up their posters and compensate them for property damage. Adityanath has given directions to review law and order in various districts and to resolve revenue disputes by holding meetings with relevant officials. Senior field officers including Divisional Commissioners, … Read more

A 20-year-old Delhi University student, a state-level boxer, allegedly slit the throats of his parents and sister at their home in south Delhi’s Deoli village on Wednesday morning. According to the police, the deceased are ex-serviceman Rajesh Kumar (51), his wife Komal (46) and 23-year-old daughter Kavita. Police said that accused Arjun Tanwar made a … Read more

Jasleen Kaur, a Scottish artist of Indian origin, has won the prestigious Turner Prize 2024 for her exhibition “Altar Altar”, which explores themes of plurality, personal and political. The jury, chaired by Tate Britain director Alex Farquharson, praised Kaur’s “thoughtful way of choreographing a visual and auditory experience that suggests both personal, political and spiritual… … Read more

Officials of the Mumbai Police Crime Branch are investigating the role of Akash Chauhan, a key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui. Police suspect that Chauhan himself brainwashed Zeeshan Akhtar, one of the main conspirators of the incident, to carry out the hit. Siddiqui was shot dead … Read more

Thiruvananthapuram Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had an unusual visitor on Wednesday morning while he was reading a newspaper in his garden – a monkey that jumped into his lap. Tharoor gave the guest a banana and hugged him in return. Then the monkey fell asleep on his lap. Tharoor claimed that when he tried to … Read more

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill with provisions for regulation of boilers, protection of life and property from explosions and uniformity in registration. The Boiler Bill, 2024, which seeks to repeal the century-old Boiler Act, 1923, was passed by a voice vote in the Upper House. Apart from the need to repair boilers … Read more

Nepal and China signed the implementation framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Beijing on Wednesday, indicating that Nepal will soon decide on projects for implementation. This situation occurred when Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was on an official visit to China. Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal have … Read more