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Mouldy walls, ‘delayed classes’, falling rank — crisis at Delhi govt’s Ambedkar University
In 2016, the multi-campus university was ranked 96 by the central government’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), out of 3,565 institutes. Seven years later, as the list of universities assessed grew to 8,565, it has slipped…
No, Netflix won’t be more expensive because of Modi govt’s new foreign transaction rules.…
New Delhi: In light of significant pushback on social media and by businesspeople, the Union Ministry of Finance Thursday issued a detailed document addressing several questions regarding changes it has made to rules governing monetary…
Supreme Court stays West Bengal govt’s ban on ‘The Kerala Story’
In a major relief for ‘The Kerala Story’, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the West Bengal government’s order banning the screening of the film and asked Tamil Nadu to ensure the safety of moviegoers after…
This is Govt’s new plan to track, find your lost smartphone
Phone theft is a big issue in India and the government is now getting serious about it. In a move to combat such cases in the country, the government has launched a lost phone tracking and blocking system. The system is set to launch on May…
When BJP comes to power, it stops projects started by Congress govts: Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday alleged that whenever a BJP government is formed in the state, it stalls the projects started by a Congress government. He cited the Barmer refinery project as an example to make his…
AAP govt moves SC on issue of transfer of Delhi govt’s services secretary
Delhi's AAP-led government on Friday moved the Supreme Court alleging that the Centre is not implementing the transfer of its services secretary and there could be contempt of the apex court order delivered just a day earlier. On Thursday,…
AAP calls SC verdict on Centre-Delhi services row ‘tight slap’ on mission to topple…
The AAP on Thursday termed the Supreme Court's verdict on the Centre-Delhi services row a "tight slap" on the mission to topple governments through "unconstitutional ways" while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the judgment will ensure…
Govt’s wheat procurement up 42% at 25.2 mn tonness so far in 2023-24
The government's wheat procurement has reached 25.2 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2023-24 marketing year, up 42 per cent from the year-ago period, according to the Food Ministry.
The procurement so far has…
State govt’s FY24 borrowings seen lower due to off-balance sheet debt: Sources
Market borrowings by India’s state governments are likely to be lower than the amounts indicated in their budgets, as off-balance sheet liabilities will continue to be adjusted in this fiscal year, two sources familiar with the matter said.…