Local body polls soon? Maha cabinet takes 21 decisions in single day

With elections to local bodies looming, the Maharashtra cabinet took 21 decisions on Tuesday, an unusual number for a single meeting, including the closure of the state's asset reconstruction......

Lavani Star Gautami Patil In Midst Of Political Spat

What began as a car accident near Vadgaon bridge in Pune has now spiralled into a political controversy, drawing in senior Maharashtra leaders and sparking off a debate over political interference,......

'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is......

Why The Americans Were Opposed To Agni

'The heat shield technology for re-entry vehicles was first mastered in DRDO for the Agni missile.''This is why the Americans were so opposed to Agni in the 1980s, unlike other missiles -- it was a......

FDI in higher education likely

The Union government indicated on Thursday that it might welcome foreign direct investment in the field of higher education and formulate a policy on it."I don't think ideologically anything wrong......

'Huge higher education investment in 11th Plan'

Higher education will receive massive investment in the 11th Five Year Plan, with 30 new Central Universities and 370 new colleges in educationally backward districts being planned during the......

FM unveils education reforms, to set up National Testing Agency

Asserting that quality of education will energise the youth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday unleashed measures to revamp the country’s education system, including setting up......

IIT-K gets country's 2nd digital lab

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has become the second institute, after its Chennai counterpart, to have set-up a Digital Innovation Lab in the country to provide higher technical......

Why Indian Chess Fraternity Is Upset

The All India Chess Federation did not utilise Rs 3.12 crore out of the central government's allocation of Rs 5.2 crore during FY25. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay   The Indian chess......

'Winning A Medal For India Meant A Lot'

'It was a tough field, and I was nervous going in.''But once I stepped onto the court, I focused only on giving my best.' IMAGE: Anika Dubey, 15, has been rising in the Indian squash ranks with......