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Tamil Nadu govt. is weighing its options on Madras University Amendment Bill, says Higher Education Minister

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Tamil Nadu govt. is weighing its options on Madras University Amendment Bill, says Higher Education Minister

The Bill sought to replace the word, ‘Chancellor’, with the word, ‘Government’, in Section 11 of the Madras University Act, 1923, which deals with the appointment of Vice-Chancellors, thus seeking to establish greater control of the State government in the affairs of the university. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO After President Draupadi Murmu returned the Chennai University Amendment … Read more

Govt. to launch nationwide awareness campaign on VB-G RAM G scheme

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Govt. to launch nationwide awareness campaign on VB-G RAM G scheme

Various party workers stage a protest against Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill 2025, and demanded its withdrawal and replace Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Friday, December 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The government is expected … Read more

Govt. considering multiple options to put Rushikonda buildings to use

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Govt. considering multiple options to put Rushikonda buildings to use

A view of the structures built on Rushikonda in Visakhapatnam. File | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK The Andhra Pradesh government is considering multiple options to utilise the lavish buildings constructed atop Rushikonda during the YSRCP term in a manner that would benefit the public, while also generating sustainable revenue for the Tourism Department, Ministers Payyavula … Read more

Bombay HC issues notice to Maharashtra govt over Chandrapur PAPs long wait for jobs and benefits

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Bombay HC issues notice to Maharashtra govt over Chandrapur PAPs long wait for jobs and benefits

An outer view of Bombay High Court in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: The Hindu   The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Maharashtra government, Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd. (MAHAGENCO), the Divisional Commissioner, Nagpur Division, the Collector, Chandrapur District, and the Chief Engineer of Chandrapur Super Thermal Power … Read more

AIADMK to stage agitation against DMK govt. over the alleged irregularities in SIR

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AIADMK to stage agitation against DMK govt. over the alleged irregularities in SIR

The AIADMK will stage an agitation against the DMK government in Chennai on November 20 over allegations that the ruling party workers are committing irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls. In an official release, the AIADMK said the party would stage the agitation near the Rajarathinam Stadium from 10 a.m. The … Read more

WB BJP leadership alleges that Trinamool Govt is delaying Census in the State for political reasons

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WB BJP leadership alleges that Trinamool Govt is delaying Census in the State for political reasons

BJP West Bengal State President Samik Bhattacharya | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership in West Bengal has accused the Trinamool Congress government of delaying the census exercise in West Bengal so that the State’s ruling party can take “political advantage of a vote bank politics”. This allegation comes at a … Read more

OP services hit as govt. doctors stage protest in Kozhikode

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OP services hit as govt. doctors stage protest in Kozhikode

**EDS: TO GO WITH STORY** Kozhikode: A man looks at a notice pasted outside the closed OPD ticket counter at a hospital, amid a strike by doctors across Kerala after a doctor was attacked at a government-run hospital, in Kozhikode, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_09_2025_000305B) | Photo Credit: – Kozhikode Outpatient (OP) services at … Read more

JJP criticises Haryana govt. for income limit in new scheme for women

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JJP criticises Haryana govt. for income limit in new scheme for women

Jananayak Janata Party (JJP) leader Digvijay Chautala. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) has questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, calling it a “breach of promise” as the latter had promised during the election to provide the ₹2,100 monthly financial assistance to all women. As per the notification for the scheme, women above 23 years of … Read more

DKS blames ‘misrule’ by erstwhile BJP govt. for Bengaluru’s potholes

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DKS blames ‘misrule’ by erstwhile BJP govt. for Bengaluru’s potholes

The pothole-riddled Magadi Road in Bengaluru on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Launching a counter-attack on Opposition BJP that staged a protest against the alleged failure of the government in ensuring pothole-free roads in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday blamed the previous BJP dispensation’s “misrule” for potholes in the city. Stating that … Read more

Study finds children in urban slums suffering from ‘moderate child food poverty’ despite govt. nutrition programmes

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Study finds children in urban slums suffering from ‘moderate child food poverty’ despite govt. nutrition programmes

A recently-published study to estimate “child food poverty” among children aged between 2 and 5 in urban slums found that they lacked adequate nutrition in energy and protein. Most children in urban slums were suffering from moderate child food poverty and had poor feeding practices. Inadequate dietary intake in early childhood can lead to failure … Read more