NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the union ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to roll out skill training under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and establish skill centres across IGNOU’s regional centres nationwide.The MoU was signed in the presence of IGNOU vice-chancellor…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary standing committee has flagged a leadership vacuum at the University Grants Commission (UGC) and called for urgent systemic reforms at the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), saying the accreditation regime is “long and bureaucratic” and its credibility must be restored “with the utmost urgency”.The panel noted that “the position of…
NEW DELHI: India’s ambitious education loan schemes are missing their mark, leaving thousands of deserving students tangled in red tape, high interest rates, and unequal access, a Parliamentary panel has warned. In its 372nd report, the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports said the gap between promise and performance is…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday posed three questions alleging that Bharatiya Janta Party and Election Commission are hatching a conspiracy to steal the mandate.In his address during the electoral reform debate in Lok Sabha, the Congress leader claimed that “everything in India that exists today has emerged from…
NEW DELHI: A portion of the Romeo Lane restaurant located at the Vagator area in Arpora was demolished on Tuesday, days after a fire at the Goa nightclub claimed 25 lives.The restaurant is owned by Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, who also own Birch by Romeo Lane, where a fire tragedy occurred on December 7.“We…
Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra NEW DELHI: Goa Police DIG (C&R) Varsha Sharma on Monday said that Look Out Circulars (LoCs) have been issued against the owners of Birch by Romeo Lane, the north Goa nightclub where 25 people died in a fire, as they are currently not in India.In a detailed briefing, DIG Varsha Sharma…
Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said there’s no bigger anti-national act than “vote chori” which harms the fabric of the nation. During the debate in the Lower House on the Special Intensive Revision, Rahul Gandhi, reiterating his claim of “rigged” elections, asserted the Election…
By Jake Chasan and Will ConteThere is an irony about India’s position in global pharmaceuticals: the country supplies forty percent of the United States’ generic medications, earning its reputation as the “pharmacy of the world.” Yet beneath this veneer of dominance lies an uncomfortable truth: seventy percent of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and key…
Hundreds of enthusiastic youth on Tuesday took part in an Army-sponsored marathon near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir‘sPoonch district, officials said.Commander of Bhimber Gali Brigade, Brigadier Rahul Kumar, flagged off the marathon and encouraged the youth to adopt fitness as a way of life and consider a future in the armed…
Arvind Kejriwal in Rajkot NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, on a three-day visit to Gujarat, on Monday held an interaction with party workers in Rajkot to discuss the upcoming municipal corporation elections. He stated confidently that the next mayor of Rajkot would be from the AAP. He added that the…