Elgar case: NIA seeks cancellation of activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao's bailThe National Investigation Agency (NIA) has requested a special court to cancel the bail of activists Sudha Bharadwaj and Varavara Rao in t...
15 May, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Who are R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya, new NITI Aayog members?The Centre has appointed R Balasubramaniam and Joram Aniya as full-time members of NITI Aayog, taking the total number of such members to s...
02 May, 2026, 10.49 PM IST
Academicians can't participate in conferences held by countries, states not recognised by govt: AICTEThe stern directive by the technical education regulator came following an objection raised by the Cyprus government with the Ministry of E...
19 Dec, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
Academicians seek repeal of farm laws, say these pose major threat to farming communitiesThe 400-odd academicians in their statement said, "The three new laws that have been enacted by the government are aimed at bringing in fun...
03 Feb, 2021, 02.35 PM IST
Further delay in conducting JEE, NEET will compromise students' future: Over 150 academicians to PM"Youths and students are the future of the nation but in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, clouds of uncertainty have gathered over their care...
27 Aug, 2020, 11.32 AM IST
Indian universities try to woo foreign academicians, what's pushing them awayInstitutions here want more foreign academicians. But pay and visa issues are emerging as tough hurdles.
04 Nov, 2018, 01.21 PM IST
India wants pact with UK on short-term visas for studentsIndia wants Britain to extend visa concessions given to Chinese to be extended to Indians - 6 months to 2 years visa for 87 pound.
22 Oct, 2016, 11.32 AM IST
Academicians call for boycott of Hebrew University seminar on Bose and India during WWIIMore than 50 American and Indian academicians, have launched a campaign for boycotting Jerusalem-based Hebrew University’s upcoming seminar.
26 Jan, 2016, 09.08 PM IST
350 foreign academicians to teach in India under GIANMore than 350 academicians from 38 countries are coming to teach in 68 Indian institutes under the national GIAN programme.
01 Dec, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
Group of 47 senior academicians hits out at 'leftist' scholarsA group of 47 senior academicians today accused 'leftist' scholars of making hypocritical attempts to claim high moral ground over the issu...
17 Nov, 2015, 11.06 PM IST
Over 150 American academicians support PM Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' initiativeA group of American academicians today backed the 'Digital India' campaign asserting that it heralds a new era of participatory democracy.
17 Sep, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
CPI(M) asks PM Narendra Modi to clarify on US academicians' concernsYechury also sought to know nature of NDA government's Digital India campaign as questions raised by the US academicians are "very pertinen...
16 Sep, 2015, 02.59 PM IST
Irani to inaugurate Association of Indian varsities' meetThe three-day meeting from April 17-19 will be a platform to discuss important issues concerning the higher education in India,"
13 Mar, 2015, 05.14 PM IST
Saraswathi Menon among seven experts nominated to review UN peace-building architectureSaraswathi Menon, former Director of the Policy Division in UN Women, will be among the members of the Advisory Group to review peace build...
23 Jan, 2015, 11.02 AM IST
Rutgers University appoints Jasjit Ahluwalia as Dean of School of Public HealthAn eminent Indian-origin researcher and academician has been appointed as dean of the public health school at the prestigious Rutgers Unive...
21 Jan, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
- 'Univs must tie up with industry'
Academicians seem to consider research sacrosanct with a perspective that exploiting it commercially will reduce its sanctity.
28 Aug, 2010, 06.11 AM IST
- Role of academicians on boards in the spotlight
The Satyam-Maytas controversy has placed the role of the academician on a company’s board under a scanner.
31 Dec, 2008, 02.43 AM IST