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IIT Bombay calls Director Kedare's resignation news false, says Sahil's death details under probe; Dean Doolla removedIIT Bombay Director Prof Shireesh B. Kedare has not resigned, and the institute apologized for its earlier communication. The circumstances...
IIT-Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla, who faces SC/ST Act FIR in Sahil Wakode case, has multiple teaching, research awardsIIT-Bombay professor Suryanarayana Doolla's deanship was suspended after an FIR under the SC/ST Act in connection with the death by suicide...
Crime Branch takes over IIT Bombay student death probe; family alleges caste harassment, institute deniesMumbai Crime Branch is investigating the suicide of an IIT Bombay student. The student was found dead after being caught using a mobile pho...
Pass the buck to RBI, banks: Let the savings from digital payments fund UPI costs, not consumersThe RBI's MDR introduction on UPI transactions above ₹2,000 faces criticism. This move may discourage digital payments and encourage a retu...
SC asks RBI to secure compliance of norms on seizure of financed vehicles by NBFCs, banksThe Supreme Court mandated the RBI to enforce lawful vehicle repossession rules. Financial institutions cannot seize vehicles without due l...
Harvard, Stanford, Yale under scanner: Trump expands fight against elite colleges with focus on 'the diversity problem'The Trump administration is widening its campaign against US universities, shifting from antisemitism investigations towards diversity prog...
A quarter-century after 9/11, New York’s Muslims find strength in belongingNew York's Muslim community faced significant Islamophobia and surveillance after the 9/11 attacks. Many Muslims experienced increased hara...
"Lowest score since 1975": P Chidambaram flags India's 106 rank on Electoral Democracy IndexCongress leader P Chidambaram has flagged India’s 106th position among 179 countries in V-Dem’s Electoral Democracy Index. India scored 0.3...
Married at 9, she lost her only son at 14. She braved being attacked with cow dung, stones to become India’s 1st certified female doctor in 1886Anandibai Joshi did not live to see her 22nd birthday. However, in her short life, she achieved multiple milestones, becoming the first cer...
Michigan Democrats want to fight Trump. First they have to stop fighting each otherMichigan Democrats face internal divisions over the cost of living and political issues. Disputes over Israel and antisemitism are complica...
Maharashtra proposes law to regulate private coaching centres, cap classes at five hours a dayIn a significant move, Maharashtra intends to regulate private coaching centres by mandating their registration. The forthcoming law stipul...
Father paid Rs 2.9 lakh for son’s engineering admission, but he was stopped from taking the exam over unpaid fees; court orders college to pay Rs 2.27 lakhA consumer commission has directed Acharya Institute of Technology to pay Rs 2,27,965 to a father, whose son was unable to sit for his exam...
Call me, I will join you: Rahul Gandhi offers to be part of protest as tribal student highlights woesRahul Gandhi offered to join tribal students protesting in Pune over hostel facilities. A young woman highlighted issues concerning educati...
NEET protests: SC constitutes 5-member panel to probe police excesses, use of force and surveillanceThe Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a five-member High-Powered Enquiry Committee headed by former judge R Subhash Reddy to investigat...
UGC equity regulations 2026 under reconsideration: Centre to SCThe Supreme Court is hearing pleas challenging UGC equity regulations. The Centre informed the court that the 2026 regulations are under re...
UK PM Andy Burnham calls Jason Arday's death 'a tragedy'Jason Arday, a distinguished black academic, tragically passed away on Friday after stepping down from his posts at Cambridge University. H...
- Smart glasses are going mainstream. Do current privacy laws protect us from risks?
The push to make camera glasses a major consumer trend comes at a cost to the privacy of the wearer, and everyone around them. We know litt...
SC judge flags deepfakes, cyberstalking as new threats to womenJustice B V Nagarathna urged immediate legal aid for women after incidents. She highlighted recent Karnataka amendments that limit the High...
DRDO expeditiously finalise clear, measurable key performance indicators: Parl panel on defenceA parliamentary panel urged DRDO to finalize clear performance indicators for projects. It also recommended strengthening ex-servicemen wel...
RBI changes loan recovery rules:: No harassment, recorded calls, strict recovery agent code & moreThe Reserve Bank of India has announced new guidelines for loan recovery starting in January 2027. These regulations require that banks pro...