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UGC issues showcause notices to 18 medical colleges for non-compliance with anti-ragging normsThe UGC issued show-cause notices to 18 medical colleges across various states for not adhering to anti-ragging regulations from 2009. The ...
Pneumonia, kidney failure, and more: Your kitchen sponge could slowly be killing youKitchen sponges, often used to maintain cleanliness, can harbour more bacteria than toilet seats. Studies reveal they can host up to 54 bil...
- Prioritising Safety in High-Risk Workplaces with Critical Risks Safety Audit
Boeing’s legacy vanished into thin air and saving it will take yearsBoeing's recent incident involving a 737 Max 9 aircraft has intensified the aviation giant's crisis, triggering an FAA investigation and ra...
Fashion’s sales season plastics problem isn’t about packagingIn a world where more than half of clothes are made from cheap polyester, the disposable plastics you wear are a far bigger problem than th...
ISRO team visits Jadavpur University, takes stock of campus security after student's deathThe two members of the team visited different parts of the campus and the buildings, and discussed the security-related issues with varsity...
View: The state of university unions must be addressedLast week Kolkata was rocked by the death of a 17-year-old first year student of Jadavpur University, ranked fourth among the top 100 natio...
NHRC issues notice to Jadavpur University over student's death, UGC to send probe teamThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken notice of a media report about the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur Universi...
UGC gives guidelines to deal with ragging on universityAmong the recommendations made by the UGC for institutions to address the menace on their campuses include the constitution of an anti-ragg...
From Kashmir to Karnataka and Tamil Nadu: Tales of two flagsThe question of flying more than one flag was raised right from pre-Independence Mysore to Karunanidhi, but political expediency has preven...
This is what kept our celebrities awake in 2016From the suicide of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad to the disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed at JNU, the young are a worried lot.
Kiran Bedi's open letter to fellow Indians"I opted for electoral politics not for position or power but for serving the city which is my home for last over 40 years," Bedi said.
Bullying on campus to get punishable act in schoolsThe panel, comprising school principals, psychologists and education secretaries of different states, was set up during the UPA government.
Budget 2013: Three-month-long Budget session to be a stormy affairThe Railway Budget is scheduled to be presented on February 26, and the economic survey will be tabled the next day.
Women unsafe because of poor governance, not dearth of laws: Justice JS Verma"The CJI's statement shows how pained he must have been after the gang-rape incident. There are many ways to contribute to a protest", Verm...
- Ragging may become a thing of the past
First year students can hope to enter campuses without the fear of ragging if stringent measures suggested by an expert panel are implement...