July 5, 2026

2026

‘Black law’: Bareilly city magistrate resigns over new UGC rules; claims he was ‘held hostage at DM’s home’ | India News

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NEW DELHI: Calling the new University Grants Commission (UGC) rules a “black law,” Bareilly city magistrate Alankar Agnihotri resigned on Monday, saying the new rules meant for higher educational institutions could foment caste-based discontent.Agnihotri alleged that the new UCC law would vitiate the academic environment in colleges and should be withdrawn immediately.Agnihotri, a 2019-batch Provincial…

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‘Europe financing war against themselves’: India-EU ‘mother of all trade deals’ draws US ire

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US treasury secretary Scott Bessent attacked the India-EU free trade agreement set to be announced on Tuesday, accusing Europe of indirectly funding the Russia-Ukraine war through energy trade routed via India. The pact has been dubbed as “mother of all deal,” by both Indian and European leaders. The senior aide to President Trump said European…

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‘The Blind Side’ star Quinton Aaron on life support after sudden collapse, fans rally as actor fights severe infection

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Quinton Aaron, the beloved actor who brought Michael Oher to life in the 2009 hit film ‘The Blind Side’, is currently battling a serious health crisis. Fans around the world are holding their breath as news broke that the 41-year-old star has been placed on life support in an Atlanta hospital following a sudden collapse…

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Microsoft and Amazon together take out a full-page ad; pointing to ’emergency’ in Washington that they say: ‘Threatens to …’

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Microsoft and Amazon are two of the biggest rivals. The two companies compete in the Cloud, with Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The two fight for customers as well sometimes for talent. However, a ‘crisis’ in America’s Washington State has brought the two together. The two companies — Microsoft and Amazon — recently…

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77th R-Day: Donald Trump extends greetings on Republic Day; hails India-US ties as a ‘historic bond’ of world’s largest democracies | India News

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Photo credit: ANI US President Donald Trump on Monday extended his heartfelt greetings to India on the occasion of 77th Republic Day, describing the relationship between the two countries as a “historic partnership” between the world’s oldest and largest democracies.In a message shared on X by the US Embassy in India, Trump said, “On behalf…

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Those with the gold make the rules

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Bharat’s ancient epics also spell out what Mark Carney’s speech at Davos did. If India operates without illusions and keeps its options open today, that’s not fence-sitting, but management of uncertainty The Mark Carney speech at Davos hit like a bombshell. In what felt like a rare moment of straight talk from a Western leader,…

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