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The new UGC guidelines are not regulatory reforms they are instruments of coercion. By granting unchecked powers to university authorities through vague and subjective clauses, the UGC has effectively normalised institutional bullying, with General Category students and faculty emerging as the most vulnerable. Terms such as “indiscipline,” “anti-institutional activity,” and “damage to institutional image” lack…

A court in Basti district, Uttar Pradesh, made an important decision. It told the Railways to pay ₹9.1 lakh to a 17-year-old girl. Why? Because her train was late, and she missed an important entrance exam. This decision matters a lot. The girl and her family waited seven years for justice. That is a very…

Yesterday’s age-old questions have become today’s age-young answers  When I was a small boy the most frequent question I would be asked was, how old are you? Age was a measure of stature and status. I was eight, and couldn’t wait to be double-promoted to 10. At that milestone, school regulations would allow me to…

Every year, National Cleanliness Day serves as a timely reminder that cleanliness is not merely a civic checkbox but a living, everyday practice that shapes public health, dignity, and collective progress. In a country as vast and diverse as India, cleanliness extends beyond spotless streets or polished public spaces; it embodies a mindset, a sense…

By Anup Taneja When Gandhi established Satyagraha Ashram at Kocharab in 1915, he vowed that untouchables would be accepted as equals in the ashram. This vow of equality soon threatened the ashram’s survival. Within a few months, a Harijan family arrived at the ashram. Their names were Duda, Dani, and Lakshmi. Gandhi accepted them into…

India-EU FTA is indeed the mother of all deals, Tata Sons chairman writes. It has the potential to create one of the world’s greatest economic corridors, while establishing a cohesive security partnership Ursula von der Leyen, president of European Commission, declared this week that Indian and EU negotiators had struck “the mother of all deals”.She…

GOI’s chief economic adviser, the key figure behind Eco Survey, and two senior members of his team argue that reforms in recent years mean India can grow at around 7% in medium term, if the reformist spirit is sustained Each year, Economic Survey triggers intense discussion about India’s growth in the coming 12 months. Yet…

Survey asks for ‘entrepreneurial state’. Good idea but it won’t happen unless politics changes  All is well, in a way. Growth this fiscal is expected to touch 7.4%, against the initial projection of 6.3-6.8%. India remains the fastest growing major economy, inflation is low, fiscal deficit’s under control. We even got a rating upgrade from…

Railways made liable for not keeping time is a timely lesson for govt, civic authorities  Basti district consumer court in UP has asked Railways to pay Rs 9.1L to a 17-year-old who missed an entrance exam because her train was delayed. The significance of this order cannot be overstated. The relief after seven years –…

India’s economy is doing pretty well right now. Our country is expected to grow by about 7.4% this year, which is higher than what experts first thought. Prices aren’t rising too fast, the government isn’t borrowing too much, and an international agency even improved India’s credit rating last year. But the Economic Survey (a big…