Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit has been appointed as the first woman vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University. Pandit will succeed M Jagadesh Kumar, who was appointed as University Grants Commission chairperson on Friday. Pandit is currently a professor in the politics and public administration department at the university in Pune. The Russia-born professor did her MPhil and PhD from JNU’s School of International Studies between 1986 and 1990. She did her master’s in political science from Chennai’s Presidency College. She has also taught at Goa University.
Hijab-clad Muslim girl students of a Karnataka college were allowed inside the premises after the days-long protest. Several colleges have banned the entry of hijab-wearing students, triggering a backlash from opposition leaders. Udupi police said that the students of government PU college will be seated in separate classrooms. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has criticised the segregation based on dress, wondering whether the college has no copy of the Indian constitution.
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied accusing anyone of sexual assault in her first interview with independent international media. In November, Peng’s MeToo allegation against a retired top Chinese official had sent shockwaves across the sporting world. She had accused the official of coercing her into having sex and continuing a secret relationship with her for years. Peng has now claimed that she never said anyone had sexually assaulted her in any way.
Former India selector MSK Prasad said that Under-19 World Cup captain Yash Dhull could be the future number 3 for the senior team. Yash Dhull-led Indian team defeated England in the final to lift the Under-19 World Cup. This was India’s fifth title at the ICC event, which came without a single defeat in the entire campaign. According to a Cricbuzz report, Prasad said that Dhull can be India’s future number 3 in red-ball as well as white-ball cricket.
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died on Sunday, had a smile on her face in her final moments, Pratit Samdani of Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital said. The doctor, who had been treating her for the past three years, said her condition was deteriorating day by day. He revealed that Lata Mangeshkar always used to say that everyone should be looked after equally. She was always ready to take whatever treatment was necessary for her and never refrained from it, the doctor said.
India has slipped 28 places on the World Economic Forum's Global gender gap index, SC appointed committee on farm laws submitted its report, Eight states cumulatively contributed t ... Read more
India has slipped 28 places on the World Economic Forum's Global gender gap index, SC appointed committee on farm laws submitted its report, Eight states cumulatively contributed to 84.73% of new Covid-19 cases & other top news in this bulletin. Read more
Amit Shah and Mamata Banerjee fired political salvos at each other, Maharashtra government has appointed a retired judge to probe allegations against Anil Deshmukh, Gianluigi Buffo ... Read more
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PM Modi addressed rallies in poll-bound Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Health ministry has said that 6 states contributed to more than 78% of new Covid-19 cases, WHO will release the repor ... Read more
PM Modi addressed rallies in poll-bound Kerala and Tamil Nadu, Health ministry has said that 6 states contributed to more than 78% of new Covid-19 cases, WHO will release the report on Covid-19 origin today & other top news in this bulletin. Read more
PM Modi will address rallies in Kerala, TN & Puducherry, Bombay HC scheduled to hear a petition seeking an independent probe against Anil Deshmukh, Paraguay received 1L doses o ... Read more
PM Modi will address rallies in Kerala, TN & Puducherry, Bombay HC scheduled to hear a petition seeking an independent probe against Anil Deshmukh, Paraguay received 1L doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by India & other top news in this bulletin. Read more
Adar Poonawalla said his company hopes to launch the second vaccine against Covid-19 by September, Sachin Tendulkar tests positive for Covid-19, Delhi's Satyendar Jain ruled out th ... Read more
Adar Poonawalla said his company hopes to launch the second vaccine against Covid-19 by September, Sachin Tendulkar tests positive for Covid-19, Delhi's Satyendar Jain ruled out the possibility of a lockdown & other top news in this bulletin. Read more
West Bengal and Assam to begin the process of electing their local representatives on Saturday, The Centre has chalked out a plan to deal with the Suez Canal situation, Temperature ... Read more
West Bengal and Assam to begin the process of electing their local representatives on Saturday, The Centre has chalked out a plan to deal with the Suez Canal situation, Temperatures in the national capital set to rise over the weekend & other top news in this bulletin. Read more
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday reached Dhaka on a two-day Bangladesh visit, Uddhav Thackeray apologized to the families of those killed in the Mumbai mall fire, Ram Nath Kovind unde ... Read more
PM Narendra Modi on Thursday reached Dhaka on a two-day Bangladesh visit, Uddhav Thackeray apologized to the families of those killed in the Mumbai mall fire, Ram Nath Kovind underwent a check-up at Army hospital in Delhi after complaining of chest discomfort & other top news in this bulletin. Read more
A special NIA court extended the custody of Sachin Vaze till April 3, Parliament’s truncated Budget Session ended after both Houses cleared 11 bills, India has joined numerous coun ... Read more
A special NIA court extended the custody of Sachin Vaze till April 3, Parliament’s truncated Budget Session ended after both Houses cleared 11 bills, India has joined numerous countries around the world in promoting electric vehicles & other top news in this bulletin. Read more
The recent surge in Covid-19 cases is a matter of concern: RBI Governor, Deepak Kochhar was granted bail by the Bombay HC in a bank loan case, North Korea launched two suspected ba ... Read more
The recent surge in Covid-19 cases is a matter of concern: RBI Governor, Deepak Kochhar was granted bail by the Bombay HC in a bank loan case, North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan & other top news in this bulletin. Read more
India has detected a novel variant of the Sars-Cov-2 in seven states, The NIA has invoked sections of the stringent UAPA against Sachin Vaze, Sepp Blatter banned for a second time ... Read more
India has detected a novel variant of the Sars-Cov-2 in seven states, The NIA has invoked sections of the stringent UAPA against Sachin Vaze, Sepp Blatter banned for a second time by FIFA for financial wrongdoing & other top news in this bulletin. Read more
