“As per extant rules, UGC and AICTE don’t recognize such degree courses done only in online mode without prior approval. In view of the above, students are advised to exercise diligence in choosing where to pursue higher education to avoid further problems in employment/higher studies,” said the UGC statement. (PTI/Representational Image) New Delhi: University Grants…Continue Reading

The P.E.I. Rape and Sexual Assault Centre has launched a new campaign to help Islanders feel safer when going out for a drink with friends.A bartender servers a glass of beer. Posters are going up in bars around the province advertising the Island shot, a new way to ask for help if Islanders feel unsafe…Continue Reading

Ukraine’s Foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reach out to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the ongoing invasion of his country.    Pointing to the “special relations” between India and Russia, Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba in response to a WION query, said, “All countries, who enjoy special…Continue Reading

Vice President’s Secretariat Vice President urges private sector to play a more proactive role in providing a huge thrust to infrastructure growth India has the potential to become a global economic powerhouse: Vice PresidentIt is time for all stakeholders to join hands to ensure a sustained economic momentum: Vice PresidentVice President urges private sector to…Continue Reading

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Make in India is the need of the hour and appealed to the industry to reduce dependence on imports and boost domestic manufacturing. Topics Narendra Modi | Make in India | India imports Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Make in India is the need of the hour and appealed to…Continue Reading

Last Updated: 28th February, 2022 14:15 IST A day after BJP MP Sambhaji Chhatrapati sat on a fast until death in protest for the Maratha quota, Maharashtra HM Dilip Walse Patil urged him to end his fast. Image: Twitter A day after BJP MP and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s descendant Sambhaji Chhatrapati started an indefinite hunger strike in protest for…Continue Reading

SynopsisMaking a Zero Hour mention, Jha said students are not getting education for the last almost two years due to closure of educational institutions.ANIRJD MP Manoj Kumar JhaRJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Thursday urged the Centre in Rajya Sabha to immediately reopen all colleges and universities, saying imparting education is getting severely affected due…Continue Reading

Shiv Sena MP urges Sitharaman to fix special interest rates for senior citizens

Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to provide a special interest rate on bank fixed deposits for senior citizens and remove the cap on investments in postal savings scheme and public provident fund. In a letter to Sitharaman, Chaturvedi said lower interest rates on savings schemes have left senior citizens…Continue Reading

Mamata Urges Centre To Announce Netajis’s Birthday As National Holiday

Paying tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 125th birthday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the central government to declare his birth anniversary, January 23, as National Holiday.In a series of tweets, Banerjee wrote: “We again appeal to the Central Government that Netaji’s birthday be declared National Holiday to allow the entire…Continue Reading

Mexico urges US migration rethink after horror crash kills 55

Candles at the site of the truck accident that left several people dead, most of them migrants from Guatemala, in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico, on Friday. (Reuters)TUXTLA GUTIERREZ: After a horrific road accident killed 55 undocumented migrants in a truck on a major transit route to the United States, Mexico on Friday urged Washington to…Continue Reading