The North News New Delhi, January 27 A plea was filed in the Supreme Court challenging a recently notified University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation, alleging that it has adopted a non-inclusionary definition of caste-based discrimination and excludes certain categories from institutional protection. The plea submitted that regulation 3(c) of the recently notified UGC (Promotion of […]
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The North News New Delhi, January 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the signing of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), saying it accounts for 25 per cent of global GDP and one-third of global trade. Addressing the Indian Energy Week virtually, Modi congratulated all on the EU-India trade deal and said, “I […]
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The North News Chandigarh, January 27 The parents of foreign-based gangster Goldy Brar have been arrested in a 2024 extortion case in Muktsar district on Monday, a senior police official said. Muktsar SSP Abhimanyu Rana said Brar’s father Shamsher Singh and his mother Preetpal Kaur have been arrested.They have a house in Adesh Nagar in […]
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Tel Aviv, January 27 At a function marking India’s 77th Republic Day, Israel’s Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar said his country attaches utmost importance to its ties with New Delhi, describing India as a strategic partner. Zohar on Monday told the gathering that India’s Republic Day celebrations had also become a special day for […]
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New York, January 24 A 51-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested for allegedly shooting dead his wife and three relatives purportedly due to a family dispute in the US state of Georgia. Vijay Kumar was taken into custody a short distance from the residence in Lawrenceville city where the shooting occurred on Friday, Gwinnett County […]
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The North News Ludhiana January 24 A 25-year-old MBA student was shot dead allegedly by his friend, police said on Saturday. Inspector Vijay Kumar said Rajveer Singh Khaira, a student of Panjab University Regional Centre (PURC), was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries. The incident occurred on Friday evening at Talwara where […]
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New Delhi, January 25 As a child of rich British parents in West Bengal’s Tollygunge in the late 1930s, Mark Tully was not allowed to socialise with locals. As if in a karmic response to his parents’ preferences, Tully spent a lifetime in India as a journalist and observer, mingling with its people and telling […]
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The North News Lucknow, January 24 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched the ‘One District, One Cuisine’ (ODOC) initiative in Uttar Pradesh, aimed at giving a distinct identity to the traditional food and beverage specialities of each district, on the lines of the state’s flagship ‘One District, One Product’ (ODOP) programme. The ODOC […]
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The North News Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), January 24 ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Saturday said the space agency is working on multiple satellite launches planned for 2026. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, he said, “We are planning to send a lot of satellites (this year). A lot of work is […]
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The North News Yamunanagar/Jhajjar, January 24 The mortal remains of Sudhir Narwal and Mohit Chauhan, who were among the 10 soldiers who died after their Army vehicle fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district recently, were consigned to flames with full state honours at their respective native places in Haryana on Saturday. […]
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