Congress chief Kharge criticises BJP-RSS over interference in higher education, claims 61% UGC budget cut | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for their alleged interference in India’s higher education system and claimed that the UGC‘s budget has been slashed by a whopping 61%.He questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the suspension of the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE)…

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Central government staff who donate organs are entitled to 42 days of special CL | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Central government employees who donate their organs are entitled to 42-day leave, National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has said.According to NOTTO chief Dr Anil Kumar, department of personnel and training (DoPT) has issued orders already. “We have put the orders on our website for wider circulation and awareness recently,” he said.Organ…

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Dhruv copters to stay grounded till Gujarat crash cause identified | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: All operators of the ‘Dhruv’ advanced light helicopter (ALH) have been told by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) that the flying of the indigenous twin-engine choppers should remain suspended till the “root cause” that led to the Jan 5 crash at Gujarat’s Porbandar is established. Preliminary analysis of data retrieved from flight data recorder…

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Wildlife board nod for 11 defence projects near LAC in Ladakh | India News – Times of India

The board approved key military projects, including a battalion camp, telecom tower and an ammunition storage facility NEW DELHI: National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), the apex body which takes calls on wildlife conservation issues, has given clearance to 11 proposals of the defence ministry to create strategic infrastructure, including telecom network and ammunition storage facility,…

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After Omar criticism of INDIA, Sanjay Raut questions MVA relevance | India News – Times of India

Uddhav Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi. (Photo/Agencies) MUMBAI/PUNE/NAGPUR: A day after Jammu & Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah sought clarity on whether INDIA bloc had reached its expiry date, the alliance’s Maharashtra-specific version, MVA, on Friday seemed to implode into a blame game over its recent assembly election defeat.Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that now his…

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