NEW DELHI: Four years after the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 set out to recast undergraduate education, research, credit mobility and industry linkages, the first AISHE stocktake of NEP implementation shows an uneven reform map. Only 56% of responding universities have introduced four-year undergraduate programmes, 49% offer multiple entry and exit, 55% participated in NIRF,…
Chad le Clos of Team South Africa (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) South African swimmer Chad le Clos made history on Friday by becoming the most decorated male athlete in Commonwealth Games history after helping his team win bronze in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay. The medal was the 19th Commonwealth Games medal of his…
BENGALURU: A woman in Bengaluru has alleged that a delivery agent forced his way into her flat after she repeatedly refused to let him in, before allegedly exposing himself inside her home.In a post shared on social media, the woman said the delivery agent arrived to deliver a parcel and then asked if he could…
European hedgehog (Image Credit: Canva) What was once seen as a useful garden helper in New Zealand has become an unexpected threat to some of the country’s most vulnerable wildlife. European hedgehogs were deliberately introduced to New Zealand in the 19th century, with acclimatisation societies releasing them in the hope that they would help control…
India’s first hydrogen-powered train is ready for launch! Marking a major milestone for Indian Railways, the country’s first hydrogen will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 17. This is the first time that India is introducing a train that produces its own electricity onboard using hydrogen, which is widely regarded as…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to bowl first in IPL 2026 match vs Punjab Kings on Thursday in Dharamsala.Jasprit Bumrah became the 10th captain to lead Mumbai Indians, as their regular captain Hardik Pandya as well as stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav both were unavailable for the selection. MI…
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued summons to the makers of the songs ‘Tateeree’, ‘Sarke Chunar’ after reports alleging “obscenity and vulgarity” appeared in the media. The official X handle of NCW on Thursday morning said that the commission has observed “that the content prima facie appears to be objectionable and violative of…
PV Sindhu‘s impressive run came to an end at the China Open after the Indian badminton star suffered a hard-fought second-round defeat to home favourite and world No. 4 Chen Yufei on Thursday.Sindhu lost 21-16, 20-22, 18-21 in a gripping contest that lasted nearly 90 minutes. The defeat came just days after she ended a…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set to play his first full IPL season this year (IPL/BCCI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been on a record-breaking/setting spree over the last year or so and, as he prepares for his second IPL season, expectations are sky-high from the 15-year-old boy wonder. While the jury is still out on whether he…
Every time a traffic camera catches a speeding vehicle or a hit-and-run witness scribbles down a registration number, it is relying on a system that dates back over 130 years, one that was invented not because of GPS or digital databases, but because early automobiles were causing chaos on streets still dominated by horse-drawn carriages,…
