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Draft UGC Regulations, 2025, robs states' rights

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

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January 09, 2025

THE draft University Grants Commission (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025, had been issued with the motive of doing away with the rights of states in the higher education sector, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.

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In a statement on Wednesday, Pinarayi lodged his strong protest over the move to install the chancellor as the absolute authority in state-run universities. According to him, the draft regulations were designed to take forward the policies of commercialisation, commun

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Time for quick reset in India’s policies: Expert

UNITED States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed the US-India trade deal has stalled because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call President Trump, adding uncertainty to the much-anticipated agreement.

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2 mins

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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

DONROE DOCTRINE AND US’ NEO-IMPERIALISM

JUST when you thought Donald Trump had crossed all red lines and he couldn’t do anything crazier, he surprises you by stretching the limits of unacceptability.

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4 mins

January 11, 2026

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Tamil Nadu men cagers to take on Railways in final

THE Tamil Nadu men’s team was on a roll against Uttar Pradesh in the semifinal of the senior national basketball meet here on Saturday.

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1 min

January 11, 2026

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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

'Avatar was the Turning Point in My Career'

Zoe Saldana tells Katie Ellis why she felt blue in a different way while making Avatar: Fire and Ash

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3 mins

January 11, 2026

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Fires at Nirav Modi diamond unit raise doubts

Authorities tight-lipped

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2 mins

January 11, 2026

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States oppose changes in MGNREGA in pre-Budget meet

STATES have vehemently opposed the proposed changes in MGNREGA, and called for more fiscal space during a pre-Budget consultation chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday.

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1 mins

January 11, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Self-reliance is mantra for country’s prosperity: Shah

EMPHASISING the need to promote ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Swabhasha,’ Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday exhorted people to use local products and converse in one’s mother tongue at home.

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1 mins

January 11, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

A Portrait Framed in Awe

A deeply conflicted reading of a long-awaited Gulzar biography—where devotion overwhelms discovery, and the translation outshines

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3 mins

January 11, 2026

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The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

Up Above the World So High

High in the Girjan Valley, a sloping pitch holds together a community better than any road ever has

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2 mins

January 11, 2026

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

An Aftertaste of Absence

Chef Thomas Zacharias presents a speculative, bite-by-bite journey into a future where flavour has vanished

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2 mins

January 11, 2026

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