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Three councils, foreign univ standards in higher edu bill

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December 15, 2025

THE Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the UGC, AICTE and NCTE with an apex umbrella body, is expected to be introduced in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament this week.

- PREETHA NAIR @ New Delhi

The bill, accessed by this newspaper, proposes the creation of the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (commission), which will have three councils to streamline governance and oversight in India's higher education sector.

The legislation, earlier known as the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, is aligned with recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and the Union Cabinet approved the Bill on Friday.

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3 officials told to explain delay in nod to try IAS officers in corpn tender case

FUMING over the \"substantial unexplained delay\" in obtaining sanction from the Centre for prosecuting two IAS officers in a case over alleged irregularities committed in awarding tenders in the Chennai and Coimbatore corporations when SP Velumani was Municipal Administration Minister during the AIADMK government, the Madras High Court on Monday impleaded three top bureaucrats and directed them to file an explanation for the delay.

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Squash WC win boost for India ahead of CWG, Asiad

AS teen star Anahat Singh scored the winning point against Hong Kong in the World Cup final on Sunday, the team and the crowd at the Express Avenue Mall, here broke into celebrations.

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December 16, 2025

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SC notice to govt on policy for learning disorders

THE Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a petition seeking the constitution of a national expert committee to formulate comprehensive guidelines for the care, rehabilitation, and protection of persons with autism and other intellectual disabilities.

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December 16, 2025

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Mamata can't be univ chancellor, Murmu rejects bill to replace Guv

THE West Bengal government suffered a major setback on Monday after President Droupadi Murmu disapproved the West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022.

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December 16, 2025

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MTNL approves sale of ₹350-cr Mumbai assets

STATE-owned telecom service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) on Monday announced the approval of the sale of its residential property located in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai, as part of its asset monetisation plan.

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2 Babbar Khalsa terrorists held from Mumbai

THE Punjab Police have arrested from Mumbai two gangsterturned-terrorists linked with the banned terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), and operating from overseas locations.

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December 16, 2025

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Lack of road for ambulance leaves pregnant woman, unborn child dead

A pregnant tribal woman, Sukri Kumari, and her unborn child were killed in Jharkhand's Gumla due to a lack of roads in the village.

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December 16, 2025

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LAD funds of 3 Raj MLAs frozen on graft allegation

THE Rajasthan government on Monday seized Local Area Development (LAD) Fund accounts of three legislators and ordered an inquiry amid allegations that hefty commissions being demanded in exchange for sanctioning works under the scheme.

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December 16, 2025

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Nothing mini about auction as franchises look to rebuild

CSK, KKR have high purse value and are keen to put together a core group of players; teams like MI, PBKS and GT, meanwhile, will like to add some back-ups

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THE EVOLVING POLITICS OF CESS

I N moments of national anxiety, language hardens.

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