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Published – March 26, 2025 03:34 am IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit

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What is a VVIP? They are nothing but a humble person who, by erecting a high security cocoon, glides through life with minimal friction | Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images It was reported the other day that a 66-year-old former vice chancellor was arrested for impersonating a VVIP. Being a VVIP myself, the news made me … Read more

An oran in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district. Orans are sacred forests which hold deep religious and cultural significance to local communities. Some communities have been establishing orans to serve an additional purpose — water conservation. Photo: Special Arrangement On March 22, World Water Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the need to conserve water for present … Read more

In Telangana, the Congress government is trying to increase the narrowing distance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bharat Rashtra Samiti. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s sharp attack against Telangana BJP president and Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy a few weeks ago surprised many people. Mr. Revanth Reddy said that while … Read more

At a public function, in February 2025, to commemorate National Science Day, the Union Minister for Science and Technology said that “India will overtake the U.S. in the number of scientific publications by 2029”. He went on to say that China with 8,98,949 publications is in the lead followed by the United States with 4,57,335 … Read more

India’s decision to exempt import duties on 35 capital goods used in the manufacture of electric vehicle (EV) batteries and 28 items used in the making of mobile phone batteries is a welcome step toward boosting domestic manufacturing and clean technology adoption. Proposed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget 2025-26 and formalised … Read more

Call for change It is not surprising that the Centre and the Opposition are on the same page when it comes to the issue of changing the collegium system (Page 1, “Govt., Opposition call for changing collegium system”, March 26). It appears that the recent incident involving a High Court judge and the recovery of … Read more

‘A scheme of this magnitude requires careful planning’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The draft scheme by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to allow, from 2026, students of Class 10 to take their board examinations twice in an academic session (tentatively scheduled for February/March and in May) has been positioned as a student-friendly … Read more

The “sudden” meeting between All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on March 25 has once again underscored the enduring principle of expediency in Indian electoral politics. While Mr. Palaniswami denied that the meeting had anything to do with a renewed … Read more