Bandhan Bank Board approved the appointment of Anup Kumar Sinha as part-time Chairman with immediate effect. He will be serving as the part-time Chairman for three years pursuant to approval of RBI. Anup Kumar Sinha and Santanu Mukherjee were both appointed as Additional Directors (Independent) of Bandhan Bank as well. A PhD in Economics from […]
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PM Modi fled to Lovely Professional University instead of answering questions on Rafale, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi continued his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, saying instead of answering his questions, the PM had fled to Lovely Professional University (LPU) in Punjab. Rahul was referring to four questions he had posed to the PM on the controversial Rafale deal on Wednesday. “So it seems our Prime […]
H-1B workers are vulnerable to abuse, ‘frequently’ placed in poor working conditions: US think-tank
H-1B workers are “frequently” placed in poor working conditions and “vulnerable to abuse”, a US think-tank claimed Thursday, seeking reforms such as substantial increase in wages. In a report, the South Asia Center of the Atlantic Council also sought safeguards like providing fair working conditions, and greater employment rights for those working under the visa […]
Quota bill: Rajya Sabha approves 10 per cent reservation for upper caste poor
Quota bill in the Rajya Sabha: The 124th Constitution Amendment Bill, 2019 to award 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections was passed with majority in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. After 10-hour long debate, most of the members in the Upper House of the Parliament agreed to go ahead with the bill despite opposition […]
UGC asks state governments to take action against fake universities
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked chief secretaries, education secretaries and principal secretaries of certain states to take action against a few fake universities that are running in the respective states. Additionally, the UGC has issued public notices against the unrecognised status of Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM), and the illegal status […]
Institute of Eminence: Ambanis may build Jio University campus in Navi Mumbai
Ambanis’ Jio University that got embroiled in the Institute of Eminence controversy even before its inception is facing another hurdle. According to people in the know, Jio University may have to relocate its yet-to-start campus from the proposed 800-acre site in Karjat, Maharshtra. This move comes as the Karjat location is too close to the […]
Facebook brings stricter ad rules ahead of 2019 elections
Facebook brings stricter ad rules ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections News from Facebook is that it would extend some of its political advertising rules and tools for curbing election interference to India, Nigeria, Ukraine and the European Union before significant votes in the next few months.As the largest social media service in nearly every […]
Jadavpur University prof who compared girl’s virginity to sealed bottle removed from duty
Jadavpur University Professor Kanak Sarkar, whose sexist Facebook post went viral, has been divested of his duties with immediate effect. A notice was issued by the Department of International Relations of the university following severe backlash online and offline for his crude comments. “In view of the recommendation of the Student-Teacher Committee of the Department, […]