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UGC moves SC as Kerala VC interviews begin amid appointment row

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6 (UNI) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has moved the Supreme Court, seeking to be impleaded in the review petition filed by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar regarding Vice-Chancellor (VC) appointments in Kerala’s universities.
The UGC’s intervention intensifies the ongoing controversy, as the Governor has challenged the apex court’s earlier order that allowed Search Committees for VC appointments to be constituted without a UGC representative.
The UGC contends that excluding its nominee violates its regulations, Supreme Court Full Bench judgments, and several High Court verdicts. The intervention signals potential new legal hurdles for the appointment process.
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AP: Checking drives fetch Rs 8 59 cr for V’wada railway division

12 Nov 2025 | 8:38 PM

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AP inks Rs 15,000 cr pact for 300 MW hyperscale data centre

12 Nov 2025 | 8:06 PM

Vijayawada/New Delhi, Nov12 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) has signed an MoU with Tillman Global Holdings to develop “TDGAP1,” a 300 MW hyperscale data centre campus in Visakhapatnam with a proposed investment of about Rs 15,000 crore.

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Drunk on power, politics of slander and corruption habitual for DMK: actor Vijay

12 Nov 2025 | 6:38 PM

Chennai, Nov 12 (UNI) In a blistering attack on the ruling DMK, actor-turned neta and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president
Vijay today charged the Dravidian major with habitually indulging in the politics of slander and corruption since 1969 and asserted
that the TVK will dethrone the Stalin government, drunk with power, in the 2026 assembly elections.

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Walkathon in Kochi highlights ‘amputation-free India’ drive

12 Nov 2025 | 6:30 PM

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