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Though the letter, dated August 13, surfaced after varsity’s Economics Department Professor Pulapre Balakrishnan offered to quit the institution in protest over the acceptance of the resignation of assistant professor Sabyasachi Das, faculty members have claimed that it was drafted and circulated for signature before the resignations of Das and Balakrishnan were known.Das’s paper suggesting voter manipulation in the 2019 elections sparked controversy.Faculty members, in the letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor and the Dean, said: “Free thought within universities in India is in crisis today, largely because of the near-absolute intolerance of critique.””What is critique? it is legitimate disagreement,…

The event, organised by Rotary Club Thane Midtown and Upstep Academy at KORUM Mall here, proved to be a demonstration of strategy and analytical aspects of the game of chess.Anand won all 22 games against the players, members of the Upstep Academy, who were selected by the Rotary Club Thane.The event commenced at 2 PM and carried on until 3.49 PM, during which Anand demonstrated his exceptional skills and engaged with the young players.–IANSbsk

After a thrilling penalty shoot-out win over France in Brisbane, Australia made history by advancing to their first-ever semifinals at the World Cup.The Matildas will take on the newly crowned European champion and world No.4 England, who was also a semifinalist in the last two World Cups, before a home crowd of over 75,000 people.”If you look at rankings, they are favourites. If you look at where their players play, they have starting players in top clubs, in top leagues all over the world. But not just 11, they have like 15 or 16,” Gustavsson told reporters at a pre-match…

Besides meeting the Delhi Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar will also meet other opposition leaders in the capital-city.Nitish Kumar will also visit the ‘Samadhi’ of late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) held its first meeting in Bihar while the second meeting took place in Bengaluru.INDIA alliance’s crucial third meeting is scheduled to take place on August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai.During the meeting, discussions on how to take on the BJP-led NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha election will take place. A threadbare discussion will also take place on seat sharing formula and will also…

It may be noted that during heavy rainfall last month, the Yamuna had broken a 45-year-old record, reaching its highest level at 208.65 metre, which led to flooding in several low-lying areas in the national capital. The situation later improved, as traffic resumed on roads in the low-lying areas that were water-logged for days.–IANSatk/arm

The incident happened in Milki village at around 5 p.m. on Monday when one Aashish Kumar Yadav received electric shocks while repairing an electric wire and fell into a nearby well, an official said on Tuesday.Even as the police said that they were waiting for the post-mortem report to ascertain the cause of death, the residents of Milki village claimed that the deaths happened as toxic gas had accumulated overtime in the well as it was not in use. An eyewitness recalled that in an attempt to save Aashish, his uncle Horil Yadav, and brothers Jirendra Yadav and Mithun Yadav…

The event started on Tuesday with the completion of the men’s and women’s opening rounds with competitors from India, Sri Lanka, The Maldives and Australia doing battle in tricky conditions as Mahabalipuram Beach offered up clean two-foot waves for the first-ever day of WSL competition on Indian shores.The second heat of the day saw Sanjay Selvamani emerge on top. Hailing from nearby Kovalam, Selvamani has had plenty of experience surfing at Mahabalipuram and it showed as he picked off several long right-hand runners to take the heat win in only his second QS event appearance.“We have been so excited for…

The accused woman has been identified as Pooja Kumari.According to the police, on August 10, the son of Jitender, the live-in partner of Pooja, was found dead, and his lifeless body was concealed in a bed box.”After analysing the CCTV footage, it became apparent that the last individual seen visiting the deceased’s residence was Pooja,” said Special Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), Ravindra Singh Yadav.”Subsequent efforts at the ground level were undertaken to gather details about the suspect. It was found that Pooja was in a live-in relationship with Jitender,” said Yadav.Despite extensive searches, Pooja could not be located at…

Sources said that the Congress senior leader will visit Mumbai and hold meeting with Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders and also discuss preparations for the third meeting of INDIA.INDIA alliance’s crucial third meeting is scheduled to take place on August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai.During the INDIA meeting, discussions on how to take on BJP-led NDA in 2024 Lok Sabha election will take place.Meanwhile, Congress President and party leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a meeting with the leaders of Delhi and Jharkhand at the party headquarters to discuss the 2024 Lok Sabha poll preparations.–IANSaks/dan

Having made his name in Kolkata and lived there for decades, Habib a few years back shifted to Hyderabad and was bedridden for the last year or so as he has been suffering from dementia and Parkinson’s Syndrome. He breathed his last at around 4 pm on Tuesday at his residence in Toli Chowki, Hyderabad.Born in Hyderabad in undivided Andhra Pradesh on July 17, 1949, Habib represented India for a decade from 1965-75 and was part of the golden generation that won a bronze medal in the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok — the team led by statemate Syed Nayeemuddin…