2026

USIEF opens applications for 2027-28 Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships for Indian citizens The United States-India Educational Foundation has announced the opening of applications for the 2027-28 Fulbright-Nehru Fellowships for Indian citizens. The grants cover doctoral research, postdoctoral research, and academic and professional excellence categories.Applications will open on July 1, 2026. The fellowships support Indian scholars, researchers, faculty…

Union home minister Amit Shah (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday trained his guns on Congress over its years in power in Assam, blaming the party for infiltration and alleging that it had “left our borders open to infiltrators” in what he described as an “attempt to alter the demographics”…

IGNOU January 2026 admissions The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has opened registration for the Post Basic BSc Nursing programme for the January 2026 session. The programme is meant for in-service nurses and midwives who want to upgrade their qualifications through open and distance learning. Eligible candidates can apply online through the official nursing…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday passed an “extraordinary order”, directing the judicial officers in poll-bound West Bengal to act as Electoral Register Officers (ERO) for the adjudication of claims and objections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the State, Live Law reported.This came as the top court flagged…