IIT Kharagpur urges students to write essays on PM Modi's global relations
Kharagpur: IIT Kharagpur has encouraged its students to participate "with full vigour" in an essay competition commemorating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 74th birthday on September 17. The contest, focusing on "How Prime Minister Narendra Modi Strengthened India's Global Relations," invites essays of 750-800 words in English or any of the 13 recognized Indian languages.
The Technology Students' Gymkhana, the institute's student body, shared the announcement, highlighting the director's desire for students to excel in the competition.
The Centre for Narendra Modi Studies, an independent trust promoting research and policy debates, initiated the contest and requested IITs across the country to inform their students.
A student voiced concerns about being compelled to participate in politically motivated events, while an IIT official explained that the initiative followed a directive from the Union Ministry of Education.
The essays must be submitted by August 30. This event follows a December UGC circular that controversially instructed universities to set up selfie points with images of Modi, which was later retracted.
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SC judges to make their assets public, amid row over cash at Justice Yashwant Varma’s house: Report
New Delhi: The Supreme Court judges have reportedly agreed to disclose their assets to the public by publishing the same on the top court's website.
The decision was taken recently at a full court meeting and a resolution in this regard was adopted which will apply to future judges as well, as reported by Bar and Bench on Thursday.
A copy of the resolution is yet to be made public.
According to the report, the decision was taken in the wake of recent controversies surrounding opacity in the functioning of the judiciary, especially after a huge pile of cash was allegedly discovered at the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, currently a judge of the Allahabad High Court.
The publication of assets on website was not mandatory earlier but was discretionary subject to whether an individual judge wanted to do the same, the report added.
