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In a significant move to boost research and development in India, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the “One Nation One Subscription” (ONOS) scheme. This new Central Sector Scheme aims to provide country-wide access to international high-impact scholarly research articles and journal publications for students, faculty, and researchers in government-managed higher education institutions and research organisations. The ONOS scheme, set to begin in 2025, will make nearly 13,000 e-journals from 30 major international publishers available to over 1.8 crore students, faculty, and researchers from more than 6,300 institutions. This includes both central and state government-managed higher education institutions and central government R&D labs, reaching individuals across urban, rural, and tier… Read More »Union Cabinet Approves Rs 6,000 Crore Scheme To Empower Researchers And Students

Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a Hindu priest and a religious minority leader in Bangladesh, was arrested in Dhaka amid tensions over minority rights in the country that has seen widespread political violence since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.  The arrest follows protests led by the Hindu community in the city of Rangpur, located nearly 300 km north of Dhaka, demanding stronger legal protections and a ministry dedicated to minority affairs.  “I just received the shocking news that Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a Hindu monk & the face and leader of Bangladeshi minorities in these difficult times, has been arrested by the Dhaka police and taken to an undisclosed location. Kind attention,” wrote Radharamn Das, ISKCON… Read More »Hindu Monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari Arrested In Bangladesh

HDFC Life Insurance on Monday said there have been some instances of data leaks and assessing potential impact of this breach. “We have received communication from an unknown source, who has shared certain data fields of our customers with us, with mala fide intent,” HDFC Life said in a regulatory filing. The company has initiated an information security assessment and data log analysis, it said. A detailed investigation is underway in consultation with information security experts to assess the root cause and take remedial action, as necessary, it said. The company continues to investigate this further to assess the potential impact, it said, adding, “We will take utmost care to handle concerns of our customers… Read More »HDFC Life Insurance Reports Data Leak, Assesses Impact of Breach

A 73-year-old Indian national was charged in a Singapore court on Monday for allegedly molesting four women while on board a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from the United States to Singapore. Balasubramanian Ramesh is accused of molesting one of the women four times and is said to have targeted the three others once each on the flight on November 18. He was handed seven molestation charges in a district court on Monday, The Straits Times reported. Court documents do not disclose if the women were the carrier’s passengers or crew, and they cannot be named due to a gag order to protect their identities. Balasubramanian is accused of molesting the first woman at around 3:15… Read More »Indian Man Charged For Sexually Harassing 4 Women On Singapore Airlines Flight

Russia said Monday its air defences had shot down eight ballistic missiles fired by Ukraine, amid heightened tensions over Kyiv’s use of Western-supplied long-range arms against Russia. Ukraine also targeted a Russian fuel depot while Russian aerial attacks wounded more than 30 in strikes on Odesa and Kharkiv, the latest wave of attacks. The nearly three-year war has escalated dramatically over the last week, with both sides deploying new weapons as they try to secure an upper hand on the battlefield before Donald Trump enters the White House in January. The Republican has vowed to secure a peace deal, though has not said how, and is a critic of American aid to Kyiv. Ukraine fired… Read More »Russia, Ukraine Trade Aerial Attacks Amid Escalation Fears