Sports
Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championship
- Pankaj Advani won the IBSF World Billiards Championship title in Doha for the 26th time.
- He won his first world title in 2003.
Appointments
Coast Guard gets new Eastern Regional Commander
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- Inspector General Donny Michael assumed office as the Coast Guard’s Eastern Regional Commander, replacing Inspector General Anand Prakash Badola.
- Mr. Badola will be taking charge as Deputy Director General (Policy and Plans) at the Coast Guard Headquarters in New Delhi.
UGC set to constitute expert committee to update syllabi of NET
- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to update the syllabi of the National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship and appointment as assistant professors in various subjects.
- The UGC-NET is held in 83 subjects twice a year, usually in June and December.
- The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the UGC-NET.