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In a major attempt at introducing further reforms in India’s higher education system, the government proposes to introduce a single entrance examination, common syllabus and common rules and regulations for all Central universities across the country. The human resources development ministry also wants to make it easier for students to seek transfer from one university to ano-ther to enable them to take the courses of their choice.

As the Supreme Court deferred the pronouncement of the crucial Ayodhya land dispute judgment by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court due on Friday, questions are being raised by over two dozen litigating parties about the next course of action, particularly in the light of one of the three judges of the high court due to retire on October 1.

In a last ditch-attempt to save the Commonwealth Games, due to start here on October 3, the Centre has finally decided to move in. Marginalising the controversial head of the Games organising committee, Mr Suresh Kalmadi, two Cabinet ministers — Mr S. Jaipal Reddy (urban development) and Mr M.S. Gill (sports) — are now expected to oversee all the preparations for the Games in the remaining time left and clean up the mess.

As the government had its fingers crossed on the sensitive Ayodhya issue, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the pronouncement of the Allahabad high court judgment on the title suit by Hindus and Muslims for the ownership of the 2.77 acres of land on which the demolished Babri Masjid stood.

Senior BJP leader and Supreme Court advocate Ravishankar Prasad, who argued the Ayodhya case before the Supreme Court on Thursday on behalf of a Hindu religious leader opposing deferment of the verdict in the case, said that there was no possibility of reconciliation between the contesting parties.

VHP supremo Ashok Singhal on Thursday ruled out talks to resolve the long-pending Ayodhya dispute. Expressing disappointment over the delay in pronouncement of the judgment on the Ayodhya title suit, the VHP leader said the only way out is to await the verdict of the Allahabad high court. The Supreme Court stayed for a week the

Hailing the Supreme Court’s order staying the high court judgment on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit by a week, Congress on Thursday said, the party always believed that an out-of-court solution in the vexed issue arrived through mutual agreement should be the first priority.

The national capital remained in the grip of dengue fever with a whopping 95 fresh cases being reported on Thursday, taking the total number of patients suffering from the vector-borne disease to 2,631.

The Yamuna continues to flow over the danger mark and is expected to remain so for another couple of days as Haryana released another 3 lakh cusecs of water into the river on Thursday which is expected to reach the capital by Friday afternoon.