The remark has drawn sharp reactions from academics, activists and members of the academic community, who say such statements threaten academic freedom and damage the reputation of scholars
Maharashtra's government owes ₹2,930 crore to private schools for RTE fee reimbursements over ten years, impacting education quality and staff salaries.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened at 92.92 against the greenback before breaching the 93-mark for the first time to trade at 93.08.