Strike Renders Visva-Bharati Non-Functional, Varsity appeals for normalcy
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Amid a strike by a section of students, teachers and staff to protest the repeal of reservation system for internal students, West Bengal's Visva-Bharati University Tuesday
IT Act's Section 66A does not curb free speech, Government tells SC
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The central government Tuesday defended section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 saying it was to curb posting of mischievous and objectionable material on social
Come Clean on Religious Conversions: BJP tells Akhilesh
Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday demanded compliance of the recommendations made by the State Minorities Commission with regard to alleged religious conversions in
Another complaint against Kejriwal for bribery remark
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A court here Tuesday asked Delhi Police to file reply to another complaint against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly asking voters to take bribes from other parties
Ghaziabad AAP convenor sues Shazia Ilmi
Noida, Feb 3 (IANS) The Ghaziabad convenor of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has sued ex AAP and presently BJP leader Shazia Ilmi.In a defamation case filed against Shazia Ilmi, Thakur Davendra Singh
Professor thrashed inside Bengal college
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) A college professor in West Bengal was thrashed inside the premises more than once by students allegedly owing allegiance to the Trinamool Congress Tuesday for a Facebook
Four swine flu cases in Gwalior
Gwalior, Feb 3 (IANS) Four cases of swine flu have been reported in Gwalior district so far, said District Collector P. Narhari Tuesday, a day after a woman died due to the disease.Another woman is
Ancient 'Scientific' Theories need Research
Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) Ancient 'scientific' theories, similar to the one referred to by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently, need to be researched, said the organiser of a three-day national-level
Spectrum Case: Court directs CBI to Supply Documents to accused
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A special court Tuesday directed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to supply documents to accused in the additional spectrum allocation scam case during the earlier NDA
Mamata Engineering Polarisation Politics in Bengal: BJP
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) The BJP Tuesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her government of "engineering polarisation politics" and avoiding a debate on an anti-conversion
Modi attacks AAP over donations (Second Lead)
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday hit out at the AAP over the alleged malpractice in donations received by the party and said it has betrayed the nation with its
Gurgaon Girl Child not a Polio Case, Tests show
Gurgaon, Feb 3 (IANS) The sample report of an 18-month-old girl child, who was suspected of being afflicted with polio, tested negative here, a doctor said Tuesday.Symptoms of polio were noticed
Bedi named CM candidate after adverse feedback: RSS mouthpiece
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Kiran Bedi was named the BJP's chief ministerial candidate in Delhi after party leaders received "adverse feedback" from the field about the BJP's Delhi unit, RSS
Uber cab rape case: Driver claims innocence
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A Uber cab driver accused of assaulting a woman executive Tuesday told a court here that he has not committed rape and he has been falsely implicated in the case.Claiming
Maharashtra Cabinet's nod to buy Ambedkar's London Home
Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) The Maharashtra cabinet here Tuesday gave its approval to a government proposal to buy a house in London where B. R. Ambedkar lived in the 1920s."Historical memories of an
Kejriwal dares Government to Arrest him
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday dared the government to arrest him if he was indeed guilty of money laundering."I challenge the government to arrest me if they have the
First-ever World Ocean Science Congress in Kochi from Thursday
Kochi, Feb 3 (IANS) Eminent oceanographers, environmentalists, naval exponents and maritime industrialists from across the world will converge here for the maiden edition of four-day World Ocean
Delhi Police constable dead in hit-and-run case
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A 50-year-old Delhi Police constable died a day after he and a home guard were hit by a speeding car at a police picket here, police said Tuesday.Constable Ajmer Singh,
Foundation stone laid for PHFI southern campus in Hyderabad (Lead)
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the southern regional campus of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a
Christian colony students file PIL against police, goons
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court alleging harassment of students by police and goons at a Christian colony near Delhi University'