Ranchi, March 25 (IANS) Taking a cue from Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand has launched its own anti-Romeo squads, with police pouncing on young men found loitering around schools and colleges without any reason. The Jharkhand Police,…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The uniform civil code won’t help Muslim women as majority of them won’t approach a court if it’s violated, the founder of Women’s Jamaat Sharifa Khanum has said. Khanum had…
Patna, March 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said Bihar — the land of Buddha and Mahavira — inspires him whenever he visits the state. “Bihar has big historic importance. I have visited Bihar…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Minor clashes broke out between Delhi Police and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students during a protest outside the UGC building here over the students’ demand to meet the UGC Chairperson….
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A group of JNU students clashed with private security guards on the campus on Friday during a protest demonstration over a controversial notification restricting the number of scholars a professor…
Roorkee, March 24 (IANS) Aimed at unleashing the potential of budding engineers to develop ideas that can make the lives of Indians better, the three-day annual event ‘Cognizance 2017’ of IIT Roorkee kick-started here on…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) With a record over 11 lakh students registering for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to undergraduate medical course, the CBSE on Friday announced 23 more new…
By Vishnu Makhijani Book: Gods Own Kitchen; Auhtor: Rashmi Bansal; Publisher: Westland; Pages: 263; Price: Rs 350 Rajiv Gandhi, as a newly-elected MP, often spoke extempore at conferences and seminar. At one such event, an…
Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) About 10,000 childcare workers (Anganwadis) and their helpers in Karnataka called off their four-day agitation on Thursday after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah assured them of a wage hike soon. “We have called…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The AAP on Thursday accused the BJP of turning the three civic bodies in Delhi into “dens of corruption” and turning the national capital into a “garbage dump”. The ruling…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendment to the Right to Education Act to ensure that all teachers acquire minimum educational qualifications. It also extends the period for untrained teachers…
Bhopal, March 22 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has proscribed a book — which allegedly describes a tribe as killers of cows — and blacklisted its author, a minister said on Wednesday. The book ‘Bharat…
Patna, March 22 (IANS) The Bihar government on Wednesday launched an ambitious programme to provide free WiFi facilities in colleges and universities. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar formally launched free WiFi facilities for students on the…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Centre is not considering any proposal to introduce yoga as an optional subject in UPSC exams, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State of Personnel, Public…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) As many as 34 young Indian scientists have been invited for the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany from June 25 to 30, it was announced on Wednesday. A total…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The much-vaunted continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) for Classes 6 to 9 is out and the CBSE is bringing in a revised assessment structure following its decision to restore Class…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur is among the first academic institutions to receive a supercomputing facility of 1 Peta-flop computing power under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), a statement said on…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday that the government was hoping to implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by July 1 after the enabling Bills get Parliament’s nod…
Patna, March 21 (IANS) In its bid to ward off embarrassments like “topper scam”, question paper leak and cheating in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that the government may introduce online examination…
Satna (Madhya Pradesh), March 21 (IANS) Seven persons have been taken into custody in a question papers leak case, police said here on Tuesday. “Question papers of Class IX and Class XI examinations were leaked…