The Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday claimed to have foiled an alleged attempt by the Maoists to kill University of Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor Podile Appa Rao to avenge the death of Dalit student Rohith Vemula two years ago. Police in East Godavari district of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Friday arrested two former students of the university […]
A Kerala student moved the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking quashing of the CBSE decision to re-conduct Class 10 mathematics examination after reports that the paper had been leaked in Delhi. Rohan Mathew, a student of Choice School in Kochi, contended that the decision to re-conduct the exam was arbitrary, illegal and violative of the […]
In a bid to buy time, the Central government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court filing a clarification petition and asking for three months for implementing its judgment in view of the May assembly elections in Karnataka while the Tamil Nadu government sought contempt proceedings against the Centre for its failure to constitute Cauvery Management […]
India has expressed concern over the rising improvised explosive device (IED) attacks on UN peacekeepers and called for deploying resources to protect troops against them The IED attacks were a “very serious concern”, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative Tanmaya Lal told a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on peacekeeping on Wednesday. “In the last […]
An injured woman co-pilot of an Indian Coast Guard helicopter which had crash landed in Raigad on March 10, has succumbed to her injuries, an official said here on Wednesday. Assistant Commandant, Capt. Penny Chaudhary, was on life support system after she sustained head injuries, and breathed her last on Tuesday evening at the INHS […]
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a negative note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE, after opening at 33,098.09 points, touched a high of 33,104.11 and low of 33,009.87 points. On Tuesday, the Sensex closed at 33,174.39 points. The Sensex is trading at 33,020.46, down by […]
After its Successful run in Sydney, Adakar’s play ‘Shri 420’ has been selected as part of the showcase at the 8th Theatre Olympics, hosted by the National School of Drama in India. The ‘Shri 420’ cast and crew will travel to India to perform their critically acclaimed adaptation of Molière’s ‘Tartuffe’.The 8th Theatre Olympics will […]
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised for the data debacle that has upended the social media giant and said he was ready to testify before Congress, a media report said. “The short answer is I’m happy to if it’s the right thing to do,” Zuckerberg said in a CNN interview on Wednesday night. “What we […]
With the digital payment space growing manifold in India, Microsoft is soon enabling digital payments services in its enterprise social network app “Kaizala” in the country. Payment integration — via third party mobile payment infrastructure — with “Kaizala” will enable users to quickly send or receive money without having to leave the Kaizala mobile application. […]
The CBI on Thursday said that it was questioning the directors of Kanishk Gold Pvt. Ltd. (KGPL) in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged defrauding a consortium of 14 banks led by the SBI to the tune of Rs 824 crore. A Central Bureau of Investigation official told IANS: “Questioning of KGPL Directors […]