Amid strong protests by teaching members but determined support from Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental, the Academic Council (AC) of the Delhi University on Thursday approved the introduction of semester system in 12 undergradute courses of the scienc
Saroj Pandey, a 42-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party leader, figures in the Limca Book of Records for creating a national record: she is the first woman to simultaneously hold three elected positions – mayor, member of the Chhattisgarh assembl
After its fatwa that working in banks is un-Islamic, the Darul Uloom Deoband has now declared that opting for an insurance policy too went against the tenets of Islam. The "insurance policy is unlawful as it is based on interest and g
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a three-member panel of experts to suggest measures to expedite the process of disciplinary and vigilance proceedings against corrupt officials, but on the other hand he is himself dragging feet in filling
With the indefinite economic blockade on highways to the state from Assam and Nagaland by Naga students crippling business, Manipur has sought Mizoram`s help in transporting essential supplies through its territory. An official stat
Chief minister Omar Abdullah today highlighted the need for harnessing green energy to the optimum and augmenting indigenous power production grid in power-deficient Jammu and Kashmir. "The assistance and funds coming from unio
he media is agog with sordid happenings in the West Indies involving the under-performing Indian squad, including a brawl with fans in a pub in St Lucia, but team manger Ranjib Biswal today termed the reports as its "imagination".
Vishwa Hindu Parishad today opposed caste-based census, saying it would lead to caste based discrimination and strengthen casteist forces. "There should not be caste based discrimination. There was no caste based census after 1931, wh
The main Opposition Congress today staged a sit-in at the stairs of Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, on the fourth and last day of the special session of the Assembly called to discuss development, to highlight water crisis, corruption and other issue
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) may be not be in overall good fiscal health but its Haryana circle is anticipating 85 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 100 crore in 2009-10 on the back of robust growth observed in number of GSM mob
Government today extended the ban on LTTE by another two years following intelligence reports that remnants of the Sri Lankan Tamil terror outfit were trying to re-group in Tamil Nadu. According to a notification issued by the Union Home M
In view of the threat posed by climate change and rise in temperature, Orissa has initiated preparations to come out with a climate change action plan. Stating this at a workshop on State Climate Change Action Plan, state energy sec
Famous the world over as a tourists` paradise, the nearby Kovalam Beach town has been hit by rampant incidents of sexual and physical abuse of children in the 12-18 age group, a study has said. Nearly half of the 705 children interv
The Meghalaya cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to be signed with the state-run North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) for executing two power projects in Meghalaya. The MoA for a 500 MW therm
Government is planning to provide education loans at four per cent interest rate to help students from weaker sections of society to pursue higher studies. Discussions are on between the HRD ministry and the Planning Commission on t
All the veggie freaks, who dislike spending hours bargaining and looking for fresh greens in the mandi, have a reason to smile, as J K Agro Industries today started a mobile vegetable outlet for door-to-door supply. The endeavour is meant
Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to appoint 8000 youths as volunteers to work at places of public importance, including clearance of famous Dal lake and traffic duties, minister for youth affairs and sports R S Chib said today.
Inflation cooled to 9.59 per cent in April, although prices of a number of food items and non-food items such as metals rose. The fall is partly due to a high base effect - which means the inflation numbers in the year-ago period ha
Maharashtra minister for social justice, Shivajirao Moghe has drawn the attention of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi towards ban imposed on export of cotton and subsequent losses to the tune of few hundred crores. He has urged the Congress pr
People with more than Rs 10 lakh annual income may not get the tax relief originally proposed in the Direct Taxes Code, as the Finance Ministry is for tweaking slabs across the board to offset concessions elsewhere. Under the first draft o
