Students seeking admission into Delhi University (DU) will be able to ask queries through web chat from the next academic session. This is the new facility being introduced by the university, which already provides guidance to students through tel
Seven newly-created central universities have come together to hold a combined entrance examination from this year for admission of students in about 25 courses being offered by them. These institutions are central Universities of Kashmir, Jhark
The government`s ambitious unique identity project aiming to give a 16-digit number to all citizens of the country was today renamed Aadhaar and its new logo unveiled. "UID itself is very confusing. Some people call it DUI, somebody
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has deleted the names of 3,583 beneficiaries of its pension scheme after finding out that they have been enjoying the benefits from both the civic body and the city government, The Hindu reported recently. The
India saw its say in the World Bank increasing a bit after member nations approved a shift in voting rights, while its peer China`s voice in the funding agency grew louder than that of Germany, France and the UK. Both India and Chin
Rajasthan Governor Prabha Rau today died at the AIIMS here after she was admitted to the hospital following a heart attack. 75-year-old Rau was found in an unconscious condition this morning in the bathroom of Jodhpur House here and
Baroda Cricket Association president Chirayu Amin was appointed the interim chairman of the Indian Premier League in place of the high-flying Lalit Modi, who came in for a scathing attack from BCCI president Shashank Manohar today.
Stressing the need for good infrastructure in the country, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath said India will build 12-13 km of roads per day in the current fiscal year. Speaking at the launch of the FICCI – E&Y i
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday constituted a three-member committee to probe irregularities committed by the Medical Council of India (MCI). The committee will examine the validity of the recommendation made by the MCI on April
In a major relief for former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court today quashed his expulsion from the state assembly for his alleged involvement in the Amritsar land allotment scam. A ben
Amid uproar over the issue of telephone tapping of senior political leaders, the Government today rubbished the charge in Parliament that it had authorised any such action. "I wish to state categorically that no telephone tappi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said challenges posed by Maoists could be countered by empowering rural poor and marginalised sections through Panchayati Raj Institutions. "We should pay special attention to ensure that PRI
The complimentary pickle and slice of lemon with lunch is no longer complimentary, the daily bun maska and chai ritual becomes just a chai ritual and “Guess what, they’ve increased prices again” is the new anthem before every mea
When Mohammad Israel found himself drifting into the role of an imaam, no one among his family and friends told him that he was choosing a path of chronic economic insecurity. Twenty years after becoming the imaam of Hakeem Baqaa mo
The Jaggis’ bungalow in New Friends Colony, one of the upscale localities of south Delhi, seems like a wrong place to discuss the effects of the price rise. The feeling is strengthened as I walk past a couple of expensive cars in the portico
Alijan’s family has substantially cut down its purchase of fruits and is consuming less of milk and biryani than in the past to pay for children’s education. “A big chunk of my income goes into educating my four kids. What
Manohar ‘knows’ the prime minister. “I have seen his pictures in the papers and on TV and on wallposters,” says the guy who fixes a quick caffeine/nicotine dose for many at Filmcity in Noida. What he doesn&rs
It’s easy to see how poverty is implicated in the misfortunes of Shaikh Salim’s household and why price rise is the last thing the Dharavi-based family needs. Shahadat, 30, his eldest son, lost vision in one eye last year and c
About 150 km and a three-hour bumpy ride from the national capital is the sugarcane farmers’ village of Nanglamubarick in western Uttar Pradesh. The single-lane road along the Gang stream leads you to ripe sugarcane crops standing tall, wait
If you want to find out what is wrong with Orissa’s Ganjam district, listen to Abhimanyu Badatiya’s travails. One of the hundreds of thousands who migrate out of the district every year to find work, he decided not to go back to Surat
