New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has established three new centres to implement the vision and mission of Vikasit Bharat in integrating the Indian knowledge systems, according to an official notification. The three new centres — centres for Hindu, Buddhist, Jain studies are set to be established under the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies,…
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday with the number of inundated districts increasing to 26 and major rivers flowing above the danger mark in multiple locations even though the population reeling under the deluge decreased below 14 lakh, an official bulletin said. Altogether 13,99,949 people were still suffering from the flood,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver on Friday its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. As per the cause list of July 12 uploaded on the apex court’s website, a bench…
New Delhi: The CBI on Thursday arrested one of the alleged kingpins in the NEET-UG paper leak case who was on the run ever since the crackdown on irregularities in the entrance exam began, officials said. Rockey alias Rakesh Ranjan, who hails from Nalanda, and is said to be a relative of mastermind Sanjeev Mukhia,…
Thiruvanthapuram: Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Thursday said that 138 temporary additional plus one batches are being allotted in government schools in Malappuram and Kasaragod districts of the state. Sivankutty said the additional batches were being allotted as many students in those two northern Kerala districts had not been enrolled after all the…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday claimed that the Modi government implemented the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 at a “lackadaisical pace” but with Prime Minister Narendra Modi having “lost majority” on his own, a rapid implementation of the legislation can be expected. Congress general secretary, in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh’s assertion came over a media…
Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu): Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday said the ruling BJP at the Centre has not ‘learnt lesson’ from its continuing electoral rout in Tamil Nadu and accused it of not sanctioning funds for key projects in the state. Launching the ‘Makkaludan Mudhalvar’ (CM with people) scheme’s extension here to rural areas,…
Mysuru (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday alleged that he was unnecessarily being targeted in the case of alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which involves plots given to his wife Parvathi. Claiming that a conspiracy is being hatched against him out of heartburn as he…
New Delhi: India on Thursday called on seven-nation BIMSTEC grouping to infuse new energies, resources and a fresh commitment to bolster cooperation among the Bay of Bengal countries. The appeal was made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while hosting his counterparts from BIMSTEC member states at a two-day retreat in the national capital. The…
VIENNA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India has given ‘Buddha’ to the world, not ‘Yuddha’ (war) which means it has always given peace and prosperity, and therefore the country is going to strengthen its role in the 21st century. Addressing the Indian diaspora in Vienna, Modi also said that India is working towards…
