Education New Zealand announces programmes for 35 Indian students
New Delhi : An education agency of the New Zealand government on Wednesday announced an opportunity for 35 Indian scholars to study at graduate...
Why India’s construction slowdown threatens to increase poverty
Abhirup Bhunia
The construction sector in India, which employed more than 44 million people at the end of 2010 (the last date for which official...
Nitish Kumar’s proposed anti-BJP front remains a non-starter: BJD MP Mahtab
By Nirendra Dev
New Delhi : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's call for a strong anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) front remains a "non-starter" for many...
Jamia Millia signs MoU with Iranian institute
New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia on Friday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tehran's National Institute of Genetic Engineering...
ABVP demands ‘congenial atmosphere’ at Calcutta University
Kolkata : Demanding a "congenial atmosphere" at the Calcutta University, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the BJP-affiliated students wing, led a protest march...
Missing JNU student: HC seeks police report on mother’s plea
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi Police to file status report on the plea of the mother of...
IIMC to start Urdu journalism course
New Delhi : The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) will start a journalism course in Urdu, the government announced on Tuesday.
M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister...
Campus politics hurting academic freedom?
By Anurag Dey
New Delhi, (IANS) The violent clashes between the right-wing ABVP and the Left-leaning student groups at Delhi University's Ramjas College are just...
बिहार बोर्ड 12वीं के परीक्षा में 64 फ़ीसदी बच्चे हुए फ़ेल
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : बिहार बोर्ड की 12वीं की परीक्षा का रिजल्ट आ चुका है. लेकिन आपको जानकर हैरानी होगी कि सिर्फ़ 36 फ़ीसदी...
“Anti-nationals” of the world unite: Umar Khalid back in JNU campus
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The JNU campus was enlighten on Sunday night when Umar Khalid, an accused of raising anti-national slogans, returned to the...
JNU Episode- Comedy of Errors glares at India’s Kashmir Policy
Syed Ali Mujtaba for TwoCircles.net,
There are two things that come out clearly from the JNU episode with regard to India's Kashmir. In New Delhi...
Christian group opposes publication of RSS founder’s book claiming Jesus was a Tamil Hindu
By TCN News,
Mumbai: The Catholic Secular Forum (CSF), a Mumbai based community NGO has taken a strong exception to publication of a book “Christ...
Stop violent attacks on citizens: CPI-M
New Delhi : The CPI-M on Wednesday expressed "grave concern" over the growing signs of hatred and use of violence to intimidate groups and...
SC seeks Centre’s response on Delhi court violence plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the central government and Delhi Police on a plea seeking a SIT probe into...
BSF chief in Jammu to review security after discovery of tunnel
Jammu : The BSF's new Director General K.K. Sharma on Friday arrived here to inspect a 50-metre long tunnel unearthed on Thursday that facilitated...
Behead Owaisi legally, says Shiv Sena
Mumbai : The Shiv Sena on Thursday attacked MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi for his refusal to say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and said he...
S.A.R. Geelani arrested on sedition charges, gets bail
New Delhi : A court on Saturday granted bail to former Delhi University professor S.A.R. Geelani, arrested on sedition charges.
Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Garg...
BJP using nationalism to divert attention: Nitish
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday accused the BJP of deliberately promoting debate on nationalism to divert people's attention from the...
HRD ranks JNU, HCU among top four universities
New Delhi : Jawaharlal Nehru University and Hyderabad Central University, which recently faced controversies, have figured in top four rankings released by the union...
Tension grips NIT Srinagar as students clash with police
Srinagar : Tension gripped the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar after a group of students clashed with police on Tuesday.
"A group of NIT...
Activists vow to fight on for complete freedom of thought, speech
New Delhi : A number of academicians, writers, students and activists on Friday vowed at the Pratirodh forum here to keep resistance alive till...
Amid reports of violence, 20 percent polling in Bengal
Kolkata : Amid allegations of violence and voter intimidation, nearly 20 percent of polling was recorded in the first two hours in 31 constituencies...
Sania honoured with Padma Bhushan
New Delhi : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was conferred with Padma Bhushan at a glittering investiture at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday for...
Kashmir youth killed in clashes with police
Srinagar : A youth was killed on Wednesday when a tear gas shell hit his head as protesters took to the streets in Kupwara...
Jamia students celebrate Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Paying tribute to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary, students of Jamia MIllia Islamia gathered at Jamia Hall...
Jadavpur students to protest ‘planned fascist attack’ on campus
Kolkata : A day after the screening of Vivek Agnihotri's controversial film "Buddha in a Traffic Jam" triggered clashes at the Jadavpur University here,...
Five candidates supported by minority ministry crack civil services
New Delhi : At least five candidates who were supported by the Ministry of Minority Affairs with scholarships have succeeded in clearing the civil...
In making of Terror through fabricated trials : Framed and Acquitted
By Hisham ul Wahab P for Twocircles.net,
The news lines in the inner corners of print and visual media, which we have been reading in...
Modi praises National Civil Aviation Policy 2016
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 will "transform" the aviation sector and "greatly...
Politics of exodus
By Sadiq Zafar for TwoCircles.net
It is claimed that the exodus is happening in Kairana of Shamli district since the communal inferno of Muzaffarnagar...
SIO Karnataka to start state-wide campaign to promote balanced thoughts in the society
By TCN News,
Bengaluru: In order to sensitize the masses about the need of balance in thoughts and action, Students Islamic organization of India (SIO),...
Kerala government to focus more on public health, education: Minister
Thiruvananthapuram : On the eve of the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala completing 100 days in office, State Finance Minister Thomas Issac on...
Bihar youth loses sensation in hand post surgery, alleges medical negligence
Kolkata : A Bihar youth's dreams of joining the Indian Army lay shattered after he lost sensation in his left hand owing to "medical...
‘Your Neighbourhood Muslim’ social media campaign for liberals to speak up
Kolkata : Assailed by questions on their stand on incidents of terrorism perpetrated in the name of Islam, a group of Muslims in the...
JNU Students Union to go on indefinite sit-in over missing student
New Delhi : The JNU Students Union (JNUSU) on Tuesday decided to stage an indefinite sit-in at the Administration Block of the varsity, accusing...
Kanhaiya, 29 other JNU students told to join sedition case probe
New Delhi, (IANS): Notice has been issued to 30 Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, including Kanhaiya Kumar, to join the probe into alleged raising...
Congress condemns assault in court, blames ‘BJP goons’
New Delhi : The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the "barbaric and inhuman attack" on journalists, students and teachers at the Patiala House Court...
Delhi police chief Bassi comes out major loser in JNU row
By Ashish Mishra
New Delhi: The arrest of JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on sedition charges and the resultant political fireworks appear to have hit...
BJP slams Jadavpur VC for not acting against students
Kolkata: The BJP on Saturday accused Jadavpur University vice chancellor Suranjan Das of being a "Trinamool Congress appointee" and failing to identify the students...
उमर खालिद जेएनयू में, छात्रों को किया संबोधित
TwoCircles.net News Desk
जिस उमर खालिद को दिल्ली पुलिस पिछले एक सप्ताह से पूरे मुल्क में तलाश कर रही है, वो आज जेएनयू लौट आया...
SC seeks Centre’s response on Delhi court violence plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and Delhi Police on a plea seeking SIT probe into the assault...
Poverty biggest challenge for environment: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that poverty is the biggest challenge for environment and its eradication is one of the...
Left parties join hands ahead of polls in northeast
Imphal : Joining hands ahead of elections in some northeastern states, the left parties have called for unity among themselves to stamp out corruption...
BJP promising corruption-free government in Manipur
Imphal : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is promising a corruption-free government in Manipur if it is voted to power after the February 2017...
Trinamool promises mobile health units, winter clothing for students
Kolkata : West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday promised mobile health units in the hills, forests and mining zones, setting up of a...
‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ only definition of nationalism: Kher
New Delhi : Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Wednesday said chanting "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" should be the "only definition" of nationalism for...
IPS Association reject Sahay Commission report on Muzaffarnagar riots
Lucknow : The Indian Police Service (IPS) Association of Uttar Pradesh has rejected Justic Vishnu Sahay's report on the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots that have...
Muslim Women Personal Law Board head meets RSS chief
Lucknow : In a significant development, All-India Muslim Women Personal Law Board president Shaista Ambar met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here on Tuesday.
Ambar said...
Authorities regain control of Varanasi jail, official released
Lucknow : Security forces on Saturday regained control of the Varanasi jail and secured the safe release of jail superintendent Ashish Tiwari.
Tiwari was taken...
Protests again rock Hyderabad varsity
Hyderabad : Protests both on and outside the campus rocked Hyderabad Central University (HCU) on Wednesday, demanding immediate removal of Vice Chancellor P. Appa...
Smoking may hamper your job prospects too
New York : Young smokers please take note! Smokers face more problems in finding a job and when they do find a job, they...
83.73 percent turnout in Bengal polling Monday: EC
Kolkata : Altogether 83.73 percent voters exercised their franchise on Monday in 31 constituencies for the second part of first phase of the West...
Five injured in clashes with security forces in Kashmir
Srinagar : At least five people were injured on Friday when security forces allegedly opened fire on an angry mob protesting the deaths of...
Kanhaiya Kumar’s family objects to Mayawati remarks against him
Patna : Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's family on Friday took a strong objection to Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati's remarks...
97-year-old man in Bihar appears for MA exam
Patna : A 97-year-old man, who had graduated in 1938, has has appeared in an exam for a post-graduate degree of Nalanda Open University...
IUML denies seats to four MLAs on complaints of ‘inaccessibility’
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
With state elections around the corner in Kerala, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has swung into poll mode in...
As human trafficking rises 60%, 6 reasons new bill falls short
By Prachi Salve
Every day, 15 Indians are traded against their will to be, among other things, sexual slaves or forced labour, but a...
Hyderabad varsity students stage protest over panel report
Hyderabad : Students at University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Friday staged a protest against the report of Justice Ashok Kumar Rupanwala Commission, terming it...
Bihar toppers scam: Ruby Rai did not write copy herself
Patna : Ruby Rai, an accused in the Bihar toppers scam, did not write her examination copy herself but it was written by someone...
ABVP slams Kejriwal speech at JNU
New Delhi : The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Friday slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's address in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)...
CPI-M flays ‘criminal negligence’ by police over JNU student
New Delhi : The CPI-M on Monday accused Delhi Police of showing "criminal negligence" for failing to trace a JNU student who went missing...
अब क्या सोचते हैं जेएनयू के आम छात्र?
Fahmina Hussain, TwoCircles.net
जेएनयू की कहानी में एक दिलचस्प मोड़ आया है. जिस उमर खालिद व उसके साथियों को दिल्ली पुलिस पूरे भारत में खोज...
Monetary limit for air, rail coupons up for MLAs in Jharkhand
Ranchi : The entitlement of legislators in Jharkhand for air and rail travel coupons has been increased to Rs.5 lakh per annum, a state...
JNU dean was not vigilant enough to prevent February 9 event: Probe panel
New Delhi : A high-level committee of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, inquiring into the February 9 event, has said that the dean of students...
NIT development being highlighted as communal incident: Mehbooba
Srinagar : While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti described the student unrest at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) a "non-issue", the...
No research papers from 332 medical colleges in 10 years
New Delhi : A total of 332 medical colleges in India have not published any research papers during 2005-14, a journal has revealed.
According to...
Kanhaiya’s book to be published by Juggernaut
New Delhi : Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's book "From Bihar to Tihar" will be simultaneously published in Hindi and English...
JNU teachers to observe a day’s hunger strike
New Delhi : The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association (JNUTA) will observe a hunger strike on Tuesday against the university administration on various issues,...
Jamia names sports complex after Pataudi
New Delhi : Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi has named its sports complex after former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and a...
Assam verdict shows how AIUDF got it wrong, paid the price for being complacent
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
The Assam state elections results have made it clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party has decimated the incumbent Congress to...
DUTA protests against UGC, demands withdrawal of notification
New Delhi : The Delhi University Teachers Association on Monday staged a protest here against the University Grants Commission (UGC) circular which was issued...
For Kashmiri youth, the stone is not an option: it is an outlet
By Bilal A Malik for Twocircles.net
The Kashmir issue has crossed decades of violence and unrest. It has, unfortunately, become one of the Asia’s,...
JNU to conduct certificate courses in animal welfare
New Delhi : Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here on Wednesday announced six new certificate courses in the field of animal welfare to sensitise and...
Social justice ministry spent 54% of budget on SC scholarships
New Delhi, (IANS) : The central government on Thursday said around 54 per cent of the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry's budgetary allocation in...
3,000 new drug stores, dialysis centres to come up: Jaitley
New Delhi : The government will set up 3,000 new generic medicine stores across the country to tackle the shortage of drugs in rural...
Opposition unites to flay government on AMU issue in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: The opposition in the Rajya Sabha on Friday united against the BJP-led government for its stand on the minority institution-character of Aligarh...
AMU VC meets PM, tells centres not illegal
New Delhi : AMU Vice Chancellor Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (retd) met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, and told him that the...
Bengal woman jumps off building to escape rape bid
Kolkata : A woman in West Bengal's Howrah district jumped off a three-storey building to escape a rape bid and three people have been...
पोस्ट-मैट्रीक छात्रवृति हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की आज आख़िरी तारीख़, बढ़ाने की हो रही है...
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : सरकार द्वारा छात्रों को पोस्ट मैट्रीक छात्रवृति (अनुसूचित जाति/अनुसूचित जनजाति) हेतु ऑनलाइन आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि 17 मार्च 2016 तक...
Human rights body seeks report from Odisha on river pollution
Bhubaneswar : The National Human Rights Commission has sought an Action Taken Report from the Odisha government over river pollution by certain industries in...
BJP to woo Dalits, farmers; Modi urges workers to focus on development
New Delhi : The two-day BJP national executive meeting concluded here on Sunday with the ruling party drawing up a roadmap on making development...
Appeals, warnings against pruning, cutting green trees for Holi-eve bonfires ignored in Bihar
By Imran Khan,
Patna : Ignoring appeal and warnings against pruning or cutting down green trees to collect firewood for bonfires on Holi eve, hundreds...
We fear we might be attacked: Umar Khalid
By Ruwa Shah
New Delhi : Out on bail after spending more than three weeks in Delhi's Tihar Jail for sedition over alleged anti-national slogans,...
40 percent Delhi women faced sexual harassment in past year: Study
New Delhi : Despite tougher laws enacted after the gruesome Nirbhaya gang-rape some three years ago, women in Delhi hardly feel safe, says a...
NHRC raps six states for ‘lackadaisical’ rehab of child labourers
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday reprimanded Bihar and five other states for having "adopted lackadaisical attitude" in the...
Activists seek tobacco control measures in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram : Ahead of the Kerala assembly polls, a group of medical activists on Monday appealed to all political parties to include tobacco control...
30 Labradors inducted in Delhi Police dog squad
New Delhi : Specialists in detecting explosives and picking up clues from places of crime, a new batch of 30 Labrador Retriever dogs were...
Brinkmanship over ‘Bharat Mata ki Jay’
By Masood Peshimam for TwoCircles.net,
A new dimension is added to the controversial suspension of AIMIM legislator Waris Pathan’s over refusing to say Bharat Mata...
Separatist shutdown affects life in Kashmir
Srinagar : A shutdown called by the separatists affected normal life across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday.
Shops, public transport, other business establishments and educational...
Gutkha, pan Masala banned in Delhi
New Delhi : The Delhi government has banned all chewing tobacco products, including pan masala, gutkha, flavoured and scented tobacco and kharra, here for...
Govt’s Land Grab?
By Ramesh Menon
Nearly seven decades after the Partition and five decades since the 1965 war with Pakistan, the NDA government is brusquely trying to...
143 of 300 girls cleared JEE under Udaan scheme: Irani
New Delhi : Under the "Udaan" scheme of CBSE, 143 out of 300 girls from the initial batch had cleared the JEE exam, Human...
When it comes to UGC fellowships, government is high on promises, low on delivery
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
On Facebook, a closed group with almost 13,000 members has been seeing a lot of activity off late....
HC refuses to stay rustication of Khalid, Anirban, seeks JNU response
New Delhi : Denying interim relief to JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the...
Over 30,000 register on DU’s online UG page on first day
New Delhi : The Delhi University on Wednesday launched the webpage for online registrations for admission to its undergraduate (UG) programmes for the academic...
Journalist injured in stone pelting in Kashmir
Srinagar : A Kashmiri journalist was injured when a group of protesters hurled stones on the cars of media persons travelling back to Srinagar...
Ramjas clash re-ignites intolerance debate, Kaur is defiant
New Delhi, (IANS): Delhi University student Gurmehar Kaur, whose campaign against the ABVP has gone viral, found herself at the centre of a major...
Bengal CM writes to HRD Minister Javadekar on UGC fellowships
Kolkata, (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she has written to Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar and urged for the...
Attack on human rights defenders Soni Sori
By TCN News,
Geedam (Chattisgarh): Reports are emerging that Soni Sori, the adivasi leader from Bastar, was attacked by few unidentified men in Geedam, Chattisgarh....
Central ministers drove Rohith to commit suicide: Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused central ministers of driving Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, of the University of Hyderabad,...
Educational institutions becoming political platforms: Bengal governor
Kolkata : Amid the protests at the JNU and Jadavpur University, West Bengal Governor K.N. Tripathi on Wednesday warned that higher educational institutions were...
टाटा इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ सोशल साईंसेज़ के कैम्पस में लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल
TwoCircles.net News Desk
मुंबई : टाटा इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ सोशल साईंसेज़ के कैम्पस में चल रहे ‘लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल’ के अवसर पर मशहूर उर्दू उपन्यास लेखक रहमान...
Probe into Vemula death a farce: Mayawati
New Delhi: BSP chief Mayawati on Friday alleged that the government was protecting people with RSS links who forced Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula to...
JNU row: Delhi government mulls legal action against news channels
New Delhi : The Delhi government is likely to take legal action against three news channels that allegedly ran doctored videos of the JNU...
With Bihar MLA in jail, rape victim takes Class 10 exam
Patna : A day after ruling RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav, accused of raping a schoolgirl, surrendered in a court and was sent to...
India lags in social progress and tolerance
By Amit Kapoor
For decades, Gross Domestic Product has been used to evaluate the economic performance of a nation. It measures the value of final...
Jaitley launches crop insurance schemes
Mumbai : Terming agriculture as "absolutely critical to the country's economy", union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday launched the "Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima...
‘Protect child rights in first decade when they are most vulnerable’
By Sahana Ghosh
Hyderabad : If India strives to "get it right" for its children in their first decade -- ensure nutrition, health, sleep, education...
Over half of Assam’s candidates haaven’t cleared class 12
New Delhi : More than half of the candidates contesting first phase of Assam assembly elections have studied only up to class 12th, a...
Assam polls: Campaigning ends for first phase, 539 candidates in fray
Guwahati : Campaigning in 65 assembly constituencies in Upper Assam, the north bank of Brahmaputra river and Barak Valley where polling will be held...
Government ready to deal with any water-related problem: Uma Bharti
New Delhi : Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said the central government was ready to face any water crisis in case this...
Assam first phase polls to decide fate of 539 candidates
Guwahati : Assam will hold the first phase of assembly polls on Monday for 65 constituencies to decide the fate of 539 candidates. Assam...
Opposition in Rajya Sabha condemns rustication of JNU students
New Delhi : The opposition in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday condemned the rustication of three students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) the...
I don’t even have a cell phone, says Kanhaiya
Patna : Jawaharlal Nehru University students leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Sunday refuted allegations that he has hired a public relations officer (PRO), carries an...
Kanhaiya Kumar not allowed into Maharashtra legislature
Mumbai : Student activist and fiery orator Kanhaiya Kumar was on Tuesday refused entry into the visitors' gallery of Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan (legislature) building...
JNU students face demonetisation problems
New Delhi : The ongoing cash crunch in the wake of demonetisation hasn't spared even the student community in Jawaharlal Nehru University, with many...
Traced auto driver who took missing JNU student to Jamia: Police
New Delhi : Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have traced an auto rickshaw driver who picked up missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed from...
NSUI protests against JNU students suspension
New Delhi : The National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Wednesday staged a protest outside the Human Resource Development Ministry office here against...
Don’t dub JNU a terrorist hub, Kejriwal tells Modi
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to use 'nationalism' to create a 'fear psychosis',...
Congress demands law against dicrimination in educational institutes
New Delhi : The Congress on Tuesday demanded a law against discrimination of people from weaker sections in educational institutions across the country.
"What happened...
‘How can “vandalism” be condemned, while “sedition” is called free speech?’
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the government agreed that there should be freedom in universities, but questioned how can "vandalism"...
NHRC notice to Delhi government, police over pregnant woman’s abduction
New Delhi: The NHRC on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi government's health department and Police Commissioner B.S. Bassi over alleged inaction in the...
Why ministers for happiness, tolerance, youth, future in UAE
By Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Over the past two weeks, I have heard and read many questions, comments, and news stories regarding recent changes...
FIR against BJP leader for hate speech in Agra
Agra : FIR was registered against corporator and the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kundanika Sharma and three others for hate speeches in Agra in...
‘Women intend to quit jobs due to gender bias, harassment’
New Delhi : Working women, especially those in the private sector, desire to quit their jobs for a number of reasons, including gender bias...
Two injured in Agra clash
Lucknow : Two people were injured when two groups clashed in Agra which prompted police reinforcements to control the situation, police said on Monday.
The...
Insecticide found in actor Mani’s body
Kochi : A forensic report released on Friday said Malayalam actor-singer Kalabhavan Mani, who died on March 6, had consumed - knowingly or unknowingly...
Non-indigenous marrying tribal girls to evade tax: Meghalaya legislator
Shillong : A legislator in Meghalaya on Monday alleged that non-indigenous people were marrying tribal girls in the state with the sole intention of...
South Africa marks International Human Rights Day
Cape Town : South Africans on Monday marked the International Human Rights Day, with President Jacob Zuma calling for the fight against rising racism,...
Youth throws slipper at Kanhaiya Kumar in Hyderabad
Hyderabad : Chaos prevailed at a meeting addressed by JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar here on Thursday as a slogan-shouting youth threw a slipper...
Saudi Islamic cleric to attend conference in India
Lucknow : The Imam of the al-Haram Masjid of the holy Kaaba Shareef in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammed bin Ibrahim aal Talib,...
Mamata didi has become Shahenshah: Modi
Kharagpur (West Bengal) : Launching a direct attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the "didi"...
Mukherjee, Ansari condole deaths in flyover collapse
New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari on Thursday expressed grief over the deaths in the collapse of an under-construction...
Manipur reshuffle row: Ministers claim majority support
Imphal : Ministers in Congress-ruled Manipur say they have majority support in the party -- and so don't want to be axed at the...
Non-vegetarian food banned in Lucknow varsity campus
Lucknow : Non-vegetarian food has been banned in the Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (BBAU) mess here, officials said on Tuesday.
The decision was...
Kanhaiya’s Bihar visit funded by liquor mafia: BJP
Patna : The BJP on Tuesday alleged that JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar's visit to Bihar was funded by the state's liquor mafia.
"Kanhaiya Kumar's...
African students urge Indian society to join hands to end racism
New Delhi : Describing the recent attacks on Africans in the national capital as "racial", African students here on Friday urged Indians to come...
Odisha government to provide education loan at 1% interest
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched a new scheme "Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana" to provide education loan at one per...
ABVP, Bajrang Dal ‘purify’ statue garlanded by JNU leader Kanhaiya
Patna : A group of ABVP and Bajrang Dal activists in Bihar's Begusarai district washed the statue of renowned poet Dinkar with 'gangajal' on...
Can’t fight ABVP goons: AAP student wing
New Delhi : Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) students' wing Chhatra Yuva Sangharsha Samiti (CYSS) on Friday announced boycott of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU)...
PM should understand mindset of Kashmiri youths: BJD
New Delhi : Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday charged the central and the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir with "utter...
India to miss target for universal upper-secondary education by 50 Years
By Silvio Grocchetti and Charlie Moloney
India will not have universal upper secondary education (covering the age group 14-17 years and 9th to 12th standard)...
NGO focuses on problems of kids of jail inmates
New Delhi : Several eminent citizens came together to focus attention on an often ignored area - the problems faced by children of...
संसद को किसी पर धर्म लादने का अधिकार नहीं – बिहार राज्यपाल रामनाथ कोविंद
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गया(बिहार): ये विचार आज यहाँ मगध विश्वविद्यालय के डा. राधाकृष्णन सभागार में ‘अंतर-धार्मिक सद्भाव का महत्व: मानवता के लिए उसके निहितार्थं’ विषय पर...
Congress won’t allow students’ voice to be crushed: Rahul
New Delhi : Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee over the JNU row, vowing his party won't allow the...
Calling JNU students anti-Indian a slur: Pakistani daily
Islamabad : The reaction to the protests at the Jawaharlal Nehru University has shown the real face of today's India, and it is "not...
Umar Khalid even questioned god, says sister
By Ruwa Shah
New Delhi : Arrested JNU scholar Umar Khalid's sister says her brother has wrongly been branded an Islamist terrorist because the self-proclaimed...
अल्पसंख्यकों के उम्मीदों पर भारी पड़ा मोदी का बजट
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
मोदी सरकार ने कभी बड़े ज़ोर-शोर से ‘सबका साथ –सबका विकास’ के नारे को प्रचारित किया था. सरकार का यह दावा...
JNU students Umar, Anirban sent to 14 days judicial custody
New Delhi : A court here on Tuesday sent, to 14 days judicial custody, JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, facing sedition charges...
India must improve rights of its minorities: Pakistani daily
Islamabad : India has long struggled to protect minority religious communities or provide justice when crimes occur, creating a climate of impunity, said a...