New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would consider early “listing by circulation” a plea seeking review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat government to consider the plea for the remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape case. A bench comprising Chief Justice D … Read more
Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth’s birthday is no less than a festival. From fans to friends and members of the film industry, everyone eagerly waits for December 12 every year.On the occasion, his well-wishers gathered outside his Chennai residence to wish him. READ | Top 5 Bollywood controversies of 2022 In videos and pictures, a huge crowd … Read more
Madhya Pradesh: Former Madhya Pradesh minister and Congress leader Raja Pateriya, stoked a controversy after his purported comments that people should be prepared to carry out Prime Minister Modi’s “hatya” (murder) if the Constitution is to be saved. READ | Gujarat Elections: PM Modi holds roadshow in Ahmedabad after BJP’s victory After a row following … Read more
New Delhi: Delhi University will give an undergraduate ‘honours’ degree even to the students opting for three years, Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh was quoted as saying by the news agency PTI. As per the new norms prepared by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in a draft, students will now get an undergraduate honours degree only … Read more
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police on the plea of conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar’s wife Leena Maria Paulose in a ₹ 200 crore extortion case. Sukesh Chandrashekhar, Leena Maria Paulose, and others are currently in judicial custody since last year in the case … Read more
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday spoke to his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly with a focus on possible areas of cooperation between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of growing global concern over China’s increasing military muscle-flexing in the region. READ | “UN Security Council Far From Reflecting True … Read more
Hours after Cristiano Ronaldo’s emotional Instagram post following Portugal’s exit from the FIFA World Cup, former India Cricket team captain Virat Kohli has come out in support of the star footballer. Ronaldo’s chance to win a World Cup title at the FIFA World Cup 2022 may have been his last, and the 37-year-old left empty-handed … Read more
Mumbai: Marking Sidharth Shukla’s birth anniversary on Sunday, his close friend and rumoured girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill shared a throwback picture of the late actor with an emotional message. Shehnaaz took to her Instagram handle and posted an image of Sidharth in which he could be seen smiling and wearing a white shirt and black blazer. … Read more
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday late evening held a roadshow in Ahmedabad after his party swept the Gujarat Assembly election with a whopping 156 seats, which is the highest number of seats any party has won after the formation of the state in the year 1960. People flocked to the streets through which … Read more
United Nations: Asserting that UN reform has been left open-ended without a set timeline and the Security Council far from reflecting true diversity, a concept note by India said new global challenges such as terrorism, radicalism, pandemics, disruptive role of non-State actors, and intensifying geopolitical competition call for a robust multilateral response and nimble platform … Read more
Controversies go synonymous with the Entertainment industry! And 2022 was rather full of them. Bollywood celebrities are known to get involved in some controversy or another and as mentioned above, this year was no different. As 2022 is coming to an end, we thought of going down memory lane and walking through some of the … Read more
Students will be able to get an undergraduate ‘Honours’ degree after completing four years instead of three, according to new draft norms prepared by the University Grants Commission (UGC).The draft ‘curriculum and credit framework for four-year undergraduate programs’ prepared in accordance with National Education Policy is likely to be notified on Monday. “Students will be … Read more
Apex child rights body NCPCR has asked all states and Union Territories to conduct an inquiry into all government-funded and recognized madrassas that are admitting non-Muslim children. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo, in a letter to all chief secretaries, noted that children belonging to non-Muslim communities are attending government-funded … Read more
IIT Madras researchers have created a device, ‘Ocean Wave Energy Converter’, to generate electricity from sea waves and the trials have already been successfully completed in the second week of November 2022. The device was placed at a depth of 20 metres around 6 kilometres off the coast of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. Within the next … Read more
Prior approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) is now mandatory for universities to offer Open and Distance Learning courses. “Universities may offer courses in the Open and Distance Learning mode, with approval of the Commission, provided it satisfies all the conditions laid down under the regulations, by whatever name they are called, pertaining to … Read more