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JNUSU and JNUTA seek vice-chancellor's 'removal'

India, Aug. 14 -- The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association (JNUTA) and the JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) have demanded the "removal" of vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, alleging ... Read More


NALSAR CJI row: Bar Council shuts inquiry as VC questions move

Hyderabad, Aug. 14 -- Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on Friday, August 14, said that the inquiry proceedings against NALSAR students in Hyderabad will be closed. The BCI earlie... Read More


Construction, redevelopment, rentals: Delhi's 4 million house plan

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Delhi is staring at a housing gap of nearly 4 million homes by 2047, when its population is projected to reach 32 million, according to the Master Plan for Delhi-2047. To bridge ... Read More


12-year-old girl on way to I-Day function killed as DTC runs over scooter in east Delhi

India, Aug. 14 -- A class 8 student's trip to attend Independence Day celebrations at her school turned fatal when a DTC electric bus, allegedly driving in the wrong lane, hit the scooter she was ridi... Read More


Jaishankar meets German MP Jurgen Hardt; discusses West Asia, Ukraine, and strategic partnership

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Jurgen Hardt, German MP and Foreign Policy Spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, on Friday to discuss key geopolitical... Read More


1999 mayor attack: HC grants 3-month remission to Chhota Shakeel aide

India, Aug. 14 -- A Chhota Shakeel aide serving a life sentence for his role in the 1999 attack on former Mumbai mayor Milind Vaidya, in which three people were killed, has been granted a three-month ... Read More


BMC urged to reconsider lease of Century Mill land to private developer

India, Aug. 14 -- Congress group leader in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Ashraf Azmi, has opposed the civic body's proposal to lease the 6.17-acre Century Mill land in Lower Parel to P... Read More


Rahul Gandhi's remarks against Savarkar: SC quashes summon defamation complaint

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Friday quashed a criminal defamation complaint and the summons issued against Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi by a Lucknow Magistrate c... Read More


Additional checks, parking near Red Fort mapped: Delhi steps up security for Independence Day

India, Aug. 14 -- The national capital has been fortified as it prepares to celebrate the 80th Independence Day on August 15. Delhi Police and security forces have beefed up surveillance and intensifi... Read More


JMM, Cong oppose Centre's MMDR Act amendment

RANCHI, Aug. 14 -- The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress went up in arms on Thursday, protesting the amendment to the MMDR [Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation)] Act pass... Read More