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Gross enrolment ratio in higher education increases |
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New Delhi | September 22, 2019 2:41:45 AM IST |
| The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education has increased from 25.8 per cent in 2017-18 to 26.3 per cent in 2018-19, while in absolute terms the enrolment increased from 3.66 crore to 3.74 crore students, according to All India Survey on Higher Ed ... read.. |
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TRS names candidate for Huzurnagar Assembly by-poll |
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Hyderabad | Sunday, 2019 2:15:05 AM IST |
| The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), here on Saturday, named S. Saidi Reddy its candidate for the Huzurnagar Assembly seat, hours after the Election Commission announced by-election on October 21. ... read.. |
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ED attaches 3 chimpanzees, 4 marmosets worth Rs 81 lakh |
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New Delhi/Kolkata | Sunday, 2019 2:15:05 AM IST |
| In a first-of-its-kind action, the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has attached three chimpanzees and four marmosets (small tropical American monkeys) in a money laundering case valued at Rs 81 lakh. ... read.. |
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Babul assures JU attacker's mother of no harm |
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Kolkata | Sunday, 2019 2:15:05 AM IST |
| The mother of Debanjan Ballav, who was seen purportedly pulling Union Minister Babul Supriyo's hair during the Jadavpur University disturbances here on Thursday, has apologised to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. Supriyo assured the aged woman tha ... read.. |
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Thackeray should become CM: Farmers' leader |
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Nagpur/Mumbai | Sunday, 2019 1:45:05 AM IST |
| It is high time for Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray to take the political plunge and take over the state's reins as the next Chief Minister, a prominent farm activist said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Priyanka slams govt for stopping farmers at UP Gate |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2019 1:45:05 AM IST |
| Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) central government after a farmers' rally was not allowed to enter the national capital, here on Saturday. ... read.. |
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NGT introduces e-filing grievances |
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New Delhi | Sunday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has introduced the system of online filing of petitions with the launch of a new website. ... read.. |
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Two Assembly by-elections in Rajasthan on Oct 21 |
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Jaipur | Sunday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| By-elections to Khinvsar and Mandava Assembly seats in Rajasthan would take place on October 21 and the results would be declared on October 24, said Chief Election Commission Sunil Arora, on Saturday. ... read.. |
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M'rashtra: Congress wants probe on 'last-minute' decisions |
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Mumbai | Saturday, 2019 11:45:05 PM IST |
| Shortly after the October 21 Assembly elections were announced, the Maharashtra Congress has demanded a probe by the state Lokayukta into all the "last-minute" decisions taken by the outgoing BJP-Shiv Sena government in the past one week, here on Saturday ... read.. |
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'Gratification of lust' cost M'rashtra magistrate his job |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 11:45:05 PM IST |
| Falling for "gratification of lust" proved costly for a magistrate from Maharashtra, as the Supreme Court, unmoved by his pleas for leniency, upheld his dismissal from service citing "lacunae" in the purity of his character. ... read.. |
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Cong to foil bid to divert focus from serious issues |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 11:45:05 PM IST |
| The Congress has said it will raise the issues from which the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is trying to divert the public attention. "No matter how much they try to distract the public, it's watching everything," said Congress leader Pawan Khera, here on Sa ... read.. |
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Etah blast: Toll rises to 6, eight injured |
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Etah (Uttar Pradesh) | September 21, 2019 11:41:38 PM IST |
| The number of people who lost their lives on Saturday, after a blast took place in a house storing illegal crackers in Uttar Pradesh's Etah has risen to six while eight people have been left injured. ... read.. |
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Cong gears up to take on Khattar govt in polls |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 11:15:06 PM IST |
| The Congress plans to corner the Manohar Lal Khattar-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana over economic slowdown, unemployment and betrayal of farmers and the law and order situation. ... read.. |
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Congress will win all four Assembly bypolls: Punjab CM |
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Ludhiana | Saturday, 2019 11:15:06 PM IST |
| Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said the Congress would easily win bypolls to all the four Assembly seats in the state. The polling for the bypolls is scheduled on October 21 and the counting of the ballots will be held on October 24. ... read.. |
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SC Collegium recommends Gujarat HC judge as CJ Tripura HC (Lead) |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 11:15:06 PM IST |
| The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Justice A A Kureshi appointment as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court. The Collegium has modified its May 10 recommendation in connection with the appointment of Justice Kureshi as the Chief Justice of Madhya P ... read.. |
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Navy chief to hold address cadets of Bangladesh Naval Academy |
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New Delhi | September 21, 2019 11:11:36 PM IST |
| Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh will hold bilateral discussions with his Bangladesh counterpart Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury during his four-day visit to the neighbouring country. He will also interact with the cadets of Bangladesh Naval Academy (BNA). ... read.. |
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It's our constitutional duty to ensure transparency in polls: Haryana CEO |
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Chandigarh (Haryana) | September 21, 2019 11:11:34 PM IST |
| Haryana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Anurag Agarwal said on Saturday that with the announcement of Assembly elections by the Election Commission (EC), it is the electoral body's constitutional duty to ensure complete transparency in the polling process. ... read.. |
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Modi to launch BJP's 'Gandhi Sankalp Yatra' in Delhi on October 2 |
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Politics | September 21, 2019 11:11:33 PM IST |
| After adopting Gandhi's idea of cleanliness, the BJP under leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to propagate his ideals and principles of non-violence, swaraj and simplicity as part of his 150th birth anniversary celebrations. ... read.. |
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Government is only supporting the corporate, says Congress |
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By Sahil PandeyNew Delhi | September 21, 2019 11:11:31 PM IST |
| Reacting to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's decision to slash corporate tax rate to 22 per cent from 30 per cent as part of the stimulus measures to revive slowing economic growth, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Saturday alleged that the government ... read.. |
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Punjab CM asks farmers not to resort to stubble burning |
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Ludhiana | Saturday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday appealed to the farmers in his state not to resort to paddy stubble burning, as a mark of respect for the historic 550th Prakash Parb of the first Sikh Guru. ... read.. |
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Kerala to empower mothers in technology |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Saturday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| In a path-breaking initiative, the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has decided to train mothers in technology to make them able to help their children in school education. ... read.. |
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No recommendation to dissolve Jharkhand assembly early, says CEC |
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New Delhi | September 21, 2019 10:41:32 PM IST |
| Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Saturday that assembly polls in Jharkhand were not announced along with those of Haryana and Maharashtra as the term of its assembly ends in January and there was no recommendation from the state Chief Minis ... read.. |
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Dates for filing GST extended by a month for J-K |
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) | September 21, 2019 10:11:34 PM IST |
| The last date for filing of Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns has been extended for Jammu and Kashmir region by a month, according to the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Make law to allocate 6 pc of GDP to education: Sisodia |
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New Delhi | September 21, 2019 10:11:29 PM IST |
| Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday lauded a few provisions of the draft New Education Policy (NEP) but opposed its preamble seeking a change into it with emphasis on providing a good quality education through government schools. ... read.. |
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Former TDP MP Naramalli Sivaprasad passes away at 68 |
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Amaravati | Saturday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former Member of Parliament Naramalli Sivaprasad, known for dressing up as various characters in Parliament to draw attention to issues, passed away in Chennai on Saturday. He was 68. ... read.. |
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Dhankhar calls on JU VC at hospital |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday called on Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Suranjan Das and Pro-Vice Chancellor Pradip Ghosh, now under treatment at the privately run AMRI Hospital here. ... read.. |
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Kashmiri Pandits seek govt nod to visit J&K, meet leaders |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 9:45:05 PM IST |
| A group of Kashmiri Pandits have written to the government seeking its permission to visit Jammu and Kashmir and meet the political and religious leaders as well as civil society activists there to promote peace and amity in the Valley. ... read.. |
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Politics heats up in BJP-ruled Haryana |
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Chandigarh | Saturday, 2019 9:15:05 PM IST |
| Politics in BJP-ruled Haryana is set to heat up with the Election Commission on Saturday sounding the poll bugle. The state will go to the polls in a single phase for its 90 Assembly seats on October 21. The results will be declared on October 24. ... read.. |
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Video gives new twist to dowry case against ex-judge, son |
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Hyderabad | Saturday, 2019 9:15:05 PM IST |
| A clip of the CCTV footage of a retired Hyderabad High Court judge, his wife and son allegedly manhandling their daughter-in-law has gone viral on the social media, giving a new twist to the six-month-old dowry harassment case. ... read.. |
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Bypolls to two Himachal seats on Oct 21 |
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Shimla | Saturday, 2019 9:15:05 PM IST |
| Bypolls to two Assembly constituencies in BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh will be held on October 21, the Election Commission announced on Saturday. ... read.. |
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EC appeals for 'environment-friendly' assembly elections |
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By Joymala BagchiNew Delhi | September 21, 2019 9:11:35 PM IST |
| For the upcoming Assembly Elections to be held on October 21 in Haryana and Maharashtra, the Election Commission has appealed for environment-friendly polls today at a press conference. ... read.. |
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Nadda to meet former "wall" of Indian cricket in Bengaluru |
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General News | September 21, 2019 9:11:31 PM IST |
| BJP Working President J P Nadda, who will be in Bengaluru on a day-long visit as part of party's "Jan Sampark Abhiyan" would meet two legends-one from cricket, another from literature-- during his stay on Sunday. ... read.. |
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SC Collegium recommends Gujarat HC judge as CJ of Tripura |
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Agartala | Saturday, 2019 8:45:05 PM IST |
| The Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice has recommended to the government to appoint Gujarat High judge Justice A.A. Kureshi as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, a top high court official said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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'Seven Summits' conquerer Aparna Kumar meets Amit Shah |
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New Delhi | September 21, 2019 8:41:38 PM IST |
| Aparna Kumar, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), who completed the 'Seven Summit Challenge' met Home Minister Amit Shah here on Saturday and shared her experience from her remarkable feat. ... read.. |
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Gujarat: NRI couple promote khadi ahead of Gandhi Jayanti in Ahmedabad |
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Ahmedabad (Gujarat) | September 21, 2019 8:41:31 PM IST |
| Even though western countries are accepting khadi as a natural fabric, it still needs to be promoted among people in India. Ahead of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary, a couple from the USA promotes Khadi fabric in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. ... read.. |
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Model Code of Conduct imposed in Haryana: State CEO |
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Chandigarh (Haryana) | September 21, 2019 8:41:29 PM IST |
| Anurag Agarwal, the Chief Electoral Officer of Haryana on Saturday informed that the Model Code of Conduct has been imposed in the state with the announcement of election dates. ... read.. |
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Farmers marching towards Delhi stopped at UP border |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Heavy police deployment and barricading on the border near Ghazipur prevented thousands of farmers from marching into Delhi on Saturday demanding loan waiver, settlement of dues for sugarcane crop and pension. ... read.. |
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By Baidurjo Bhose |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| With the first game in Dharamsala on September 15 washed off, the Indian and South Africa team arrived in Mohali on September 16 only to realise that there was no security arrangement made for the players by Chandigarh Police -- due to non-payment of dues ... read.. |
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Maharashtra geared up for Assembly polls |
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Mumbai | Saturday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Maharashtra is all geared up for the much-awaited Assembly elections, the schedule for which was announced by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora in New Delhi on Saturday. ... read.. |
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Navy, Goa govt working in tandem to dispose of whale carcass |
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Panaji | Saturday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| After failed attempts at disposing off a seven-metre whale's carcass in South Goa's Bimbvel beach, the Goa government is now coordinating with the Indian Navy for assistance in disposing of the rotting carcass, according to an official statement issued on ... read.. |
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After Pala, Kerala prepares for Assembly bypolls to 5 seats |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Saturday, 2019 8:15:05 PM IST |
| Bypolls to Vatiyoorkavu, Ernakulam, Konni, Aroor and Manjeswaram Assembly constituencies in Kerala will be held on October 21, the Election Commission announced on Saturday. The state's Pala Assembly constituency is going for a bypoll on Monday. ... read.. |
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Upload picture of MCC violation on our app: Maharashtra CEO |
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) | September 21, 2019 8:11:35 PM IST |
| Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Saturday announced that any complaint can be filed regarding violation in the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by uploading pictures on the SEC App for the assembly polls scheduled for next month. ... read.. |
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Pehlu Khan case: SIT submits probe report |
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Jaipur (Rajasthan) | September 21, 2019 8:11:30 PM IST |
| The SIT investigating the Pehlu Khan case has submitted its report to the Rajasthan government, Additional Director General (ADG) of Police, Crime B L Soni said on Saturday. ... read.. |
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