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Mumbai: TISS students hand out QR codes to BBC’s Modi docu
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai students union protested on campus Friday over the Union government’s ban on two BBC films critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as…
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ICC announces all-female panel of match officials for Women’s T20 World Cup
Dubai: In a significant first for world cricket, the ICC on Friday named an all-female panel of match officials, including the Indian trio of GS Lakshmi, Vrinda Rathi and Janani Narayanan, for…
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BBC docu screening: Protest in Delhi’s Ambedkar University after electricity snap
New Delhi: Left-wing students of the Ambedkar University here staged a protest on Friday after electricity was snapped in the institute’s premises following an announcement to screen the controversial BBC documentary on…
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Morbi tragedy: Director of Oreva that renovated Gujurat bridge named prime accused
Morbi: The Gujarat police on Friday submitted a 1,262-page charge sheet in the Morbi bridge collapse case and named Oreva Group director Jaysukh Patel as prime accused. Rajkot range Inspector General of…
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India inks pact with S Africa to bring cheetahs; 12 to arrive in February
New Delhi: India has signed an agreement with South Africa to translocate 12 cheetahs to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, a senior official in the Union Environment Ministry said on Friday.…
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Peaceful screening of BBC documentary at Jadavpur University
Kolkata: A controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi was screened peacefully within the premises of the prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) in Kolkata without any resistance either from the state administration…
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Study in UK: Students’ dream may become difficult as govt plans to tighten rules
Every year, thousands of students apply to universities in the United Kingdom (UK) to fulfill their study abroad dream. The dream is likely to become difficult as the UK government is planning…
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IMF delegation to visit Pakistan next week for talks on 9th review: official
Islamabad: An international Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit Pakistan next week to discuss the ninth review of the USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility, Dawn reported citing the official. According to…
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More than 3,000 Afghan refugees ‘forcefully’ deported by Iran
Kabul: More than 3,000 Afghan refugees have been deported from Iran in a recent move through Islam Qala and Pule Abrishum borders to the country, Khaama Press reported on Thursday. The forceful…
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BBC documentary screening: Students stage protest at JNU against ABVP’s ‘hooliganism’
New Delhi: Members of various Left organisations staged a protest at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus on Thursday against the “hooliganism” of the RSS-affiliated ABVP, a day after students claimed that stones were…
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Pakistan’s economy at risk of collapse
Karachi: British publication Financial Times has warned that Pakistan’s economy is at risk of collapse with the government’s “failure to revive” an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal, Geo News reported. According to…
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Pawan Kalyan warns against demands to further divide Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Jana Sena Party (JSP) President Pawan Kalyan on Thursday warned leaders against speaking for separate statehood to North Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh. The actor-politician said that if someone…
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AAP moves SC seeking time-bound mayoral polls in Delhi
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party has moved the Supreme Court over the repeated adjournments of mayoral polls in Delhi. In its suit, the AAP has demanded time-bound urgent mayoral elections and…
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Hyderabad: Shivaji’s descendant Sambhajiraje met with CM KCR
Hyderabad: 13th descendent of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji, former MP Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje, paid a courtesy call to Telangana Chief Minister Sri K Chandrashekhar Rao at Pragati Bhavan on Thursday. CM KCR welcomed…
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Padma awardee puppeteer says will try to draw attention of Prez to plight of artistes
Bhubaneswar: Eminent puppeteer Maguni Charan Kuanr, elated over his selection for the Padma Shri award, on Thursday said he will try to draw the attention of President Droupadi Murmu to the plight…
