Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Following the announcement made by junior doctor Aniket Mahato, one of the prominent faces seeking justice in the RG Kar rape-murder case, regarding his decision to withdraw from his Senior Resident (SR-ship) position last week, he has now reached out to the public for financial assistance to cover the government bond amounting to Rs 30 lakh.
Haridwar, Jan 6 (IANS) Expressing serious concern over the reported atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) International President Alok Kumar on Tuesday said that so-called political Islam believes in brutality and cruelty.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Tuesday strongly condemned the controversial sloganeering directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at the university campus, claiming that even the officer-bearers of the student body, led by the Left, were involved in the protests.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday strongly condemned the controversial slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in Delhi, saying that JNU has become a hub of the so-called 'tukde-tukde gang', involving Rahul Gandhi, the Trinamool Congress, Left parties, and other opposition forces.
Gorakhpur, Jan 6 (IANS) Panic erupted on the Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Express on Tuesday following a bomb threat, prompting swift action from security agencies. Senior police officials, including the Superintendent of Police (SP), along with the entire police force, rushed to the scene. The train was immediately stopped at Mau railway station in Uttar Pradesh and evacuated, and a thorough search operation was launched.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The world's second "National Environmental Standard Laboratory" and the world's fifth "National Primary Standard Facility for Solar Cell Calibration" at the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will strengthen India’s environment and renewable energy ecosystem, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology.
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Several Left-wing student organisations at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a gathering at the 'Guerrilla Dhaba' on the university campus.
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld an earlier order directing that the traditional Karthigai Deepam be lit on the hilltop at Thiruparankundram Hill, dismissing an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu government and the temple administration.
Chandigarh, Jan 6 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy was detained from Pathankot in Punjab by the police for “spying” and allegedly sharing confidential data via social media, prompting a state-wide alert for similar espionage activities involving children.
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) A bench of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Railway Board to investigate a complaint alleging that in 2010, when the incumbent West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, was the Railways Minister, a tender policy was amended to provide reservation under the guise of minority preference, reducing the statutory reservation for SC/ST/OBC categories to benefit the Muslim community, which is not provided for under the Constitution of India.
