St Stephen’s lodges complaint against student editor
2015-07-17
New Delhi: St. Stephen’s College has filed a police case against Devansh Mehta, a philosophy student who had taken principal Valson Thampu to court after he had suspended him for publishing an e-zine without his clearance, accusing him of vandalism and trespass in a chemistry lab in the college. TheContinue Reading
Sexual harassment victims allowed 3 months paid leave:Government
2015-07-17
New Delhi: A complainant in sexual harassment case will be allowed three months paid leave and she or the charged government employee can be transferred to other department during the inquiry, according to a fresh set of strict instructions by the Centre in such cases. The disciplinary authority has beenContinue Reading
Journalist killed in Mumbai, 2 others assaulted
2015-07-17
Mumbai: A journalist summoned by police to get information about a brutal assault on two reporters covering a bar raid was found dead early Friday morning. The two reporters were injured grievously and six bar employees suspected to have carried out the attack were detained. Journalists Santosh Mishra and ShahiContinue Reading
One killed in Kashmir cloudburst; two houses washed away
2015-07-17
Jammu Kashmir: A 15-year-old girl was killed when cloudburst struck on the Srinagar-Leh road in Sonamarg area of Kashmir Thursay. Two houses were also damaged and several vehicles washed away. “A cloudburst struck around 7.30 pm at Kullan and Gagangir villages in Sonamarg area, resulting in massive downpour,” a policeContinue Reading
Vedic Vidyalayas catch people’s fancy in Hindi belt
2015-07-16
Allahabad: Vedic Vidyalayas are emerging as the latest fad. This became apparent when around 400 children, aged between 9 and 11 years, came to Prayag (Allahabad) from across the country on Wednesday to take the entrance test for 25 seats in two such schools. Most of them were from Delhi,Continue Reading
Maoist rebels kill four abducted policemen
2015-07-15
Raipur — Bodies of four police personnel kidnapped by Maoists on Monday were recovered on from Chhattisgarh’s insurgent Bijapur district of Bastar region on Wednesday morning, few kilometers away from the spot of abduction. Six police personnel were abducted on Monday by a group of armed Maoists from Kutru villageContinue Reading
Hindus from Pakistan to get bank, property rights
2015-07-15
New Delhi : “We have a responsibility toward Hindus who are harassed and suffer in other countries …India is the only place for them” — that was prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi making a strong campaign pitch. Now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is working to make good that promise.Continue Reading
New HIV infections down by 20 per cent in India: UN
2015-07-15
United Nations: India has been able to achieve a more than 20 per cent decline in new HIV infections between 2000 and 2014, reversing the spread of the virus, according to a UN report that says the world is on track to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. According toContinue Reading
NRI lecturer motivates students in NE India
2015-07-15
Guwahati – A non resident Indian (NRI) has taken upon himself the mission of paying back to society by spending his annual vacation and home visit giving motivational lectures to school and college students. He has been doing this for the past 33 years. “I do not do it forContinue Reading