RS discusses situation on JNU and Hyderabad University
AMN / The Rajya Sabha took up a discussion on the situation in Jawaharlal Nehru University and Hyderabad University. Initiating the discussion, Sitaram Yechuri of the CPIM demanded setting up…
Sanjay Dutt released from Yerawada Jail, fans celebrate acquittal
AMN / Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt reached Mumbai after he was finally released from Yerawada Jail today, where he served 42 months as part of his five-year sentence after being…
PM hails Rail Budget; Opposition terms it as disappointing
AMN / Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Rail budget would enhance in rebuilding the nation. Congratulating Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and the entire team behind the Rail Budget, Mr…
HRD minister asks opposition not to politicise Rohit Vemula’s sucide
Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani attacked opposition in Lok Sabha yesterday over the issue of suicide of Hyderabad Central University student Rohith Vemula saying Rohith’s death was used a…
Prabhu to present Rail Budget for 2016-17 in Parliament today
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will present the Rail Budget for 2016-17 in Parliament today. This will be his second Rail Budget after assuming charge of the ministry. Mr Prabhu said…
No innocent student will be harassed: Home Minister
Parliament debates JNU row & Rohith Vemula’s suicide issues AMN / Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today assured the Lok Sabha that no innocent student will be harassed in connection…
‘It is narrow, selfish, arrogant Nationalism’
By PROF. SUGATA BOSE “I sometimes fear that those who are defining nationalism so narrowly will end up one day describing Rabindranath Tagore, the composer of our National Anthem, as…
Security agencies keep close watch on ISIS: Govt in RS
Government today said a close watch is being kept on terror group ISIS by security agencies which have been also directed to identify potential recruits and keep them under surveillance.…
ISRO gears up for launch of India’s first solar mission Aditya-L1
The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, is set to launch the country’s first solar mission called Aditya-L1. Accordingly, Aditya-L1 satellite will be placed in an orbit about 15 lakh kilometres…
Ex-Union Minister P K Thungon convicted in 1993-94 graft case
A Delhi court today convicted former union minister P K Thungon for his alleged role in a scam relating to allotment of government shops in the national capital during 1993-94.…