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Hyderabad, Apr 6: Tension prevailed near the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) today after scores of students belonging to different organisations held protests demanding arrest of the Vice Chancellor and tried to forcibly enter the varsity even as police took them into preventive custody. In another development, Controller of Examination Professor V Krishna, expressing solidarity with the

Srinagar, Apr 6: Unrest was witnessed again today at NIT Srinagar, the scene of last week's clash, with outstation students expressing a sense of insecurity and attempting to leave the campus, leading to a confrontation with police which resorted to lathicharge in which some were injured. With the situation being tense, CRPF was tonight deployed at campus and Jammu and Kashmir government assured

New Delhi, Apr 5: India has told the UN that Jaish-e- Mohammed chief Masood Azhar was one of the handlers of the terrorists who attacked the Pathankot airbase and his outfit received arms training from Taliban. In its failed bid to have Masood designated as terrorist by the UN, India has conveyed to the world body that he and his terrorist group JeM have continuously engineered terror attacks

Patna, Apr 5: Four days after promulgation of partial prohibition in Bihar on April one, the Nitish Kumar government today decided to impose a total ban on alcohol in towns and cities. The decision to ban sale and consumption of India Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) in municipal and town council areas with immediate effect was taken at a cabinet meeting, the chief minister told reporters here. The

New Delhi, Apr 5: In a move that could see India-Pakistan relations plummeting, a team of investigators from Islamabad who visited the Pathankot air force base is expected, according to a media report, to declare that the terror attack at the base was "a drama" staged by India "to malign Pakistan". Five senior officers from Pakistan, including one from its uber-powerful military intel agency, the

Lucknow, Apr 5: A special CBI court on Monday sentenced 47 UP cops to life imprisonment on charges of killing ten Sikh pilgrims in a fake encounter in state’s Pilibhit district, about 300 kilometres from here, after branding them terrorists 25 years ago. According to the sources, besides sentencing the guilty to life imprisonment, a hefty fine has also been imposed on the convicts. A fine of Rs 10

New Delhi, Apr 5: The security establishment is considering a review of the liberalised investment regime being offered to Chinese investors after Beijing snubbed India by blocking its latest bid to have JeM chief Masood Azhar designated terrorist by the United Nations. Official sources said the view in the security establishment is that security clearances given to Chinese companies should be

New Delhi, Apr 4: With 500 Indians being named in leaked 'Panama Papers' for alleged offshore holdings, government today formed a multi-agency group to monitor exposes in this regard and vowed to take action against all "unlawful" accounts held abroad. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters that Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the issue with him this morning and on his advise the

New Delhi, Apr 4: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money today said it will investigate thoroughly the reported secret list of about 500 prominent Indians including actors, politicians and businessmen who have allegedly stashed money in offshore entities in tax haven Panama. "Investigations are being carried out. We are going to investigate it (the list) thoroughly," SIT Chairman

New Delhi, Apr 4: JNU and Hyderabad university,which have been at the centre of massive rows recently, top the list of central varsities while IIT-Madras and IIM-Bangalore lead among technological and management institutions, according to the first ever domestic ranking released today by Government. In the technological institutions category, IIT Mumbai is placed second, followed by IIT Kharagpur