India

New Delhi, Feb 15: At least six persons, including students and mediapersons, were thrashed today by a group of men in lawyer's robes inside and outside a Patiala House court where the sedition case against JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar was to be heard. A scuffle broke out before the court took up the hearing, as some men, said to be lawyers, entered the court room and allegedly started pushing

New Delhi, Feb 15: Teachers of 40 Central Universities today came out in support of their counterparts and students in JNU protesting the arrest of the varsity's students union president in a sedition case. Students of pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), who were supported by JNU students in their protest against the appointment of Gajendra Chauhan as the institute's chairman

Mumbai, Feb 14: A massive fire broke out on stage during a cultural programme tonight at the ongoing 'Make In India Week' event at Girgaum Chowpatty here. No injuries were reported so far. Several political and film personalities including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan were present at the venue. They were quickly evacuated to a safe area. The blaze started

Kochi, Feb 14: Why the humble Dosa -- the South Indian dish loved by all -- continues to cost high when RBI is claiming a victory over inflation? Governor Raghuram Rajan blames lack of technology upgrades from its traditional 'Tawa' preparation and high wages of the person making it! 'The technology for making Dosas hasn't actually changed. Till today that person puts it (Dosa batter) on Tawa

New Delhi, Feb 14: Even as the agitation in Jawaharlal Nehru University over the eulogizing of Afzal Guru took on an increasingly political colour on Saturday, the university's own high-level inquiry decided that eight students, including two top members of the students' union — its president Kanhaiya Kumar and general secretary Rama Naga — had prima facie engaged in "objectionable sloganeering"

New Delhi, Feb 14: The protest against the arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Kumar on charges of sedition turned into a political battle on Saturday. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the campus in the evening along with some party colleagues, including Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma, charged the already

Mumbai, Feb 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the largest-ever manufacturing summit Make in India (MII) Week here in the presence of heads of state, a battery of business leaders and foreign delegates. The event is aimed at attracting investments into the manufacturing sector and showcasing success stories at a specially-created venue at the BKC business district in Central Mumbai

Jammu, Feb 13: The mortal remains of nine soldiers who died in an avalanche on Siachen glacier were today brought down to Siachen base in Ladakh sector from where they will be later taken to Leh after the weather clears. "All the mortal remains have reached Siachen base camp today," a senior Army officer said. Choppers ferried them to Siachen base from the high altitude post after a brief

Chennai, Feb 13: Senior Congress leader and Leader in Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad announced on Saturday that the party will contest the upcoming Assembly election in Tamil Nadu in an alliance with DMK. Azad, after meeting the DMK chief Karunanidhi at his residence in Chennai, announced the news to reporters, “DMK and Congress will fight Tamil Nadu assembly elections in alliance. Our

New Delhi, Feb 13: India and the UAE have strongly condemned state sponsors of terrorism and use of terrorism as a state policy, according to a joint issued on Friday, the concluding day of the three-day visit to India of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the USE Armed Force Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The statement said that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sheikh