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Hyderabad, Jan 24: A day after the students sitting on a hunger strike against the death of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula here were hospitalised, a fresh batch of seven students resumed the strike today demanding the removal of Hyderabad University VC and grant of Rs 50 lakh compensation to the deceased's family. The security personnel of the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) had last

New Delhi, Jan 24: French President François Hollande arrives in India for a three-day visit. Mr. Hollande will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade on Tuesday. He has indicated that the nearly Rs. 60,000 crore Rafale deal is on the “right track” but unlikely to be signed during this visit. Earlier, the French President appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi “for his diplomacy

Hyderabad, Jan 23: At least 70 passengers were offloaded from a Raipur-bound Indigo flight at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here last night on the grounds of "unruly behaviour", following which the fliers lodged a complaint with airport police alleging they were harassed by the airline staff. The incident happened between 8:30 PM and 9:00 PM. The passengers, who as a group were travelling to

New Delhi, Jan 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made public digital copies of 100 secret files relating to Subhash Chandra Bose on his 119th birth anniversary, which could throw some light on the controversy over his death. The files were declassified and put on digital display at the National Archives of India (NAI) here by the Prime Minister, who pressed a button in the presence of Bose

Lucknow, Jan 23: Ram Karan Nirmal and Amrendra Kumar Arya found themselves surrounded by security personnel soon after raising slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Their mouths were forcibly shut as they were dragged away to preventive detention. Shortly after he stepped out of custody, Mr. Nirmal, 31, was dissapointed and shocked to hear that the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Jan 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday got emotional as he expressed anguish at the suicide of Hyderabad university student Rohith Vemula. "A young son of my country, Rohith, was compelled to commit suicide, what his family must have gone through, I can feel the pain," PM Modi said addressing the convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow. "A

New Delhi, Jan 22: Delhi police on Friday issued an alert after the driver of a taxi allegedly hijacked by three unidentified men from Pathankot was found murdered, sparking security concerns in the midst of a nationwide crackdown on suspected Islamic State terrorists. Police released photographs of suspects and details of the vehicle through its official Twitter handle saying the Maruti Alto was

Hyderabad, Jan 22: After the highest decision making body of the Hyderabad Central University decided to revoke the suspension of five research scholars with "immediate effect", four of the students - one committed suicide last Sunday, rejected the decision and also the University's appeal to return to regular classes. Instead, the protesting students have drawn the battle lines, they now want to

Hyderabad, Jan 21: In a bid to show solidarity with the protesting students over the suicide of a Dalit student, 13 faculty members of Hyderabad Central University resigned on Thursday. It includes Professor V Krishna, controller of exams, Chief Medical Officer Dr Ravendra Kumar, 10 hostel wardens and chief warden Nagaraju. The situation in the university remains tense as protests continue over

Hyderabad, Jan 21: Coming out in support of Hyderabad University students who are agitating following suicide by a scholar, dalit faculty members today threatened to step down from administrative positions if their key demand of revocation of suspension of four other students is not met. The forum for Scheduled Caste faculty said that some of its members would step down from their administrative