New Delhi, Aug 17: A bill, which seeks to give IIITs administrative autonomy and enables setting up of 20 more such insititutes, was approved by the government today. The Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)
Guwahati, Aug 17: The anti-talk faction of ULFA today blamed “infighting” within the ruling Congress party in Assam for the violence between Bodos and minorities and said people in BTAD area are being made “political
New Delhi, Aug 17: Both houses of Parliament, led by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, today in a rare sense of unanimity vowed to take stringent action against unknown rumour mongers who conspired a sudden
Guwahati, Aug 17: Curfew in Rangiya sub-division of Kamrup Rural district was relaxed today even as no incident of fresh violence was reported from any part of Assam. “Curfew has been relaxed in Rangiya from
Bangalore, Aug 17: Appeals and assurances of safety by the Karnataka government notwithstanding, people from North East continued to flee the state in hordes for the third consecutive day today, driven by rumours of impending
Jammu, Aug 17: In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistan troops opened unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the International Border in Jammu district this morning. A BSF Jawan injured in shelling last night succumbed to
New Delhi, Aug 17: Smoking is eight times more prevalent among Indian men than women. However, an average Indian female smoker puffs more cigarettes a day (7) than male (6.1), reports Times of India. Over one
Tirupati, Aug 16: Five children, including three infants, died in a government hospital here on a single day due to different ailments, triggering protests by their parents who accused the authorities of negligence in treatment.Three
Hajipur, Aug 16: Demanding arrest of a rape case accused, a mob today attacked a police station in Bihar's Vaishali district and pelted stones on policemen and injured three persons besides, torching official documents and
Kolkata, Aug 16: Taking up a plea for contempt proceedings against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making derogatory remarks about judiciary, the Calcutta High Court today directed two newspapers and two channels
Kokrajhar, Aug 16: Fresh violence gripped this trouble-torn Assam district leaving at least nine seriously injured while unrest spread to Kamrup (rural) which reported arson and police firing today.“Around 12.30 pm miscreants threw acid on
Greater Noida, Aug 16: Scores of farmers today blocked traffic on the Yamuna Expressway demanding toll free movement on the road.The farmers protested under the banner of the ‘Bhartiya Kisan Union' at the zero point
Guwahati, Aug 16: The influential All Assam Students Union today held prominent minority leader and president of the All India United Democratic Front Badaruddin Ajmal responsible for the mass exodus and fear psychosis among students
New Delhi, Aug 16: Against the backdrop of attack by militants on a Pakistani air force base, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today said Indian military installations are “well protected and defended”.“We have our procedures
Guwahati, Aug 16: Indefinite curfew was today clamped in Rangiya revenue circle in Kamrup (Rural) district, where a mob torched a vehicle and damaged several others. District administration sources said indefinite curfew has been clamped
Jaipur, Aug 16: Curfew continued for the second consecutive day today in Krishnganj village of Sirohi district following a clash over a trivial matter even as additional forces were deployed in the area, police said.
Nainital, Aug 16: The Uttarakhand High Court today granted bail to yoga guru Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna, nearly a month after he was arrested by the CBI in a fake document case.Hearing the bail application,
Bangalore, Aug 16: It is sheer fear fuelled by rumour mills that has prompted North East people like Disen Basumataray, a technology student from Kokrajhar in Assam, to leave the city as they huddled together
New Delhi, Aug 16: BJP president Nitin Gadkari today alleged that illegal migrants living in Assam and other parts of the country are responsible for the attacks on people from the North East and the
Itanagar, Aug 16: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today requested his Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar to provide security to the people of the Northeast following reports that they were fleeing Bangalore fearing attacks on
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