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New Delhi, Feb 16: Over 400 academicians from international varsities, including Columbia, Yale, Harvard and Cambridge, have come out in support of JNU students agitating against a row over an event on the campus. A joint statement signed by 455 academicians from global universities, said, "JNU stands for a vital imagination of the space of the university – an imagination that embraces critical

New Delhi, Feb 16: Former Delhi University lecturer SAR Geelani was arrested today on sedition and other charges in connection with an event here in which anti-India slogans were raised, police said. "Geelani was arrested around 3 AM at the Parliament Street police station under IPC sections 124A (sedition), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 149 (unlawful assembly)," DCP (New Delhi) Jatin Narwal said

Patna/New Delhi, Feb 15: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today faced renewed calls from opposition parties to give proof for his claim that a flashpoint event at JNU campus received support from LeT founder Hafiz Saeed even as Delhi police said it has so far found "no evidence" in this regard. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged Rajnath Singh to show evidence to back up his claim yesterday

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