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Kolkata, Jan 30: Three convicts of the sensational Kamduni gangrape and murder of a 21-year-old college student over two years back were today sentenced to death by a city court while three others got life imprisonment. Additional Sessions Judge Sanchita Sarkar handed out capital sentence to Aminul Ali, Saiful Ali and Ansar Ali, while Imanul Islam, Aminul Islam and Bhola Naskar were sentenced to

Hyderabad, Jan 30: Stepping up the offensive on Dalit scholar suicide issue, Rahul Gandhi today commenced a day-long fast along with agitating students of Hyderabad Central University here after participating in a candle light vigil in the wee hours. The Congress Vice President spent about two hours with agitating students past midnight and participated in the candle light vigil along with 2,000

Bengaluru, Jan 30: Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has said India and the US should work on an agreement to send 10,000 Indian students to the US to do their PhDs in important areas in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, every year over the next 50 years. This, he said, would cost the government approximately $5 billion a year - a small sum considering the benefits

Hyderabad, Jan 30: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi rejoined protesting students at the University of Hyderabad on Saturday, barely hours after the interim vice-chancellor went on leave overnight in a new twist to the controversy over the suicide by a Dalit scholar. The Congress leader will be joining a hunger strike early on Saturday morning, National Students Union of India (NHUI) national

Kochi, Jan 29: In a new twist to the solar panel scam, prime accused Saritha S Nair on Friday levelled fresh charges against chief minister Oommen Chandy, saying he had urged her to create a company involving his family members including son Chandy Oommen to do renewable energy business. Saritha, who deposed before Justice Sivarajan Commission probing the solar panel scam, said she had a

Islamabad, Jan 29: Pakistan on Thursday accused India of “hurling unsubstantiated terror allegations” at it, saying it undermines efforts to eliminate terrorism from the region in a “collaborative manner”. At his weekly news briefing in Islamabad, foreign office spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah said, “Terrorism is a problem for Pakistan and the world at large, not just India.” Asked about allegations

Hyderabad, Jan 28: Three teachers of Hyderabad Central University today sat on a one-day hunger strike demanding that Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao Podile be removed and in-charge VC Vipin Srivastava step down, in order to resume academic and administrative activities. The protest by teachers comes a day after a second batch of students on an indefinite fast demanding justice for Dalit research scholar

New Delhi, Jan 28: Going tough on non-performers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent out a stern message to government officials who have not corrected their professional conduct despite repeated warnings. During his monthly interaction with central government secretaries and chief secretaries of states through Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), PM Modi directed

New Delhi, Jan 28: The Supreme Court today recalled its December 16 order appointing controversial Justice Virendra Singh, a former judge of Allahabad High Court as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh, and named another retired judge as the new ombudsman. While taking back its decision, the apex court appointed Justice Sanjay Mishra, a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court as new Lokayukta of UP

New Delhi, Jan 28: Mischief-mongers had a field day on Wednesday with back-to-back calls threatening to blow up two aircraft held around 240 Kathmandu-bound fliers of Air India and Jet Airways at Delhi airport for seven hours. There was fortunately no bomb or explosives in the two aircraft but when Air India passengers boarded a separate plane to fly to Kathmandu after security clearance at around