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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

Mumbai, Jan 21: In an embarrassment for the Shiv Sena, journalist Prem Shukla, the former executive editor of the Saamana Group's 'Dopaharka Saamana', joined the BJP here on Wednesday. On December 31, Shukla, 46, had suddenly quit as the executive editor reportedly following political differences with Shiv Sena president and group managing editor Uddhav Thackeray and other top party leaders

New Delhi, Jan 20: Hitting back at political rivals, HRD Minister Smriti Irani today accused them of attempting to "instigate" students all over the country on the issue of suicide by a dalit student in Hyderabad University and dismissed demands for her resignation. After keeping a low profile for the last two days, Irani addressed a press conference flanked by three ministers where she took on

New Delhi, Jan 20: The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry had sent at least four reminders to University of Hyderabad, seeking action taken report on Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya’s complaint that the campus had become a “den of anti-national politics”. Officials concerned, however, defended the Ministry’s action, maintaining that the university was not directed to take action against

Hyderabad, Jan 19: Protests escalated today over the alleged suicide by a dalit research scholar with activists of a local outfit demonstrating outside the residence of Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, who has been accused in the case, demanding his immediate resignation. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi visited the University of Hyderabad and interacted with students over the issue even as