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New Delhi, Oct 7: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday announced a list of 24 "self-styled, unrecognised institutions" in the country, terming them as "fake" with the maximum of them operating from Uttar Pradesh followed by Delhi. "Students and public are informed that currently 24 self-styled, unrecognised institutions are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act, which have

His hands caked with paint and dust, Aakash looks right at home working at an auto repair shop -- except that he is a minor, one of millions forced into the Indian labour market. More than one crore Indian children between five and 14 toil in farms and factories, or clean restaurant tables and shine shoes, a situation exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. AFP this week accompanied Bachpan

Mathura, Oct 7: An FIR has been registered against four persons including a journalist and student leaders belonging to Campus Front of India in Mathura on Wednesday. The registered FIR states that pamphlets, six smartphones and a laptop had been recovered from the possession of Ateeq-ur-Rehman, Siddiqui Kappan, Masood Ahmed and Alam. Mr Kappan is Delhi-based journalist working for several

New Delhi, Oct 7: Occupying public places for protests is not acceptable and areas like Shaheen Bagh -- which had seen prolonged anti-CAA demonstrations starting December last year -- cannot be occupied "indefinitely", the Supreme Court held on Wednesday. It said protests should be at a designated place and any occupation of public places or roads by demonstrators, which cause inconvenience to a

Patna, Oct 6: Two days after the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) made it clear that it would put up candidates against all the JD (U) nominees in Bihar, the NDA on Tuesday sealed the deal for Bihar Assembly elections keeping the LJP out of the alliance. As per the seat-sharing pact, the JD (U) and the BJP will contest the ensuing poll on a 50:50 formula, wherein the Nitish’s outfit will contest on 122

New Delhi, Oct 6: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday released a protocol for the clinical management of C-19, that lists dietary measures, yoga and Ayurvedic herbs and formulations such as Ashwagandha and AYUSH-64 for prevention of coronavirus infection and treatment of mild and asymptomatic cases. The 'National Clinical Management Protocol based on Ayurveda and Yoga for Management of

New Delhi, Oct 6: After seven months of shut down due to Covid-19, cinema halls will reopen on October 15 with 50 per cent capacity and one-seat distance between the viewers, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said Tuesday. "Cinema halls are shut for last seven months. They are now opening from October 15. For safety of people, we have come out with SOP to be followed,"

Lucknow, Oct 6: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government today told the Supreme Court that Hathras victim was cremated in the middle of the night "to avoid large-scale violence". The UP government added in its affidavit to the SC that "extraordinary circumstances forced district administration to take the extraordinary step of cremating the victim at night.” It claimed that

New Delhi, Oct 6: The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from the Centre, CBI and 12 states on a PIL seeking directions to set up a mechanism to bring back Indian workers who have lost their passports in Gulf countries and implement policies framed for their welfare. A three-judge bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose issued notices to the Ministry of Home Affairs

Lucknow, Oct 6: Uttar Pradesh police said they have arrested four people suspected to have links with the Popular Front of India Mathura when they were on their way to Hathras district. Hathras has been in the news following the death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped on September 14 in a village in the district. And her cremation at night, allegedly without the parents'