IIT Kharagpur’s innovative campaign to solve student queries
As seat allocation for engineering institutes begins today under the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA), IIT Kharagpur has launched a campaign to solve student queries. Through a website why.iitkgp.ac.in and a YouTube channel, they are trying to woo students with its impeccable placement... read more »
Death toll rises to 41
One more person was found dead in the landslide-battered Darjeeling district, taking the toll to 41. The body of Ramesh Rai (26) was retrieved from under rubble in the 8 Mile area of Kalimpong by NDRF and Civil Defence volunteers yesterday, district Disaster Cell Officer-in-charge Gopal Rai... read more »
Fake degree case: Tomar sent to judicial custody till July 20
A court today extended by 14 days the judicial custody of former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar in an alleged forged degree case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tarun Yogesh remanded Tomar to judicial custody till July 20 after Delhi Police said the investigation in the case was... read more »
PM Modi interacts with schoolchildren in Tashkent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with schoolchildren in Tashkent after he paid tribute to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri here. Earlier, the Prime Minister laid a floral wreath at the bust of Shastri here. Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Vikas Swarup... read more »
Iraq crisis : Emboldened Kurd secession bid faces major hurdles
Baghdad – Iraq’s Kurds would face enormous challenges if they were to secede, but the threat of an independence vote amid chaos nationwide could squeeze concessions from the... read more »
Protests Over Price Rise in Parliament and Outside
New Delhi – The new government today confronted sharp protests over price rise in Parliament and outside, on the first day of the Budget session. There was no Question Hour in either... read more »
Sumangal group MD held for money laundering
The managing director of Sumangal Group, Subrata Adhikari, was arrested in Mumbai on the charge of money laundering, police said on Monday. “He was arrested by a team of Kolkata police... read more »
Seventeen coal miners die after blast in west China
Seventeen coal miners have died after being trapped by a weekend gas explosion in northwestern China, an official news agency reported on Monday. The miners were trapped Saturday by the... read more »
Leader of Opposition issue not raised in all-party meet: Venkaiah...
The Centre on Monday slammed Congress leader Kamal Nath for his remarks that Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s decision on the issue of grant of Leader of Opposition status could be... read more »
