
A higher degree
As NID becomes an institution of national importance, it can award degrees and carry out research The National Institute of Design (NID) has been declared an institution of national importance through an act of Parliament, bringing it on a par with the Indian Institutes of Technology. The bill was... read more »

Seven kids killed in Madhya Pradesh wall collapse
Bhopal : Seven children were killed when the wall of their tenement collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district, police said Monday. The children who were killed were between six months to 16 years of age. Nine people were injured in the wall collapse that took place late Sunday following... read more »

Modi govt names five new governors, Ram Naik heads to UP
The government on Monday appointed new governors in Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Nagaland. They are Ram Naik (Uttar Pradesh), Balramji Dass Tandon (Chhattisgarh), Keshari Nath Tripathi (West Bengal), Om Prakash Kohli (Gujarat) and Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya (Nagaland),... read more »

BSP to support TRAI amendment Bill
BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday said her party will not oppose the appointment of Nripendra Misra as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and support the TRAI Amendment Bill in Parliament. “Centre has the right to choose its officers and decide how they want to run the government,” she said... read more »