Chennai: Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, the two Tamil movie megastars with political ambitions, said here on Tuesday they could join hands if needed. While Kamal Haasan has floated a party called the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), Rajinikanth has announced his intentions to launch a political party and contest all the 234 Assembly seats in the state […]
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JNU approaches HC against protesting students
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court against the students who are protesting against the fee hike, alleging “gross violation” of the previous high court order. The contempt plea filed by JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar through university’s standing counsel Monika sought court’s direction to issue a contempt notice against the […]
Will march to Parliament 10 times if demands not met: JNUSU
New Delhi: A day after their march to Parliament was stopped by police amid violent scenes, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union on Tuesday said the students are ready to undertake a march to parliament “10 times” if their demands are not met. The students, who are demanding the resignation of JNU Vice Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh […]
Scuffle between media, JNU students during presser
New Delhi: A scuffle broke out between some TV media persons and JNU students during a press conference held on the campus on Tuesday. Members of the Jawaharlal Nehru Students Union, which had called a press meet on Monday incidents during ‘March to Parliament’, got upset over some of the pointed questions posed by the media. […]
Software engineer from Hyderabad in Pakistan custody
Hyderabad: One of the two Indian nationals arrested in Pakistan’s Cholistan for illegally entering the country hails from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and was reported missing two years ago. Prashant Vaindam, said to be a software engineer based in Hyderabad and Darilal, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, allegedly entered Pakistan through Rajasthan without valid documents. Pakistani […]
India to launch Cartosat-3, 13 nanosatellites from US
Chennai: India will launch its cartography satellite Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites into sun synchronous orbit on November 25, the Indian space agency said on Monday. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL variant (PSLV-XL) will put into orbit Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites from the US on November […]
Final decision on Maharashtra govt formation in next 2 days: NCP
Pune: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has said that a final decision on the formation of the next government in Maharashtra by the proposed Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena ally will be taken in the next couple of days. Nawab Malik, National spokesperson of the NCP, told mediapersons that NCP President Sharad Pawar will meet interim Congress President Sonia […]
49-year-old New Zealand woman found dead at a Delhi hotel
New Delhi: A New Zealand woman who came to marry her boyfriend here according to Indian customs died in mysterious circumstances, police said on Saturday. Tuiali Polly Anne, 49, had arrived in the national capital on Friday night along with her Australian-origin boyfriend, who has been detained for questioning. There has been a studied silence by […]
Defeated BJP drifting to insanity: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Saturday cautioned its former ally Bharatiya Janata Party against taking its defeat in Maharashtra to heart, or it would lose mental balance and slide to ‘insanity’. The Sena said that with efforts currently underway in Maharashtra to form a stable government minus the single-largest party BJP, it (BJP) is raving and […]
Complaint against JNU students on statue’s vandalism
New Delhi: Delhi police received a complaint on Saturday against unknown Jawaharlal Nehru University students for allegedly vandalizing and defacing Swami Vivekananda’s statue on the varsity campus on November 14. The statue was planned for unveiling in January next year. The complaint, received by Vasant Kunj North police station, is being examined by senior officers so […]