PTU allows direct entry into second semester
byChandigarh: In order to fill vacant engineering and management seats in affiliated colleges, Punjab Technical University (PTU), like some foreign varsities, has allowed direct admission…
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Protests continue in Delhi
byNew Delhi: Demanding justice for 23-year-old woman who was gang-raped in a moving bus, the protests refuse to die down, as people are gathering at…
Every actor is an attention seeker: Anushka Sharma
byMumbai: Hailing from an army background, Anushka Sharma has led a very quiet and disciplined life, but confesses her profession has now made her an…
Himachal resorts chock-a-block with revellers
byShimla/Manali: The December chill has failed to freeze the thrill in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, where hotels were chock-a-block with revellers for the New…
After 25 years, Punjab teachers yet to get pension
byChandigarh: A prolonged fight of nearly 25 years by teachers of government-aided private colleges in Punjab for a pension scheme has come back to square…
Shutdown affects life in Valley
bySrinagar: Life across the Kashmir Valley was partially affected by the separatist shutdown call Monday to protest last week’s firing by security forces on protesters…
Girls’ school blown up in Pakistan
byIslamabad: Extremists blew up an all-girls school in Pakistan’s Khyber Agency, a tribal area, leaving one person killed, Geo News reported Monday. The extremists had…
Universities should be enablers of society: Pranab
byMumbai: President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday called upon all universities to reinvent themselves to deliver relevant knowledge and actionable skills. “Universities will need to reinvent themselves…
Spiritual values need of the hour, says Ravi Shankar
byBangalore: Rekindling spirituality is the need of the hour, spiritual guru Ravi Shankar said today, following the death of the Delhi gang-rape victim. “This is…
Woman’s body found by riverside in Bengal
byKolkata: The body of a young woman, strangulated with a muffler, was found by a riverside in West Bengal Sunday, police said. Police are not…