Law to let IIMs award degrees under consideration: IIM-C director
byKolkata: The union human resource development ministry is considering introduction of a legislation empowering Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to award degrees instead of…
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BJP parliamentary board to decide on Modi as PM candidate
byNew Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Saturday avoided a direct reply on whether Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would be the…
Srinagar-Leh highway re-opened after five months
bySrinagar: The over 400-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway was re-opened – ahead of schedule for vehicular traffic after five months Saturday, officials said. The 434-km-long highway…
Kejriwal breaks 15-day-long fast, attacks Dikshit
byNew Delhi: Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal Saturday ended his 15-day-long fast with a spirited attack on the Sheila Dikshit-led Delhi government for its “inability” to…
Kejriwal: Voice of poor or eye on polls?
byNew Delhi: As he ended his fortnight-long fast Saturday, Arvind Kejriwal has garnered the support of thousands of people from outlying working-class areas of…
Kashmiri folk theatre makes its way to modern stage
byNew Delhi: The ancient tradition of Bhand Pather, a folk performance genre from Kashmir, is trying to find a slot in mainstream theatre, taking…
British woman murdered in Srinagar houseboat, Dutchman held
bySrinagar: A 24-year-old British woman was found murdered Saturday in a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar. A Dutch national who had also been…
52 cyclists take on Himachal mountains
byShimla: Fifty-two intrepid cyclists set out from here Saturday for the second off-road mountain biking adventure race, Shimla Edition 2013, organisers of the event…
India’s education system must prepare children for life
byThe far-reaching Right To Education Act, now in its fourth year of implementation, obliges the central and state governments to provide eight years of…
Pakistan may use LeT for proxy war in Kashmir: US report
byWashington: Raising the spectre of a renewed conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, a US study has warned that Islamabad may well turn…