Indian students who aspire to pursue education abroad have a clear preference for the US, with a significant majority of 69% expressing their interest in studying there. The US surpassed other popular choices such as the UK (54%), Canada (43%), and Australia (27%), despite concerns about affordability, safety and security, revealed the second edition of…
NEW DELHI: Using its omnibus powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed termination of a 14-year-old girl’s 30-week-old pregnancy, allegedly caused by sexual assault, following a medical board’s opinion that though MTP at this stage is risky, threat to the minor’s life is more if pregnancy continued to its…
NEW DELHI: Accusing PM Modi of trying to create enmity between religious communities and lying to defame the rival party, Congress on Monday petitioned Election Commission and demanded that the PM be “disqualified” for egregious violations of election laws in his speech in Rajasthan on Sunday.Congress said the PM is a serial offender who has…
ALIGARH:PM Modi on Monday accused Congress and Samajwadi Party of engaging in “appeasement” politics and failing to support the minority community.Speaking at a rally in support of BJP Lok Sabha candidates Satish Gautam (Aligarh) and Anoop Valmiki (Hathras) at the Numaish Ground in Aligarh, Modi said, “When I talk of Pasmanda Muslims (backward sections within…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Monday attacked Congress leader P Chidambaram’s statement that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA) and the three new criminal laws will be revoked if Congress comes to office, calling it as a brazen act of appeasement and the former finance minister’s party has lost nerve after seeing the…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the operational situation and military preparedness in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region, dubbing it “India’s capital of courage, grit and determination” just as Delhi was the national capital and Mumbai the financial one.“We are leading a peaceful life as we have an assurance that our brave…
SHIVAMOGGA/HUBBALLI: Facing tough questions over handling of MCA student Neha Hiremath’s murder on BVB College campus in Hubballi, Karnataka govt Monday decided to hand over the probe to CID and set up a special court to fast-track the trial.Neha (24), daughter of Hubballi-Dharwad Congress corporator Niranjan Hiremath, was stabbed to death on Thursday by Fayaz…
SRINAGAR: Terrorists killed a Territorial Army soldier’s brother Monday night, firing multiple shots at his home in Kunda village near Sharda Sharief of Thanamandi in Jammu division’s Rajouri district.Sources said 40-year-old Mohammad Razak, who worked in the social welfare department, suffered critical bullet wounds and died while being transported to a nearby hospital.The attack, believed…
NEW DELHI: Professor Naima Khatoon, Professor/ Principal, Women’s College has been appointed as the new vice chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Monday. She became the first woman VC in the history of 123-year-old university. With this AMU became the third central university to get its first women VC, after Jamia Millia Islamia and…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of making a false claim about the rise in poverty in the country and urged the Election Commission to take “strict action” against him.Lodging a complaint with the poll panel, the saffron party has also accused Gandhi of continuing to create…
