The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday decided to partially roll back the hike in hostel fees following protests by students for 16 days. The decision was taken in varsity’s Executive Council (EC) meeting which had to be shifted outside the campus at the last moment fearing agitation by students. “JNU Executive Committee announces major …
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The Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling, today pronounced that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority that comes under the purview of Right To Information (RTI) act. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Odd-Even May Be Extended As Delhi Air Gets Toxic Again, Says CM Arvind Kejriwal As air gets toxic again …
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The Supreme Court of India today pronounced a unanimous verdict in the decades-old Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid Land Dispute, directing the disputed land to be given to Hindus for construction of a temple. In a judgement, a 5-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the Sunni Waqf Board, which was a party to the title suit, should be given an …
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Cancer has been one of the most dreaded diseases in recent times. Millions of lives are lost on a yearly basis and researchers try their best to find a cure for the deadly life-threatening disease. In a major breakthrough now, scientists have now created a new cowpox-style virus in a bid to completely cure cancer, a report in the Dailymail …
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Every year we come across incidents where elephants become victims of human brutalities. Once these elephants die, there is no memory of them whatsoever. This is now going to change as the country’s first memorial for elephants, which died in harness or as victims of human brutalities, was opened on the Agra-Mathura highway at a facility developed by WildLife SOS, …
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The Supreme Court of India will today pronounce the historic verdict in the Ramjanmbhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, which has dominated the country’s political discourse for decades. The case, full of twists and turns, led to a series of court battles with groups staking claim to the site in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya. Taking precautionary measures, authorities have stepped up security …
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Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday became the first Indian to be officially invited by the Pakistan government to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan. The Kartarpur Corridor will be inaugurated on November 9 at Narowal, on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak. He was the first Indian Sikh to be …
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Severe cyclonic storm ‘Maha’ which is currently in the central Arabian Sea — around 640 km from Porbandar is expected to weaken as a cyclonic storm before it is expected to make landfall on the Gujarat coast on November 7, between Devbhumi-Dwarka district and Union Territory of Diu. Cyclone Maha came just a few days after Cyclone Kyarr which turned out …
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Hundreds of police personnel gathered outside the police headquarters in Delhi on Tuesday to protest the assault on policemen following a clash with lawyers. Television visuals showed several policemen holding placards that read “We are human in police uniforms” and “Protectors Need Protection” were outside the police headquarters at ITO and urged their seniors to stand with them to save …
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The United States has formally notified the United Nations that it was withdrawing from the Paris climate accord. This makes the world’s largest economy the sole outlier from the key agreement. News agency AFP reported that US President Donald Trump went ahead with the pullout despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of climate change, with September the fourth …
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