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Delhi University Mulls Introducing Four-year UG Courses Under NEP, Teachers Unhappy
As per the proposed plan, honours courses to be recast into majors in four years. Students will not get an honours degree in three years.
27-year-old Shot At After Quarrel Over Serving of Omelette at Food Joint in Delhi's Chandni Mahal Area
Nafees, a resident of Rakab Ganj area sustained a gunshot injury in his right thigh and is out of danger. The incident took place on late Wednesday night, police said.
Govt Extends Relaxed Norms for Onion Imports Till January 31
>In an official statement, the Agriculture Ministry said it has decided to extend the relaxation for imports up to January 31, 2021, in the light of public concern over high prices of onion in the market.
BJP Increases Focus on West Bengal Polls, Includes More Leaders in Central Observers' List
After five central observers appointed for five zones, BJP national president JP Nadda has added to its previous list. Seven observers which include union ministers and ministers from states will be camping in various parts of Bengal to gather on-ground f...
PM Modi to Light 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' on 50th Anniversary of 1971 Indo-Pak War
Four victory mashaals (flaming torches) will be lit from the eternal flame and they will be carried to various parts of India, including to the villages of Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra awardees of the 1971 war.
Delhi HC Restrains AIIMS Nurses from Continuing Strike Over Pay, Contractual Appointments
Justice Navin Chawla passed the order on a plea moved by AIIMS against the strike by the nurses who went on the agitation from December 14 afternoon.
Farmers' Protest: Makeshift Stalls Selling Winter Clothes Come Up at Delhi's Singhu Border
Some of the regular and other visiting shopkeepers in the area said they were here to support the farmers in their fight and at the same time make a living for themselves in the process.
PM Modi to Hold Virtual Summit with Bangladesh Counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Dec 17
Ties between India and Bangladesh have witnessed a significant upswing in the last few years. Both sides have scaled up trade and economic engagement besides implementing a number of connectivity and infrastructure projects, the ministry said.
74.3% Passengers Refunded Rs 3,200 Crore for Lockdown-induced Flight Cancellations: Govt
The Supreme Court had on October 1 said that a full and immediate refund should be given to passengers for the air tickets cancelled between March 25 and May 24.
ADB Launches $9 Billion Covid-19 Vaccine Initiative for APAC Members
ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa said, "As ADB's developing members prepare to vaccinate their people as soon as possible, they need financing to procure vaccines as well as appropriate plans and knowledge to be able to…manage the vaccination process.
Ex-Rly Minister LN Mishra's Kin Seek Re-investigation in Assassination Case, RTI Filed After 45 Years
Vaibhav Mishra, grandson of LN Mishra and an advocate by profession, has filed an RTI application to get certified copies of the reports by two Commissions of enquiry that have separately dealt with the issue.
Aerosols in Indo-Gangetic Plain Have Led to Increase in High Rainfall in Himalayan Foothills: Study
The study showed that particulate emissions can alter the physical and dynamical properties of cloud systems and, in turn, amplify rainfall events over orographic regions downwind of highly polluted urban areas.
PM Narendra Modi to Deliver Inaugural Address at FICCI's Annual Convention on Saturday
He will also inaugurate the virtual FICCI annual expo 2020, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Thursday.
BJP Asks Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb to Call off Meeting Seeking People's Mandate
The BJP leadership has asked Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb to call off a public meeting he has called in Agartala on December 13 in what was seen as his show of strength amid disaffection against him in a section of party MLAs.
Nine States Have Implemented 'One Nation One Ration Card' System: Finance Ministry
The states which have successfully completed the Public Distribution System (PDS) reforms are Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.
SC Stays Contempt Proceedings Against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari
The Uttarakhand high court had on May 3 last year ordered former chief ministers of the state to pay market rent for the entire period they continued to occupy government accommodation since demitting office.