50+ min ago   (369+ words) The West Bengal government has issued closure notices to 252 madrasas as it reviews Islamic educational institutions in the state. Show-cause notices have also been sent to a hundred other madrasas in the first phase of the verification process. Reports indicate…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (378+ words) The police in Congress-ruled Karnataka have allegedly told organisers of a Lord Ganesha procession not to pass by a mosque. The police order in Mysuru has brought the Congress and the Opposition BJP on the warpath again, with the BJP…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (330+ words) IIT Madras: On the eve of World Suicide Prevention Day, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras reached out to the parents of its students to provide a well-rounded support system for the students. As part of its week-long observance,…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (132+ words) India has lifted 400 million people out of poverty, but regional inequality remains stark. At AVPN, Mark Suzman, Ajay Piramal and Amit Chandra discuss Sangam - a philanthropic collaborative aiming to reach 70 million people across Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. From…...

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (482+ words) At least nine deaths have been reported from Civil Hospital in Tuensang suspected to be due to consumption of spurious liquor, prompting a state-wide red alert from the Nagaland Police Chief. Director General of Police, Nagaland, Rupin Sharma, issued a…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (185+ words) IIM Jammu's Nalanda Library has become the first smart library in Jammu, with around 2.5 lakh books now available online. The initiative will give students and researchers easier access to books and other academic resources. Instead of depending only on physical…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (411+ words) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to Mumbai from September 12 to 14, during which he is scheduled to visit the Asiatic Society in Fort and attend the sixth Akhil Bharatiya Rajbhasha Sammelan, focused on Hindi, in Vashi....

20+ hour, 29+ min ago   (202+ words) Five men were killed after their Maruti Suzuki Eeco van collided head-on with a truck on National Highway 15 at Balipara in Assam's Sonitpur district late Friday night. The accident occurred around 11.30 pm when the Eeco, travelling from Tezpur towards Rangapara,…...

21+ hour, 45+ min ago   (265+ words) A senior faculty member at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda wrote an open letter to Vice Chancellor Prof BH Bhanage, demanding an official policy to curb religious performances on university premises, triggering a massive row on campus. Constitutional secularism…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (470+ words) Union Home Minister Amit Shah has set an ambitious goal for India: achieving "Zero Casualty" during disasters. Chairing the third meeting of the Governing Body of the National Institute of Disaster Management in New Delhi earlier this week, Shah said…...