NEW DELHI — Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia has announced a fee hike for the academic year 2025-26, with increases ranging from 16 to 41 per cent across various courses. A comparison of the latest prospectus with that of the previous year reveals a sharp rise in tuition fees. The Department of Persian has seen a […]
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FIR lodged in connection with ‘Azad Kashmir’ graffiti on JU campus
KOLKATA — An FIR has been lodged in connection with the ‘Azad Kashmir’ graffiti spotted on the Jadavpur University campus, police said on Wednesday. The FIR was registered against unknown persons for their alleged involvement in putting up the graffiti, a senior officer said. “The suo motu case has been filed at Jadavpur Police Station […]
Four killed, 11 injured after bus heading to Jammu rams into tractor-trolley in Punjab
CHANDIGARH — Four persons were killed while 11 others were injured after a bus rammed into a brick-laden tractor-trolley in Punjab’s Jalandhar district on Monday, police said. The accident took place near the Kala Bakra area in Jalandhar when the bus was going to Jammu from Rajasthan, police said. When the tractor-trolley came on the […]
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar admitted to AIIMS, condition stable
NEW DELHI — Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the AIIMS here early Sunday after complaining of uneasiness and chest pain, sources said. The 73-year-old was taken to the hospital around 2 am. Dhankhar was admitted to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) under Dr Rajiv Narang, Head of Department of Cardiology at AIIMS. He […]
Two associates of USA-based gang arrested in Jalandhar for killing J&K Police SI
JALANDHAR— Jalandhar commissionerate police have arrested two associates of a USA-based gang who were wanted in connection with the killing of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police Sub-Inspector Deepak Sharma on April 2, 2024, a top police officer said. SI Deepak Sharma suffered head injuries during an exchange of fire between police and gangsters in J&K’s […]
CUET-UG for admissions to undergraduate programmes to be held from May 8 to June 1
NEW DELHI — The Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admissions to undergraduate programmes will be held from May 8 to June 1, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Saturday. The applications for the exam began on March 1 and will be open till March 22. The agency officials said the exam dates are […]
India slams Pakistan over Kashmir remarks at UN, calls it ‘failed state surviving on international aid’
NEW YORK — India has hit out at Pakistan at the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, calling it a failed state thriving on international aid. Kshitij Tyagi, the Permanent Mission of India to the UN in Geneva, said it was unsurprising that Pakistan’s leaders continued spreading falsehoods from […]
22 Indian fishermen released from Pakistan’s Karachi jail reach Gujarat
AHMEDABAD — Twenty two Indian fishermen released from Pakistan’s Karachi jail reached Gir Somnath in Gujarat on Tuesday and expressed happiness on being able to return to their country. They also urged the government to expedite the release of several other Indian fishermen still languishing in the neighbouring country’s jails. The 22 fishermen were apprehended […]
Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly’s convoy meets with accident, none injured
KOLKATA — Former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly’s convoy met with an accident in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district but none was injured in the incident, police said on Friday. The accident took place on Thursday near Dantanpur on Durgapur Expressway when Ganguly was travelling in a car and a speeding lorry overtook it, they […]
Kashmiri student brutally ragged, assaulted at Karnataka Medical College
BENGALURU — A second-year MBBS student was allegedly assaulted at a medical college in Karnataka’s Vijayapura. The victim, Hameem, a second-year MBBS student at Al-Ameen Medical College is from Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag. The student has alleged that he was subjected to brutal ragging and threats by senior students from the 2019 batch which reportedly […]