Though the Trinamool Congress leadership has denied any role of the party or its cadres in Wednesday's hooliganism that saw armed men carrying Trianmool Congress flags vandalise Presidency University's 100-year-old Baker Laboratory, beat up its teachers and reportedly molest girl students and threaten them with rape, footage of a Bengali satellite news channel named 24 Ghanta (meaning 24 hours) shows Partha Bose, Trinamool strongman and councillor of Ward 40 of...
04:17 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Kolkata: A day after members of the Trinamool Congress youth wing allegedly barged into their university premises and manhandled them, the students and faculty members of the Presidency University in Kolkata on Thursday carried out a silent protest march. The students and teachers wore black bands as a mark of their protest. They later met the Special Secretary to the Governor and submitted their deputation. Meanwhile, the state's Human Rights...
03:28 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Kolkata: The Presidency University's faculty and students in Kolkata are on a strike on Thursday after members of the Trinamool Congress youth wing allegedly barged into the university premises on Wednesday and manhandled them. Armed with sticks, they ransacked the science lab where classes were being conducted. Some teachers were allegedly assaulted too. The attack came despite West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal for non-violent protests. Female students at...
01:51 PM, Apr 11, 2013
New York: In the wake of a Delhi Court ordering the reopening of a case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler related to the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, a US based Sikh group would seek a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe. Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a New York based human rights advocacy group, announced on Wednesday that it will file a writ petition before Delhi High Court asking it to set up...
11:43 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Khamhariya Damuan: A 13-year-old is acting as a catalyst of change not just for his home, but for the entire village community in Uttar Pradesh. Omkar Dubey took up the issue of sanitation forcing his village heads to set up public toilets. More than 70 per cent Indian homes have no access to a toilet. India has more cellphones than toilets. More than half a million children in India die...
10:58 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Kolkata: The politics of violence has kept West Bengal on the edge as police had to resort to lathicharge with the workers of Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) clashing with each other in Siliguri on Wednesday. The Left Front has called for a 12-hour bandh in Darjeeling after former Left Front minister Ashok Bhattacharya and CPM state committee member Jibesh Sarkar were arrested on Wednesday. They...
07:56 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Members of the TMC's youth wing barged into Presidency University in Kolkata on Wednesday, ransacking its historic science lab, the Baker Laboratory, apart from assaulting a few teachers. ...
11:55 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Kolkata: Members of the Trinamool Congress's youth wing barged into Presidency University in Kolkata on Wednesday, ransacking its historic science lab, the Baker Laboratory, apart from assaulting a few teachers. The attack took place while classes were underway and comes a day after offices of the CPM in several districts of West Bengal were damaged by TMC workers after party chief Mamata Banerjee and state Finance Minister Amit Mitra were...
05:30 PM, Apr 10, 2013
London: Engaging in too much social media activity may damage strong relationships, a new Oxford study has warned. Research by Dr Bernie Hogan of Oxford University tested the theory of 'media multiplexity' (the ability to communicate via several communications channels) which was first posed in 2005. The theory suggests that there is a clear link between the number of media channels used to communicate, the frequency they are used and...
02:31 PM, Apr 10, 2013
Madhubani: A call centre is proving to be quite a lifeline for farmers in Madhubani in Bihar. It is an initiative by Delhi-based Drishti Foundation and is proving to be central to the economy of agriculture in the region. It is a lifeline for the farmers of the Madhubani district, addressing their queries and problems on farming, seed selection, what fertiliser to use and using new-age techniques. The call centre...
09:56 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Dubai: The International Cricket Council on Tuesday announced the launch of an archive website which will have footages of ICC events dating back from 1975 World Cup to the latest Women's World Cup 2013. The website, www.iccarchive.com, is the definitive online search engine of past ICC Events, the world body said in a release. With over 3,000 hours of the greatest moments from ICC events and digital transfer capability, there...
09:15 AM, Apr 10, 2013
New Delhi: Prime minister Manmohan Singh has left for Berlin on Wednesday to participate in the second round of inter-governmental consultations with Germany. The two countries are celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations and will address possible areas of cooperation. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and other important officials are going to be a part of the delegation on the bilateral visit. Dr Singh will arrive in Berlin on the...
09:05 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Kurukshetra: Institutes of higher learning continue to be challenged by quality, President Pranab Mukherjee said in Kurukshetra on Tuesday. Speaking at the 10th annual convocation of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, the president said that quality, affordability and accessibility should become the mainstay of the higher education system. He said the universities, engineering colleges and research and development centres should be the hotbeds of innovation. The president said an...
05:27 AM, Apr 10, 2013
How has Andhra Pradesh responded to the bandh call over power tariff hike? Political analyst & independent member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council K Nageshwar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. People put the politicians to power and have got to pay a high price for it? Is it maladministration or sheer rational pricing which makes the government compelled to hike the power tariff. Asked by:...
05:38 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: Over six million new domain names were registered in the October-December period of 2012, taking the total number of registered domain names to 252 million worldwide, says a report. "...more than six million domain names were added to the Internet in the fourth quarter of 2012, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 252 million worldwide across all top-level domains as of December 31,...
04:33 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: An all party meet convened to reach a consensus on the Land Acquisition Bill remained inconclusive on Tuesday with no headway being made at all. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), AIADMK and CPM gave their suggestions, other parties are expected to follow suit by April 15. After all the suggestions are made, there will be another round of meeting on April 18, by when there is likely...
03:39 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Mumbai: Shares in Tata Consultancy Services rose as much as 2.2 per cent on Tuesday after the company announced it will buy privately-held Alti SA of France for 75 million euros. The acquisition signals Indian software service exporters' interest in diversifying its revenue base, and the acquisition could potentially help increase profits at TCS, analysts said. TCS shares were up 2 per cent as of 12:36 pm. ...
02:55 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Hyderabad: Opposition parties have begun a statewide in Andhra Pradesh to protest against the power tariff hike. Road traffic is likely to be affected in Vishakhapatnam and Vijayawada but autos and buses are plying in Hyderabad. Banks will also remain open in Hyderabad but schools and clleges have declared a holiday. The Left sponsored shutdown has been supported by the main opposition the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR...
01:36 PM, Apr 09, 2013
New Delhi: An NGO called Navjyoti has given a new ray of hope to underprivileged children. An after-school centre that provides activity based learning, it nurtures their ambitions and dreams. An alcoholic father, a dependent mother and a younger brother who has already quit school is life for 13-year-old Ram Nivas. But in the classroom, he does a 'Taare Zameen Par' with his latest achievement, an electric swing. Helping him...
10:07 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Hyderabad: Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh have called for a statewide bandh on Tuesday even after the government provided some relief from the steep hike in electricity prices. The shutdown has been supported by the main opposition, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party, however, has called for a separate strike. Meanwhile, police have shifted YSR Congress leaders, who have been on an indefinite...
07:56 AM, Apr 09, 2013
