IIMC granted deemed-to-be-university status, empowered to award degrees
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), a leading institution for Journalism and Mass Communication, has been granted the status of a deemed university, empowering it to award degrees rather than just diplomas, officials said on Wednesday. “The IIMC has been declared as deemed-to-be-university under distinct category. The declaration extends to IIMC New […]
Need to maintain dignity and reputation of judicial officers: SC
New Delhi: There is a need to maintain the dignity and reputation of judicial officers and to protect them from motivated, libellous and unfounded allegations, the Supreme Court has said while convicting an advocate in a 2006 criminal contempt case. A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha said the Delhi High Court was correct […]
Pakistan: Ex PM Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi get 14 years jail
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, and his wife Bushra Bibi were on Wednesday sentenced to 14 years with rigorous punishment in the Toshakhana case, Pakistan local media reported. Dawn reported that an Islamabad accountability court the couple and barred both of them from holding any public office for 10 years, and were slapped […]
Balochistan: Protestors block CPEC Highway after enforced disappearance of elderly man
Balochistan: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Highway in Balochistan was blocked after a case of enforced disappearance came to the fore. Baloch activist Mahrang stated that his family has blocked the CPEC route and demanded his release. Mahrang Baloch accused Pakistan’s Frontier Corps officers of threatening and beating the protestors. She added that the missing […]
JNU to host 7th convocation ceremony on Feb 2, over 800 PhD students to get degrees
New Delhi: The Jawaharlal Nehru University will host its seventh convocation ceremony on February 2 to award doctorate degrees to the batch of 2023-24, an official release on Wednesday said. Over 800 students will receive their Ph.D. degrees for the year 2023-24 during the ceremony. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will mark the occasion as the […]
“He has worked very hard”: Harbhajan hails Sarfaraz Khan after getting maiden Test call-up
New Delhi : After Sarfaraz Khan received his maiden Test call-up in the India squad, former off-spinner Harbhajan Singh heaped praise on the 26-year-old and said that he has worked very hard to be in this place. Sarfaraz had a magnificent run with the India A side and in domestic cricket in recent times, which […]
Sun Pharma shares climb over 3 pc after earnings announcement; mcap jumps by Rs 11,244.91 cr
New Delhi: Shares of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Wednesday climbed more than 3 per cent after the company reported a 16.52 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 2,523.8 crore in the December quarter. The stock gained 3.42 per cent to settle at Rs 1,418.50 apiece on the BSE. During the […]
7 killed as vehicle falls into gorge in J&K’s Baramulla
Baramulla: Seven persons died on Wednesday when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. A passenger vehicle rolled down into a deep gorge in Boniyar area of Uri in the north Kashmir district, they said. Senior Superintendent […]
Shah Rukh Khan unveils trailer of Bhumi Pednekar-starrer ‘Bhakshak’
Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Wednesday unveiled the official trailer of his new production film ‘Bhakshak’ starring Bhumi Pednekar in the lead role. Taking to Instagram, SRK shared the trailer which he captioned, “A story of resilience that needs to be told. #Bhakshak a film inspired by true events, releasing on 9th February, only […]
President Murmu highlights Railways’ semi-high speed trains, track electrification
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, in her address to the joint sitting of Parliament on Wednesday, emphasised on the various new initiatives taken by the Indian Railways in the past 10 years. Besides highlighting the new trains such as Namo Bharat, Amrit Bharat and Vande Bharat, Murmu said more than 25 thousand kilometres of railway […]
