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The UGC has amended rules for granting autonomous status to colleges, with universities being told to clear applications within three months.

Telangana: Social study at varsities in UGC fear

The Union ministry for human resource development has taken an ideological stand and is taking steps to kill these...

20 March 2017 12:44 AM IST

(Photo: PTI/Representational)

130-day-long blockade in Manipur ends

Removal of blockade was one of PM's election promises.

20 March 2017 12:40 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah wave to the audience along with Yogi Adityanath who was sworn in as UP Chief Minister in Lucknow on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

We will make UP Uttam Pradesh, says Narendra Modi

The Prime Minister expressed confidence that the new government will work for â€œrecord developmentâ€of Uttar Pradesh.

20 March 2017 12:37 AM IST

Gajuwaka area in Vizag city has emerged as a nightmare for motorists for the past few years, not a single review meeting was held so far to address the issue and mitigate the traffic chaos. (Representational image)

Hyderabad: Risky, dark stretches in IT corridor, other roads

Kondapur to Madhapur and Gachi-bowli to Kondapur roads are death traps for motorists during weekends and night hours.

20 March 2017 12:36 AM IST

One of the major features of this helmet is the neck protector padding made with multipore breathable padding.

Hyderabad: IT zone wears helmets, violates parking rules

Counselling helped, but parking spaces remain an issue.

20 March 2017 12:21 AM IST

(Photo: PTI/Representational)

139-day Manipur economic blockade to be lifted tonight

Lifting of indefinite economic blockade was resolved in a tripartite talk, involving UNC, Centre and Manipur government.

19 March 2017 7:16 PM IST

Yogi Adityanath. (Photo: PTI)

VHP congratulates Yogi Adityanath on becoming UP CM

VHP leader Pravin Togadia, who also congratulated Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma for becoming deputy chief...

19 March 2017 7:00 PM IST

The 110 km stretch between Nellore and Tada will remain a four lane for a longtime to come, probably till 2031.

Centre sanctions 14 road projects worth Rs 4,500 crore in Andhra...

The work of four-laning of the bypass with concrete road for Rs 430 crore has been sanctioned, he said.

19 March 2017 6:45 PM IST

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Jats call off strike after Haryana CM promises to begin reservation...

The community will call off its dharna from most of the places in the state, barring few where it will continue with...

19 March 2017 6:44 PM IST

The private sector has imported around 1.2 million cotton bales from different countries and orders for 0.3 million bales of Indian cotton have been placed, according to officials. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

RSS body urges govt to reduce BT Cotton seed prices

RSS body has asked Radha Mohan Singh to announce reduction in trait value of BT Cotton seeds and fix its price at Rs...

19 March 2017 6:34 PM IST

Four policemen injured when Jat protesters clashed with police during their march towards Delhi in Fatehabad on Sunday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Quota stir: DSP, 3 cops injured as Jat protesters clash with police

A Jat leader, however, said that police had lobbed tear gas shells and tried to disperse them when they were marching in...

19 March 2017 5:20 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik administers oath of office and secrecy to the new UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at the swearing-in ceremony in Lucknow on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Firebrand BJP leader Yogi Adityanath takes oath as UP CM

In a grand show of the strength, PM Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and 5 CMs of BJP-ruled states were present.

19 March 2017 2:18 PM IST