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External affairs minister S Jaishankar.

Never saw any -'tukde-tukde-' gang at JNU when I was there: Jaishankar

External affairs minister discounts a favourite trope of the right wing

6 Jan 2020 10:43 PM IST

Students stage a protest at main gate of Jawaharlal Nehru University over Sundays attack. (PTI)

JNU attack: No arrests yet, not even a clue

Clamour rises for sacking of VC as protests spread to campuses countrywide

6 Jan 2020 10:12 PM IST

JNU student union president Aishe Ghosh speaks to media personnel during a press conference in New Delhi, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Ghosh was on Sunday allegedly beaten by a group of masked men and women armed with sticks, rods who unleashed violence on the campus of the university. (PTI)

RSS-affiliated professors encouraged violence on JNU campus: Aishe...

Injured student union president says there was clear nexus between university security staff and the masked gang

6 Jan 2020 9:02 PM IST

The couple said Emirates and Jet Blue failed to provide food, accommodation and transport. They asked the passengers to collect their baggage and gave them a voucher worth $32 that could be used at eateries at the airport and stay outside. (Photo: File | Twitter)

Hyderabad: Consumer forum fines Fly Emirates Rs 2 lakh

They boarded the aircraft on July 12, 2017, at Hyderabad and travelled without incident till Boston.

6 Jan 2020 1:58 AM IST

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam decides to stick to tradition

The high court directed the TTD to convene a meeting and announce its decision: Subba Reddy.

6 Jan 2020 1:55 AM IST

A devotee clasps his hand in front of Lord Venkateshwara temple in Tirumala on Sunday as part of Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations. (Photo: DC)

Hyderabad: Huge rush for train tickets

Most trips seem to be to cities and towns in Andhra Pradesh.

6 Jan 2020 1:53 AM IST

Protesters participate in a rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Guwahati on Sunday. (PTI)

Aasu dares PM Modi, Amit Shah for debate over CAA

Singer Zubeen Garg floats idea of contesting polls against the BJP and Congress.

6 Jan 2020 1:53 AM IST

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

PM Modi refused to talk on CAA: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

Mr Mahanta was the first leader to have brought the proposed amendment to the law into limelight in 2015.

6 Jan 2020 1:51 AM IST

In a candid chat with Deccan Chronicle, Arjun, who wished to be identified only by his first name, a Hyderabad resident suffering with MS, says, you struggle to do even mundane tasks every day. A simple act of getting down the stairs without holding the railing is difficult. Sometimes, you will miss a step. At times, you will sway like a drunkard and would be perceived as one by those watching you. (Photo: Pixabay)

I curse fate I canâ€™t even walk straight: Arjun

Sometimes, you will curse yourself for having such a disability, then curse your fate.

6 Jan 2020 1:51 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah at the partys booth-level workers rally in New Delhi, on Sunday. (PTI)

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi anti-Dalit for anti-CAA stand: Amit Shah

Mr Shah said its beneficiaries are largely Dalits and poor people and that those opposing the law are against Dalits and...

6 Jan 2020 1:49 AM IST

Srinivas Kodali

NPR already happened in Telangana: Expert

Kodali argued that the attempts of data collection by various governments could not simply be for welfare.

6 Jan 2020 1:47 AM IST

Police said following the complaint, the accused was booked in a case under sections 420, 354 D and 506 of the IPC.

Two booked over false accusation on lawyer Nitin Satpute

The complaint came in the backdrop of a case that he had filed against the duo with the Mahim police on December 25.

6 Jan 2020 1:44 AM IST