A large helping of brahmins, generous helpings from all factions and a bit of “sonrise” is what the new Bharatiya Janata Party state executive is made up of.
The new executive which was announced late on Monday night is dominated by brahmin leaders, making it amply clear that the party now wants to regain its popularity among brahmins.

In order to preserve the academic independence, the Supreme Court has directed the courts below not to interfere unnecessarily in cases related to academicians unless there was a clear “mala fide” in the decisions of university and other institutional authorities. “We reiterate and reaffirm the legal position that in the academic

The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced arguments in the contentious deemed universities issue with counsel for 44 such derecognised versities questioning the recommendations to this effect by the human resources development ministry’s special committee, while the government justifying its decision.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday issued an alert notice at all domestic airports against construction giant Hiranandani Group, which is headed by brother duo Niranjan Hiranandani and his brother Surendra Hiranandani. CBI officers said that they have asked the immigration officials to be alert, as they suspect the duo

A joint team of the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Central Bureau of Investigation has reportedly detained Ramchandra Kalsangra, prime suspect in the Malegaon (2006), Ajmer (2007) and Mecca Masjid (2007) blasts, in Indore.

The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Bill 2009 empowering a workman to approach labour court after 45 days of his dismissal without a reference from appropriate government. In the original Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Bill, the workman had to wait for three months after his dismissal

Paving the way for regulating healthcare costs in the country, the Parliament on Tuesday passed the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2010. Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the Centre is hoping that the through the legislation, it will be able to determine the “minimum standards’’ and “range of

Leaving beleaguered Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi in the lurch, the Congress on Tuesday defended Union urban development minister S. Jaipal Reddy, Union sports minister M.S. Gill and Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit in connection with the alleged corruption charges by giving them a clean chit.

Taking serious note of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2010, the Janata Dal (Secular) national president and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda would lead a delegation to President Pratibha Patil on the August 5 to request her to reject the bill.

The email that Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has cited to justify payment of a large sum of money to a London-based company is not authentic. This is what the ministry of external affairs, headed by Mr S.M. Krishna, is understood to have conveyed to Mr Kalmadi when he called on the minister here Tuesday.