The action came Sunday evening at the joint complaint of Vishva Hindu Parishad, Hindu Jagran Manch, and Bajrang Dal.
A squad of about 300 special Central Industrial Security Force commandos has taken over the security of a large Tata Steel manufacturing facility in coastal Odisha, making it the 7th private sector concern in the country to get armed cover by the paramilitary force to ward off terror threats.
The busts of the trio were installed on August 20 by outgoing DUSU president Shakti Singh without taking permission from the varsity authorities. They were removed on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
The campus is spread over 40 acres of land near in Rajarhat, near Kolkata.
Osmania University campus in Hyderabad, which witnessed violent clashes between the police and the students till late Sunday night, remained tense on Monday.
The Union government had last week directed social media platforms such as Twitter and YouTube to block links to the documentary India: The Modi Question.
India's second largest IT services company Infosys on Thursday reported a 3.1 per cent year-on-year rise in net profit to Rs 6,215 crore for the September 2023 quarter. The earnings (before minority interest) of the Bengaluru-based company stood at Rs 6,026 crore in the year-ago period. The company - which competes in the IT services market with TCS, Wipro, HCL Technologies and others - saw its revenue rising 6.7 per cent to Rs 38,994 crore for the just-ended September quarter.
The company seeks floor area ratio of 3, against the permitted 2, from Uttar Pradesh.
A 21-year-old student of National Law School was allegedly raped by an eight-member gang inside the adjacent Jnanabharathi campus of Bangalore University, police said on Monday. The second-year student, staying in the university hostel, in her police complaint said the incident took place when she had went out with her boyfriend, who works with an IT firm, on Saturday night.
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A student collective at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on Wednesday demanded the resignation of the premier institute's director against the backdrop of alleged suicide by a first-year Dalit student and allegations that he was facing caste discrimination.
'New Delhi's rulers should be alert to lighting a dangerous tinderbox,' warns Sunil Sethi.
Manas Moole Reddy, a University of California, Irvine student was arrested November 18, for possessing a loaded firearm on campus. Reddy, 28, was charged with one felony count each of possessing a loaded firearm on a college campus, unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of ammunition by a prohibited person.
The two were arrested by the police for allegedly trying to breach peace and posting inflammatory material on social media.
Last year, placements at the engineering institutes were relatively subdued due to the slowdown in the economy. Many Tier-I and -II IT companies skipped campus visits. As a result, even the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) were able to achieve only 75-80 per cent placements. And many students had opted for higher studies or jobs in teaching.
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Software major Infosys would wait for some more time before taking a decision on the future of its first development facility at Rajarhat near themetropolis.
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A woman working as a canteen cashier at the sprawling Infosys campus in Hinjewadi area in Pune was allegedly raped by two men.
Google will build its largest campus outside the Unites States in Hyderabad.
IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A), which had agreed to set up a campus in the state, has not been able to start work due to the political uncertainty caused by the Telangana issue.
JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, whose arrest on charges of sedition three weeks back had triggered a massive outcry, was on Thursday released from Tihar jail amid celebrations by his supporters.
Amidst the slowdown and the freeze on recruitment, there is some good news for students graduating next year: Infosys is planning to begin campus recruitment across the country from January 2010.
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The victim, Nikhil, was pursuing BA (Hons) in Political Science and was a resident of Paschim Vihar.
'If a poor voter sees Modi's picture on ration bags, it is natural he will vote for Modi and the BJP.'
A 36-year-old constable posted at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp in south-west Delhi's Chhawla area was killed on Wednesday allegedly after being shot by the son of an officer residing on the same campus of the border guarding force, official sources said.
Apart from IIM-L, where more than 110 organisations participated in the summer placements, there has been a general slowdown in the placement process of other institutes. A boom was expected in the reality and retail sectors but, given the ongoing slump, these sectors had little to contribute to uplift the offer market for graduating students. Experts believe the slowdown scenario is expected to continue up to next year. "Opportunities in 2010 will be good," they added.
A police officer and another person were killed by a gunman on the campus of Virginia Tech on Thursday.
US-based communications networking major Cisco Systems on Friday announced its plans to develop a new campus in Bangalore, covering one million sq.ft area at a cost of $50 million.
India's Asia-Cup-bound squad have started reaching Bengaluru for a 6-day conditioning camp that starts on Thursday at the Karnataka State Cricket Association's campus
Security personnel deployed outside the Transport Bhavan, metres away from the Parliament complex, did not allow anyone to go beyond the barricades they had put up before checking their identity cards and entry passes.
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Wipro Technologies, the country's third largest software services exporter, today said the company might go slow on its campus-hiring plans till demand picks up.
Stake sales by promoters and private equity/venture capital (PE/VC) investors this year are already exceeding twice those of last year. So far this calendar year, the selling stands at over Rs 87,400 crore, 2.2 times the Rs 39,700 crore worth of shares sold by promoters and PE/VCs in 2022. This year's tally has received a boost from stake sales by Adani group promoters.
'We were sure our appeal would succeed. We knew we could break down the evidence and show it was hollow.'
The India women's cricket team advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Games after their opening match against Malaysia was called off due to rain in Hangzhou on Thursday.
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The second campus would have the potential to create around 18,000 jobs
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